Battle of the Completely unforeseen German counteroffensive in Belgium in December 1944 aimed at splitting the Allied forces and capturing Antwerp, which was the key port in the Allies’ supply line. The attack was initially successful, driving a large in Allied lines. “bulge” The Yalta Conference- The Yalta Conference was the February 4–11, 1945 wartime meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union—President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Secretary Joseph Stalin, respectively—for the purpose of discussing Europe's postwar reorganization. Mainly, it was intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe. Battle of Leyte Gulf- generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and also one of the largest naval battles in history. It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar, and Luzon, from 23 to 26 October 1944, between naval and naval-air forces of the Allies and those of the Empire of Japan. Ch. 45- Cold War: The United States and the Nuclear Age 1946-1952 Nuclear Bombs- ended WWII, showed that it was technologically possible for humanity to shatter civilization and possibly the natural balance of the earth discovered in spring of 1945; 6-7 million people had been Nazi Death Camps- industrially murdered (ex: Auschwitz, Buchenwald) Patriotic War”- prompted by Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 which “Great made the condition for the Cold War possible Roosevelt's policy- committed to national self-determination and democratic governments in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia Truman- decisive, simple, entirely honest”; didn't hide the fact that he “straightforward, neither liked nor trusted the Soviets Churchill's speech- explained that an Curtain” had descended across Europe and “Iron that it was time for the Western democracies to confront the Soviet Union George F. Kennan- Soviet expert in State Department; supported Containment Truman Doctrine: the government's policy to resist Soviet-backed attempts to overthrow anti-Communist governments with massive financial and military aid
Battle of the Completely unforeseen German counteroffensive in Belgium in December 1944 aimed at splitting the Allied forces and capturing Antwerp, which was the key port in the Allies’ supply line. The attack was initially successful, driving a large “bulge” in Allied lines. The Yalta Conference- The Yalta Conference was the February 4–11, 1945 wartime meeting of the heads of government of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union—President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and General Secretary Joseph Stalin, respectively—for the purpose of discussing Europe's postwar reorganization. Mainly, it was intended to discuss the re-establishment of the nations of war-torn Europe. Battle of Leyte Gulf- generally considered to be the largest naval battle of World War II and also one of the largest naval battles in history. It was fought in waters near the Philippine islands of Leyte, Samar, and Luzon, from 23 to 26 October 1944, between naval and naval-air forces of the Allies and those of the Empire of Japan. Ch. 45- Cold War: The United States and the Nuclear Age 1946-1952 Nuclear Bombs- ended WWII, showed that it was technologically possible for humanity to shatter civilization and possibly the natural balance of the earth Nazi Death Camps- discovered in spring of 1945; 6-7 million people had been industrially murdered (ex: Auschwitz, Buchenwald) “Great Patriotic War”- prompted by Hitler's invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941 which made the condition for the Cold War possible Roosevelt's policy- committed to national self-determination and democratic governments in Poland, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, and Yugoslavia Truman- “straightforward, decisive, simple, entirely honest”; didn't hide the fact that he neither liked nor trusted the Soviets Churchill's speech- explained that an “Iron Curtain” had descended across Europe and that it was time for the Western democracies to confront the Soviet Union George F. Kennan- Soviet expert in State Department; supported Containment Truman Doctrine: the government's policy to resist Soviet-backed attempts to overthrow anti-Communist governments with massive financial and military aid
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