Effects of WWII
Germany Nuremberg Trials Nov. 20, 1945 & Oct. 1, 1946 Adolf Eichman – Creator of the Final Solution Herman Goring – Commander of the Luftwaffe Cities in ruin Yalta Conference Feb 1945 The Big 3 – Churchill, Stalin, FDR Who will lead occupied nations (popular sovereignty ) Potsdam Conference July 1945 The Big 3 – Atlee, Stalin, Truman Poland’s borders drawn Germany divided into 4 zones USSR allowed reparations from East Germany
United Kingdom Devastated from Luftwaffe Blitz Phased out imperial holdings OR gave colonies home rule Created power vacuum
France Punished those who collaborated with Nazis Philippe Pétain in charge of Vichy France Gave up most colonies Held on to Algiers and Vietnam
Japan Cities in ruin Hiroshima & Nagasaki Military leaders tried and punished Emperor retained position Hirohito – Living god US Military Rule MacArthur occupied Japan Helped write new Constitution
united soviet socialist republic Western region devastated Large, powerful army built Occupied most of Eastern Europe
Weapons Weapons Amphibious tanks (DUKW) Amphibious tanks (DUKW) Newly designed aircraft carriers Newly designed aircraft carriers Improved hand guns Improved hand guns Jets Jets Cruise missiles=V1 Rockets Cruise missiles=V1 Rockets Ballistic missiles=V2 Rockets Ballistic missiles=V2 Rockets A-bomb A-bomb Technology " I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but world War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.“ Einstein
Technology Penicillin – Discovered 1928, presented 1929, massively distributed during WWII Electronics advancements Computers ENIAC tons, used for calculations for the creation the hydrogen bomb
International Relations Human Civilization Threatened United Nations Created Israel 1948 Mediates Conflict Established a World Bank Universal Declaration of Human Rights IMF – International Monetary Fund GATT – General Agreement on Tariff Trade 1948