WW II and Cold War

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  1. 3. This term was used to describe the tension between USSR and the US after WW II
  2. 6. This policy said the US would support any nation that was opposing communism
  3. 8. This program enabled returning soldiers to get a cheap loan to buy a house or to go to college for free
  4. 9. Eisenhower's Secretary of State
  5. 14. This man was know for building the first suburbs
  6. 15. This Wisconsin senator became famous for looking for communists in the government
  7. 17. This group took many of the factory jobs when the men went off to fight
  8. 19. Where you go to high school
  9. 24. This was the policy the US adopted towards USSR after WW II
  10. 25. This person was the commander of the allies during WW II
  11. 28. This was implemented so we could save food and gas to send overseas
  12. 31. This term was coined by Winston Churchill to describe the divide between free and communist Europe
  13. 32. First city hit with an atomic bomb
  14. 34. This couple was arrested and charged with treason in the post war period
  15. 35. This person was the leader of Germany during the War
  16. 36. We used this program to figure out how to build the atomic bomb
  17. 37. This is what would happen if both the US and the USSR launched nuclear weapons
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  1. 1. This was the competition between the US and the USSR to see who could make bigger and better atomic weapons
  2. 2. This was the US reponse when the USSR cut off access to West Berlin
  3. 4. This was the first alliance the US joined since becoming independent. It was designed to protect Europe.
  4. 5. Second city hit with an atomic bomb
  5. 7. This general was fired by Truman during the Korean War
  6. 10. This group was blacklisted in Hollywood for supposedly being pro-communist
  7. 11. This country "fell" to communism in 1949
  8. 12. This was an American Statement that we would help any nation in the Middle East that was fighting communism
  9. 13. This was name given to the invasion of France by the allies in June 1944
  10. 16. This group was relocated by executive order 9066
  11. 18. Naval battle that was the turning point in naval control versus Japan
  12. 20. Congress passed these to try and keep the US out of war
  13. 21. VE Day celebrated victory over this country
  14. 22. The class you are currently sitting in
  15. 23. This organization was created after WWII to try and prevent future wars
  16. 26. One way we paid for WW II
  17. 27. City where Germany was divied after WW II
  18. 29. This event brought the US into World War II
  19. 30. This happened after WW II when soldiers reunited with wives in post war period
  20. 33. This conflict was a United Nations Police Action to prevent communist expansion
  21. 36. This program sent $13 billion to Euroe to help them rebuild