Rebuild After WWII
This year WWII ended and many countries began to rebuild.
1945
The letters “UN” stand for these two words.
United Nations
The Cold War was mainly a rivalry between the U.S. and the _____.
Soviet Union (USSR)
A_____ war is when big countries support different sides in another place.
proxy
_____are the rights people have to be treated fairly.
Civil rights
After WWII, many cities were _____.
damaged
The UN started in this year.
1945
It was called “cold” because the U.S. and USSR did not fight each other _____.
directly
This 1948 program sent money and supplies to help Western Europe rebuild.
Marshall Plan
The Civil Rights Act was signed in this year.
1964
People needed homes, food, and _____ to rebuild their lives.
jobs
The UN is a place for countries to _____ so problems don’t turn into wars.
talk
In 1949, the U.S. and allies formed this group: _____.
NATO
The Korean War armistice (ceasefire) was in this year.
1953
Apollo 11 landed on the Moon on July 20 of this year.
1969
Roads, bridges, schools, and power lines are part of a country’s _____.
infrastructure
In emergencies, the UN may send food and _____.
medicine
Berlin was split into West Berlin and _____ Berlin.
East Berlin
Korea is still divided into _____ and _____ today.
North and South/South and North
The World Wide Web was invented in this year.
1989
A word that means “after World War II” is _____.
post–WWII (postwar)
The UN helps protect these rights so people are treated fairly.
human rights
The Berlin Wall opened/fell in this year.
1989
Vietnam became one country in this year.
1975
When countries become more connected through trade, travel, and information: _____.
globalization