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What trials did Cronkite report on directly after WWII?

  • The Salem Trials

  • The Scopes Trial

  • The Manson Trials

  • The Nuremberg Trials

Answer

Cronkite reported on the Nuremberg Trials, which took place from November 20, 1945 to October 1, 1946, directly after World War II. The trials were held in Nuremberg, Germany, and were the first international war crimes tribunal in history. The trials convicted 24 of the 24 defendants, including Nazi leaders such as Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, and Joachim von Ribbentrop.
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