Transcript Effects of the War

Yalta Conference
shaped the post
WWII world. The
lasting effect was:
“You cannot trust
the words of a
dictator”.
KEY DECISIONS
Created a United Nations
Germany and Berlin divided into 4 zones
controlled by the Allies
Eastern European countries allowed “free
elections”
Stalin signed agreements but Eastern
Europe would stay under Soviet control.
coldwar
Soviet Goals
American Goals
• Wanted to rebuild Europe
in ways that would help
the Soviet Union recover
from the huge losses it
suffered during the war
• Wanted to establish
Soviet satellite nations,
countries subject to
Soviet domination and
sympathetic to Soviet
goals
• Wanted to promote the
spread of communism
throughout the world
• Wanted conquered
European nations to
experience the democracy
and economic opportunity
that the United States had
fought for during the war
• Wanted to develop strong
capitalist economies,
which would provide good
markets for American
products
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Meeting with Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin
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Formalized dividing Germany into 4 parts.
(Soviets, U.S. British and French)
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New elections in Poland
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Soviets’ right to claim reparations from
Germany.
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Changing in borders of Poland.
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Germany split into 4 sections
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Most all nations in E. Europe became Communist
under the Soviet Union.
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China- civil war between nationalists and communists
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Japan- New constitution=abolished armed forces
except for defense, gave women the right to vote, and
established economic recovery effort.
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War marked the end of Western Europe
domination of the world.
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Many colonial nations had renewed their
drive for independence from European
nations after seeing the destruction Germany
and Japan had caused.
The De-Colonization of European Empires
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Superpowers- Soviet Union and U.S.
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By the end of the War the U.S. had emerged
wealthy, militarily powerful, and confident.

Soviets had the Red Army, which was the
largest military force in the world.

International Monetary Fund and the World
Bank= worked to foster global economic and
financial stability.

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
(GATT)- Expand world trade by reducing
tariffs.
U.S.A
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Soviet Union
*Great Britain
**France
Limited •Founders of the United
Military
No 1945
Self
Nations in
1
Party
State
Democracy
Dictatorship
Government
China
•Permanent seats on the Security Council.
Dictatorship
Communism
No Government
Democracy
•Replaced
the League
of Nations toMonarchy
promote world
peace
The Creation of the U. N.

Home in New York City
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Cooperation between the Great Powers.
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All member nations sit on General Assembly but the U.S., Soviet
Union, Britain, France and China got permanent seats on Security
Council.
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Aided in issues such as movement away from colonialism, creating
Israel, and mediated many global conflicts.
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Provides food and aid to all parts of the world.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948- Condemns slavery
and torture, upholds freedom of speech and religion and affirms
that everyone has the right to a healthy standard of living.
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The Axis Powers had repeatedly violated the
Geneva Convention.
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International agreement governing the humane
treatment of wounded soldiers and prisoners of
war.
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Allies tried more than 1000 Japanese citizens for
their treatment of people in China, Korea, and
S.E. Asia. Hundreds condemned to death
including Prime Minister Tojo and the general in
charge of the Baatan Death March.
Nuremberg Trials
· In 1945 and 1946, as a result of the Nuremberg Trials, 12
Nazi leaders were sentenced to death for their war crimes.
Goering,
Hess, von
Ribbentrop,
and Keitel in
front row
Japanese War Crimes Trials
General
Hideki Tojo
Bio-Chemical
Experiments
on humans!
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Many realized that the economic and political
health of America was tied to world peace
and economic development.
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America’s security involved world security.
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Many African Americans believed they were
fighting for 2 things.
 Dictatorship overseas
 Racism in U.S.
WWII renewed vigor to the fight for civil rights.
This time the fight did not just include African
Americans, but fellow white Americans as well.

WWII ended the Great Depression

Redistributed wealth across the country.
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Military bases in South and West spurred
people to move to these regions.
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Greater governmental influence in the
economy.