1. Chapter 15 Section 5
Effects of the War

2. Section Focus
What were the major immediate and long term effects of World War II?

3. Allies sets Post War Goals
Unlike WWI, Germany and Japan fight until bitter end
Cities and infrastructure completely destroyed
Rotterdam Leipzeig

4. Yalta, FDR , and Stalin
While war is winding down FDR, Stalin, Churchill meet (Feb. 1945)
Yalta = city on black sea
Agree on free election for Poland, Bulgaria, and Romania
Stalin will later block elections
Stalin has leverage at Yalta meeting
Occupies most of Eastern euro
USA needs help to defeat Japan
Stalin only makes vague promises

5. Potsdam, Truman, and Stalin
July 1945
Leaders meet in Berlin suburb of Potsdam
FDR dies (Truman)
Churchill loses election (Clement Atlee)
Major Decisions Potsdam
Divide Germany into 4 zones
Elections for Poland
Soviets have right to war damages from Germany
Stalin promise to enter war vs Japan

6. New World Takes Shape Borders change Japan
Eastern Euro goes communists
Germany becomes 2 countries
Japan
New constitution
Not allowed military
Lays groundwork for economic recovery
Imperialism goes into decline

8. Balance of power Shifts
Power Vacuum
USA and USSR (US is strongest)
Superpowers
US advantages
No war damage
Most all Euro countries heavily damaged
Economy booming thanks to war production
Atomic bomb

9. United Nations Formed
Hoped organization would succeed where League of nation failed
Organized to help Great powers
Not absolute equality
Located in New York City
Moves world away form colonialism
Creates Israel
Aid to world (food etc.)

10. Nazi’s on Trial War Criminals on trial on in Nuremberg, Germany
Trial shed light on evil Nazi’s
Blame evils on Hitler
Hanged or life in prison

12. New American identity Americans = opposite of Nazi
Democratic, tolerant, and peaceful
Few Americans want return to isolationism
Economic and political health of USA tied to world
Civil rights
Renews vigor in fight for civil rights
Great Depression Ends

13. What were the major immediate and long term effects of World War II?
The United States became a prosperous world power. Americans viewed the world in global terms and stopped favoring isolationism