Transcript Post War: Germany & Japan in Ruins

Post War: Germany & Japan in Ruins
How were post-war plans similar and
different in Germany & Japan?
Yalta & Conference (Feb. 1945): Post-War Germany
• At Yalta, Big Three decided to split Germany into occupation zones
• Soviets, US, Britain, and later France each control a zone.
Goal: demilitarize Germany & rebuild it economy
• German capital of Berlin is
also divided into four occupation
zones even though it is inside the
Soviet zone
Big Three
Post War Japan
• At Potsdam Conference (Jul-Aug 1945), Churchill tells Truman “that
Stalin is not to be trusted”
• Truman warns Stalin of a secret weapon that US may use on Japan
• Since US uses A-Bomb, Stalin doesn’t try to co-occupy Japan
•MacArthur runs
country & allows
Emperor Hirohito to
stay (ceremonial role)
•US will
demilitarize Japan
& rebuild economy
focusing on
exports
•Stalin upset he is left
out of Asia!
GERMANY/EUROPE
JAPAN/ASIA
•Occupation by
United States
•Germany is cooccupied by the Allies •Most major
•US will
cities
& Soviet Union
run/influence Japan
completely
•New governments
destroyed
•Large landowners
form in France & Italy
•Japan and Germany
must sell to Govt.
•Pre-war governments
are demilitarized
return in nations
•Colonies/Possessions
•War
invaded by Hitler
returned to Europe or
Tribunals to
China, Korea gets
punish war
•Countries get to
independence
criminals
keep their “pre-war”
possessions (Africa)
• US troops in Western Europe – Soviet troops in the Eastern Europe
• Each country tries to spread its Sphere of Influence