WWII, the Cold War and 20th Century Events

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These were the three causes of WWII: WWI, ____________, and the rise of totalitarianism. __________was the aggressor in WWI and WWII. The Treaty of ----------------made Germany take the blame and pay reparations for WWI. Hitler led Germany,_____________ led Italy, and Tojo led Japan, in WWII. All three Axis powers were _____________governments ruled by dictators. You have no freedoms in these types of governments:_________and communist. _____________ was what Hitler wanted for a “new” Germany – living space. The US joined WWII after the bombing of ____________________ , Dec. 7, 1941. The US stopped Japan with two _________ bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki August, 1945. This was the Final Solution: Hitler killed 6 million Jews and another 4-5 million physically/mentally disabled, LGBT people, Romani, and political enemies. It was also called the ____________. The US didn’t lose ____________in WWII as the war was not fought on the continental U.S. The ________ lost the most soldiers and civilians in WWII. The Cold War lasted from 1945 – 1991, with the fall of the ____________ in 1989 and the Soviet Union in 1991. Berlin was divided into two halves- East was ___________ and the West was ____________. The ________ Curtain divided Democratic western Europe from the Communist East and Asia. Democracies have market/free economies where ___________ communist nations have “state-controlled” ones. The _____________ was created after WWII to prevent future wars. ____________ was divided in to four zones: French, British, American and Soviets. The _________________________ was a US policy about stopping the spread of communism around the world. America feared the ________Theory- if one country falls to communism, others will too. The ___________Plan was a US policy to rebuild Europe after WWII. The _____________ of 1948-49 was about bringing in supplies to West Germany, against Soviet interference. _________ was formed with the democratic allies after WWII, while the Warsaw Pact of 1950 was formed by the Communist countries. During the Chinese Civil War 1946-49, ___________________ was the Communist leader of China. The __________ War happened from 1951-53 between North and South parts of the country. The __________War happened from 1954-1973. The US invaded _______ in 1961, to keep communism from taking over, but America failed, again. The Cultural Revolution of __________ was a violent way to make communism permanent there. ____________ Sq. Massacre was 5000 pro-democracy students surrounded and shot by the military troops called in by Deng Xiaoping’s order. _______________ was divided into two governments - the communist side didn't allow personal freedoms.

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