Turning back the Axis
In 1941, the Nazis came within 19 miles of this city
Moscow, Russia
The Jewish population of Europe was ____________ in 1933
Nine million
Communism seeks to spread ___________________, and does not seek to coexist with non-communist states.
Worldwide
Empire of Japan
Cuba was occupied by this European Empire prior to 1898.
Spain
The geography of territory occupied by Japan prompted this defensive strategy by the US military
Island-hopping
The Nazis framed their crimes against European Jews as the _________________________ to the "Jewish Question"
Final Solution
The Soviet Union and her Eastern European allies formed a coalition called the _________ _______
Warsaw Pact
This parallel separated democratic-run South Korea from communist-occupied North Korea
38th Parallel
This man ran Cuba's government until being ousted by the Cuban Revolution
Fulgencio Batista
This battle lasted from April 16th to May 2nd of 1945
Battle of Berlin
This man replaced Winston Churchill as Prime Minister of Britain
Clement Atlee
The Albanian Peoples' Republic was formed in January of this year
1946
West Berlin
This revolutionary leader first installed Cuba's communist dictatorship
Fidel Castro
This country surrendered to the USA on August 16th, 1945
The Empire of Japan
The only leader to represent his country at both Yalta and Potsdam was __________________ of the Soviet Union
Joseph Stalin
Communist soldiers invaded southern Korea on this date (include the year)
June 25th, 1950
Winston Churchill accused communist states of building an _______ ________________ to keep citizens under control; this became a common nickname for the USSR in general
This invasion, in which over 100 Cuban exiles were killed, was a major failure of President John F. Kennedy's foreign policy
Bay of Pigs
This President died in 1945, before the end of the war
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germany was meant to be ___________________, meaning that neither the west nor communists could engage in military activities within its borders
Demilitarization
This city was completely surrounded by East Germany, though not specifically by its own Eastern counterpart
West Berlin
These two countries, longtime enemies, both joined NATO in 1952 to support the US against the Soviets
Turkey and Greece
This Muslim ally of the USA allowed American missiles to be placed in it during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Turkey