What was the aftermath of World War II for the U.S.? Notes #54

The Holocaust (1941–1945); over 11 million total deaths and over 6 million Jewish deaths (2/3rds of Europe’s Jewish population) orchestrated by Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party

Bataan Death March (1942); over 10,000 American and Filipino deaths, orchestrated by military officials from Japan

After WWII, war crimes trials involving military officials from Germany and Japan took place. Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials

War crimes trials of Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milošević These war crimes trials established that individuals can be held responsible for wartime actions. War crimes trials of Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milošević

The GI Bill was passed in 1944 to provide economic aid to U. S The GI Bill was passed in 1944 to provide economic aid to U.S. war veterans. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the GI Bill or Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944

President Harry S. Truman advanced the cause of civil rights for African Americans in 1948 by ordering the desegregation of the U.S. military. Executive Order 9981 (1948)

The 22nd Amendment was ratified in 1951 to prevent presidents from running for a third term.

The U.S. became committed to a policy of global cooperation when it joined the United Nations, which was an international peace organization created after WWII. United Nations members in 1945

WWII helped end the Great Depression by stimulating the U.S. economy.

WWII resulted in the emergence of two superpowers (the U. S WWII resulted in the emergence of two superpowers (the U.S. and the Soviet Union).