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in the battle of stalingrad, germany soilders attempt to capture the city for months, germans try to ___________ people out, germans run out of ______________ and hundreds of thousands die, the german defeat prevents them from siezing soviet oil feilds and pushes them back west.
germany violated treaty of versailles (putting troops in rhineland), absorbed austria, demanded and won the return of sudentenland and took over the rest of czechoslavakia; what was us reaction?
in july of 1940, the battle of ___________ begins by germany bombing london killing many civillians
japan was ordered to surrender by usa or................
the united states was forced to ban _______________ as certain events in europe and asia dragged nations into war
germany and soviet union sign "non-aggression act" promising not to attack eachother, germany and soviet both invade poland officially starting ww2; what was us reaction?
in december 1944 at the battle of the bulge in belgium, unsucsessful __________ counter attack that allowed allies to invade ____________ because hitler lost so many men and arms.
april of 1945, FDR dies and harry truman becomes president. as president truman decides to use............
what battle marked the turning point on the eastern soviet front?
japanese "rulers" emporer ________ and prime minister ______________, practiced __________.
who surrendered to nazi germany in june of 1940?
in september 1939, germany invaded poland and introduced ____________ or lightning war, germany then went on "blitzing" one nation after another eventuallly conquering northern africa
Art by Jackson Pollock, Norman Rockwell, and Mark Rothko became political weapons in the cultural Cold War. How did the Cold War's cultural battles affect these artists and their work?
Fill in the blanks to complete the statement describing the Marshall Plan's objectives and outcomes.
By 1950, the U.S. National Security Council (NSC) published the policy statement commonly known as "NSC-68." Which of the following events prompted the NSC to require a permanent military build-up to defeat communism throughout the world?
During the Cold War, the concept of freedom for all Americans was hotly debated across the political spectrum within the United States. Which of the following events were part of this great debate about the hallmarks of American freedom?
The Iron Curtain supposedly represented the ideological geographic divide between communist and capitalist peoples of Europe. Identify the "free" states that were located inside the communist "oppressed" region.
On the following map of the Korean War, select the line marking the farthest advance of North Korean troops.
During the ideological debate over the Cold War, the poet Archibald MacLeish stated that whatever Moscow (the Soviet Union) supported, the United States had to be the polar opposite in viewpoint. Thus, anything associated with socialism was rejected on absolute terms. Match the following "socialized" concepts to the following American institutions and initiatives, all of which were limited or blocked by American cultural forces or government.
During the Cold War hysteria that gripped American society in the 1950s, what were communist sympathizers prohibited from doing based on certain individual state laws?