W civ Final 61-85

Tehran Conference

The first meeting between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin in 1943, agreeing to open a second front in Western Europe.

Berlin Airlift

Operation (1948–1949) supplying West Berlin by air in response to the Soviet blockade.

Containment policy

U.S. strategy to prevent the spread of communism during the Cold War, articulated by George Kennan.

Chiang Kai-shek

Leader of the Republic of China and head of the Kuomintang, opposing the Chinese Communist Party.

Blitzkrieg

German military strategy during WWII, emphasizing rapid and overwhelming attacks using combined arms.

Soviet Union and women in combat

The Soviet Union deployed women in combat roles including snipers and pilots during WWII.

Eastern Europe post-WWII and Cold War

Region controlled by the Soviet Union, leading to ideological conflict and the Cold War.

Concern for Allies post-U.S. entry into WWII

Germany was the main concern as the Allies battled against Nazi expansion.

Potsdam Agreement

Post-WWII agreement concerning the administration of Germany, including occupation and reparations.

Warsaw Pact

Military alliance of Soviet-aligned states formed in 1955 to counter NATO.

D-Day

The Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944, a turning point in WWII.

Korea and containment

Korea was divided into communist North and democratic South, symbolizing the Cold War struggle.

Battle of Midway

Turning point in the Pacific during WWII when U.S. Navy defeated Japanese forces in June 1942.

Konrad Adenauer

First Chancellor of West Germany (1950-1963), crucial in post-war rebuilding and economic stabilization.

Einsatzgruppen

Nazi death squads responsible for mass executions during WWII.

Lebensraum

Nazi policy of territorial expansion aimed at creating 'living space' for Germans.

Luftwaffe

The aerial warfare branch of the German military during WWII.

German occupation zones post-WWII

Germany divided into four zones controlled by the U.S., UK, Soviet Union, and France.

Marshall Plan

U.S. initiative (1948) providing financial aid to rebuild Western Europe after WWII.

1950's West policy

Massive Retaliation, emphasizing nuclear response to Soviet aggression under Eisenhower.

Winston Churchill

UK Prime Minister during WWII known for inspiring leadership and speeches.

Final Solution

Nazi plan to exterminate the Jewish population of Europe, leading to the Holocaust.

Munich Conference

1938 meeting that gave Hitler the Sudetenland in a failed policy of appeasement.

Battle of Stalingrad impact

Hitler realized the failed invasion of the USSR following the major defeat in 1942-1943.

Atomic Bombs used in WWII

Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945, leading to Japan's surrender.