The release of two atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945 helped end World War II but ushered in the Cold War, a conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union that dragged on nearly half a century. Cold War calculations led to a divided Germany and U.S. involvement in wars in Korea and Vietnam.
The main enemies were the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War got its name because both sides were afraid of fighting each other directly. In a "hot war," nuclear weapons might destroy everything.
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Roman military borders and fortifications were part of a grand strategy of territorial defense in the Roman Empire, although this is a matter ...
Here are the matches for your French Revolution items:
G. The Directory
- 1. A five-man body that came to power after Robespierre was removed from power. They faced many political enemies and even foreign enemies of France
A. Estates General
- 2. Delegates of the three estates that come together in a representative body.
F. First Estate
- 3. Made up of the clergy (people ordained for religious duties)- about 130,000 people
D. "The Terror"
- 4. A period of the French Revolution that went from about March 1793 to July 1794 during which many people deemed enemies of the revolution were ruthlessly executed by the ruling faction. Up to 40,000 people were executed as accused enemies.
C. Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
- 5. Like the US Declaration of Independence, it drew on the ideas of “natural law” from a divine creator. It stated that “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights”. They also said that that the rights included liberty, property, security, and resistance to oppression.
B. Third Estate
- 6. The rest of the people of France, known as the “commoners”. Ranging from merchants and tradesmen to poor rural peasants. About 26 million people
E. Second Estate
- 7. Made up of 400,000 nobles or aristocrats.
