Quarter 3 Review

Powerful new technology that ended WWII, changing military strategy and international relations.

U.S. government agency created during WWII to control inflation by managing prices, rents, and rationing essential goods needed for the war effort.

Location of a critical WWII invasion by Allied forces on June 6, 1944, marking a turning point in liberating Europe from Nazi occupation; D-Day.

Horrific genocide during WWII resulted in the systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews and millions of other innocent victims by Nazi Germany.

Held after World War II prosecuted prominent Nazi leaders for war crimes and crimes against humanity, establishing an international precedent for accountability.

This congressional committee investigated alleged Communist activities during the Cold War, notably targeting Hollywood figures and others accused of disloyalty to the United States.

Policy introduced by President Truman promising U.S. financial and military support to countries threatened by communism (Greece & Turkey), marking the start of America's strategy to contain Soviet influence after WWII.

A symbolic division separating democratic Western Europe from communist Eastern Europe during the Cold War, representing deep political and ideological differences.

Conflict in the early 1950s where the U.S. fought with Southern ally & UN to stop Northern communists from taking control; nation still divided today at the 38th parallel.

Residential neighborhoods built outside of big cities, which grew rapidly after World War II as families moved there seeking affordable homes, good schools, and safer communities.