Post War
1. After WW2, the U.S. and the Allies tried to prevent ___________ and have world
___________. At _____________, the leaders of _________ Germany were put on
trial for war crimes. Germany was _______________ into four zones controlled by
____________, _________________, _________________ and ______________.
The city of _________________ was also divided in this manner. Japan was
controlled by ________________. General __________________ was in charge of
Japan.
2. A world government called _____________________________ was created in New
York. All nations met in the ______________________ to discuss problems of the
world. This institution also has a ____________ council to stop future wars. These
five nations of ______________, _________________, ______________,
______________ and ___________________ were on the council. Any member of
the council can stop any action with their power of ________________.
3. Competition between the nations of the ____________________ and the
_______________________ grew. The U.S. had a government based on
_______________ and an economic system known as _________________. The
Russian system was known as _______________________. The U.S. wanted the
nations of Eastern Europe to ___________ for their own forms of
________________. Despite promises made at the _______________ conference,
The Soviet leaders did not allow these elections in the areas held by the Soviets. The
Soviets announced that these nations would have ____________ governments.
4. In 1948, the Russians ______________________ the city of Berlin. The Allies used
an ____________________ to bring supplies to the city. This growing competition
for recovering Europe became known as a ________________________. The U.S.
used money to help rebuild Europe. This action was known as the ______________
plan. The U.S. formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization also know as
_________. The U.S.S.R. responded with an alliance called the ___________ Pact.
5. __________________ was also spreading in the far east. In China,
________________ led a revolution. In 1949, the Chinese Nationalists were driven
to the island of __________________. The U.S. refused to recognize this new
___________ in China. In 1950, __________________ and __________________
helped organize an attack on South Korea from _____________________. President
________________ called on General ________________ to take a stand against the
communist. The president wanted to keep this conflict a _______________ war. The
General wanted to expand the war into _____________. The Cold War had turned
hot.