WH Lesson 28: The Cold War Vocab Part 1

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Cold War

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The struggle for power between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.

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Yalta Conference

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A meeting between the main Allied leaders to plan the future of Europe after WWII. Held in February 1945 in a Soviet city.

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Potsdam Conference

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Two meetings between the main Allied leaders to finalize the plan for the future of Europe after WWII. Held in July and August 1945 in a German city.

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Superpower

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An extremely powerful nation that has much influence over other nations around the world.

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Joseph Stalin

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Leader of Russia during WWII.

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)

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President of the US during almost all of WWII. He died while he was president, towards the end of WWII.

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Harry S. Truman

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Became president when FDR died, at the end of World War II. He gave the order to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Winston Churchill

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Leader of Great Britain at the beginning and during most of WWII.

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Clement Attlee

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Served as Prime Minister of Great Britain at the end of WWII.