World Wars

VJ Day is linked with victory over Japan and the end of the Pacific War. For exams connect it with the final stage of 1945.

Major Allied leaders met at the Yalta Conference. For exams connect it with post-war arrangements.

The Potsdam Conference took place in the final stage of the Second World War. For exams connect it with Germany and the post-war order.

The Atlantic Charter was linked with the principles of Roosevelt and Churchill. For exams connect it with the vision for the post-war world.

The United Nations Charter came into effect in 1945. For exams connect 1945 with the formation of the United Nations.

After the World Wars independence movements gained momentum in many colonies. For exams connect the wars with the weakening of colonialism.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire broke up after the First World War. For exams connect the fall of empires with the result of the war.

The Ottoman Empire collapsed after the First World War. For exams remember the rise of the Republic of Turkey after it.

After the war many new borders and nations appeared in Europe. For exams connect map changes with results of war.

The Cold War was ideological and political tension between the USA and Soviet Union. For exams connect it with the post-Second World War world.

NATO is a Western military alliance formed after the Second World War. For exams connect it with the background of the Cold War.

The Warsaw Pact was the military alliance of the Soviet-led Eastern bloc. For exams remember it as a response to NATO.

The USA played the main role in post-war reconstruction of Japan. For exams remember Japan's post-war changes.

The western part became known as West Germany. For exams connect Germany's division with the Cold War.

East Germany was in the Soviet sphere of influence. For exams remember the difference between Eastern and Western blocs.

During wartime items like food and fuel were rationed. For exams remember the war's impact on ordinary people too.

In a blackout lights were kept off so enemy aircraft could not identify targets. For exams connect it with civilian protection.

Propaganda was used to influence public support and morale. For exams connect it with wartime information control.

In total war civilians economy and industry are involved along with soldiers. For exams connect both World Wars with total war.

The destruction of the World Wars showed the need for peace and cooperation. For exams remember that this led to the League of Nations and United Nations.