16.5 Modern world history Europe and Japan in ruins – Flashcards
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nuremburg trials
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the trial of nazi leaders in nuremburg, germany, 22 were tried with crimes of waging a war with aggression and crimes against humanity
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heinrich himmler
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SS chief who had committed suicide before nuremburg trials
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joseph goebbels
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nazi minister of propaganda who had committed suicide before nuremburg trials
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hermann goring
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commander of the luftwaffe, received death sentence but cheated it by committing suicide
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dachau
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the bodies of those executed by the nuremburg trials were burned here
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douglas macarthur
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general that took charge of US occupation in japan, demilitarized and democratized japan
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demilitarization
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the disbanding of the japanese armed forces
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hideki tojo
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former premier of japan, condemned to hang in the war trials that followed WWII
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democratization
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the process of creating a government elected by the people
