Post WWII N.America and Europe

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Post WWII N.America and Europe

• Chapter 31

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Germany is split

• Germany and Berlin were split into occupied
  zones.
  
• The Nurnberg Trials charged 22 Nazi leaders with
  crimes against humanity
  
• In 1945, the United Nations held its first meeting

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The Cold War Begins

• The US adopted the policy of Containment of
  Communism around the world.
  
• Marshall Plan- The US gave free Europe billions
  to rebuild after war.
  
• The Berlin Airlift made America look like a world
  leader.
  

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Super Friends and Legion of Doom

• The US and many other countries signed the NATO
  Pact for mutual defense.
  
• In response, the USSR and seven other countries
  signed the WARSAW Pact
  

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The Berlin Wall

• East Germany (Communist) separated itself from
  West Germany by building the Berlin Wall
  
• Anyone caught climbing over the wall would be
  shot.

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Oh, Canada!

• Canada and the United States enabled the Distant
  Early Warning Line to protect against nuclear
  missiles.
  
• Canada became influential, but the province of
  Quebec started to show discontent.

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The Cuban Missile Crisis

• Nikita Khruschev, the leader of the USSR, placed
  missiles on Castros Cuba.
  
• President Kennedy ordered the missiles to be
  taken out of Cuba.
  
• After 13, stressful days, the US and USSR struck
  a deal.

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The King

• In the U.S., Martin Luther King Jr. was the most
  famous civil rights leader of his time.
  
• He organized boycotts and rallies to fight for
  African-Americans and other minorities.

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SPEECH CHECK POINTS

• SPEECH OUTLINE- Outline your entire speech and
  include important details and time check points.
  
• PRACTICE!!!!

• THINGS YOU NEED TO TURN IN ON DAY OF SPEECH
• TIMELINE- List the most important moments of your
  characters legacy.
  

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Ex This was the first mascot for what fast food
chain?