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1 Get out stuff for notes Post WWII
APRIL 25, 2017 Get out stuff for notes Post WWII

2 End of WWII Big Three meet in Yalta and Potsdam to discuss end of war
Lack of Axis Powers as common enemy Differences between leaders becoming greater

3 Potsdam Conference July 1945 in Potsdam, Germany
How to deal with a defeated Germany: Germany was divided into 4 zones: Eastern (Communist) and Western Germany (Democracy)

4 Cost of War

5 End of WWII: Beginnings of the Cold War
Relations strained between USA and USSR Ideological and economic differences Nuclear Weapons Debate on how to rebuild Europe

6 Differing Goals of USA and USSR

7 Post War Japan Hiroshima and Nagasaki destroyed US occupy until 1952
Demilitarization Democratization New Constitution Constitutional Monarchy Japan and USA become allies tch?v=EhzCuL4g1Jw

8 Post-War Germany American, British, and French zones become West Germany Soviet zone becomes East Germany Berlin is split along similar lines Nuremburg Trials Nazis tried for “crimes against humanity”

9 USA Goals Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan
Provide aid to countries trying to resist communism (containment) Marshall Plan Provide aid to war-torn nations Build up their economy to help US economy

10 The Berlin Blockade The Soviets blocked allied supplies form entering the city from June 1948 – May by rail, road, and sea Attempt to prevent Marshall Plan aid from reaching west Berlin

11 Berlin Airlift Allied troops flew in supplies to West Berlin
Tied in to Marshall Plan

12 NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a military alliance
Formed in April 1949 Sought security during the Cold War Western Europe and N. American alliance

13 Warsaw Pact Soviet response to NATO
Military alliance between communist countries of eastern Europe

14 Cold War: The World Takes Sides

15 Establishment of United Nations
Headquarters in New York City Peace-keeping body modeled after League of Nations Security Council USA, UK, China, USSR, France Veto power How does the U.N. work?


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