end of the war in europe – Flashcards
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Which of the following labels best describes the shaded areas on the map?
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Communist States
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Why did Allied forces find so much destruction when they finally reached Germany?
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German cities and factories had been destroyed by an ongoing Allied bombing campaign
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The US attitude toward the Soviet Union at the end of World War II can be best characterized as
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wary.
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The international peacekeeping organization formed directly after World War II was called
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the United Nations.
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As they moved toward their final military targets in World War II, Allied troops
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not were surprised to find German cities in ruins.
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What was the main reason Allied troops were horrified when they discovered Nazi concentration camps?
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They had not expected to find thousands of dead or dying prisoners.
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A negative economic effect of World War II was
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not a global depression.
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Why did President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill want to create the Declaration on Liberated Europe?
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They wanted to curb Joseph Stalin's power and limit the spread of the Soviet Union.
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On the western front during World War II, British and US forces began their push toward Berlin with the invasion of
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normady
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After World War II, Berlin was controlled by
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not the soviet union
