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PostWorldWar2
AP US History
Question | Answer |
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Taft-Hartley Act | outlawed closed shops to non-union members, made union liable for damages, required that non-communist oaths. Strike against labor unions |
1944 GI Bill | Allowed all servicemen to have free college education once they came back from war |
The Sunbelt | A group involved in agricultural advancements. Florida, Texas, California |
US after WWII compared to after WWI? | Lead in world affairs as oppose to isolationist |
International Monetary Fund (IMF) | encourage world trade by regulating currency exchange rates |
Nuremberg Trials | Punished Nazi leaders for war crimes. crimes against the laws of war/humanity |
how was Germany divided after war? | 4 occupational zones controlled by Allied powers. Berlin divided east and west |
Truman Doctrine | Aid for Greece and Turkey so they wouldn't fall into communist power. Stated that the US would help any power against communism. |
NSC: National Security Council | formed to advise the president on security matters |
CIA:Central Intelligence Agency | formed to coordinate the government foreign fact gathering (spying) |