Results of World War II.

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Results of World War II

Questions How would you react? If you were living in Europe and you lived through the war, what would you want to see done to the aggressors?

1946-49 The Nuremberg Trials

Format _____________ ___ Judges (2 each from ________, ______, and _______) Established a permanent international court

The Major War Criminals Trial I. Nuremberg, Germany ____________ II. 13 trials III. ______ individuals, __ Nazi organizations indicted Stalin wanted to execute 50,000-100,000 German officers, Churchill considered execution w/out trial IV. ____ found guilty, ___ sentenced to death

Nazi Leadership Hitler, Heinrich Himmler, and Joseph Goebbels all commit suicide in spring 1945 Herman Goring committed suicide night before his execution in 1946

Subsequent Nuremberg Proceedings _______________ ____ Nazi leaders were put on trial ____ sentenced to hang _____ were given prison sentences ____ were acquitted

The Marshall Plan

The European Recovery Plan ________ given to finance economic recovery of Europe U.S. provided funds Wanted to stop the _______ from gaining influence

Soviet Reaction USSR felt U.S. interfered in internal affairs of other countries Prevented ______ and _____________ from participating

Question Could this lead to tensions between the United States and Soviet Union? What was the ensuing conflict called?

Alliances NATO Warsaw Pact _____________________ (1949) Between Western Democratic nations Named after ______________ (1955) Between Soviet-dominated communist countries of Eastern Europe https://www.nato.int/nato-welcome/index.html

The United Nations _____________________ Conference in San Francisco overseen by President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, & Joseph Stalin in April 1945 Created to resolve international conflict without resulting in war ______ original members Now there are _______ Similar to the League of Nations after WW I http://www.un.org/en/index.html

Israel Created ___________ Homeland for Jewish population Recognized by Pres. Truman same day Homeland for Jewish population First in over _________ III. Fighting broke out immediately between __________ & _________

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