World Peace… Maybe?
This organization formed after WWII to keep peace.
What is the United Nations?
This surprise attack brought the US into WWII.
What is Pearl Harbor?
Explain why propaganda is important to genocide.
It spreads hate and makes violence seem acceptable.
The US and Soviet Union became rivals in this conflict.
What is the Cold War?
This wartime meeting decided how to divide Germany after WWII.
What is the Yalta Conference?
The legal term for severe violations of human rights.
What are crimes against humanity?
This battle stopped Germany’s advance into the Soviet Union.
What is the Battle of Stalingrad?
Jews were forced to live in crowded city areas called these.
What are ghettos?
This alliance was formed by the US and Western nations.
What is NATO?
The fear of communism spreading was called this.
What is containment?
Weapons capable of destroying entire cities instantly.
What are nuclear weapons?
This invasion marked the Allied return to Western Europe.
What is D-Day / Normandy invasion?
The first stage of genocide involves separating people into groups.
What is classification?
Indirect conflicts fought between 1946 and 1991, where the United States and the Soviet Union fueled local, regional wars to expand their influence without engaging in direct nuclear war
What are Proxy Wars?
Belief in improving the human race through selective breeding.
What is eugenics?
This document lists basic rights for all humans.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
Explain why D-Day was a turning point.
It opened a Western front and pushed Germany toward defeat.
Explain why genocide often happens during war.
War creates chaos, fear, and fewer consequences for violence.
Explain why tensions grew between the US and Soviet Union after WWII.
They had different ideologies and competed for global influence.
This economic aid program helped rebuild Europe.
What is the Marshall Plan?
The modern global goal after WWII.
What is preventing global war and protecting human rights?
2 Parts: These two Japanese cities were hit with atomic bombs on what days?
What are Hiroshima (8/6) and Nagasaki (8/9)?
Compare concentration camps and extermination camps.
Concentration camps imprisoned people; extermination camps were designed to kill.
Compare the goals of the United Nations and League of Nations
Both sought peace; UN had stronger structure and support.
Explain how WWII changed the global balance of power.
US and Soviet Union became superpowers; Europe weakened.