1. The End of World War II Chapter 14 Section 5

2. The War’s Aftermath Chart on pg. 489 Horrors of the Holocaust War Crimes Trials – Nuremberg – demonstrated that the national leaders could be held accountable for wartime actions Occupying Allies

3. Establishing the United Nations The Security Council – the US, the Soviet Union, Britain, France, and China – were given veto rights

4. The Alliance Breaks Apart Differences Grow Between the Allies – Cold War The Cold War begins – By 1948, pro-Soviet communist governments were in place throughout Eastern Europe

6. New Conflicts Develop The Truman Doctrine – stated that the US would help resist communism The Marshall Plan Germany Stays Divided – In the 1940s and 1950s, West Germany was democratic while East Germany was under Stalin The Berlin Airlift Opposing Alliances – North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) – Warsaw Pact The Propaganda War