1. Agenda
Bellringer
Review Questions
Notes: End of WWII
Exit Ticket

2. Review Questions
Name the policy that caused many countries to ignore what Hitler was doing for the sake of peace
Appeasement
Why did the Soviet Union join the Allies?
Hitler invaded violating the Nazi-Soviet pact
Name two reasons why the Soviets were able to defeat Hitler?
General Winter and Scorched Earth
What was the Battle of the Bulge?
Hitler’s last push – ended in his suicide and an allied victory
What was the slogan of the Bolshevik’s?
Peace, Land, Bread
Who took power in the Soviet Union after Lenin died?
Stalin

3. End of WWII
WWII

4. Objective
Students will identify the effects of WWII

5. Yalta Conference February 1945
Stalin (USSR), Churchill (GB), and Roosevelt (US) meet
Decision: British, French, American, and Soviet forces would control a part of Germany, Stalin had the right to control governments in Eastern Europe

7. Effects of WWII
Death toll: 38 million in Europe, 22 million Soviets, 6 million Jews dead
Nuremburg Trials– punished Nazi leaders for “crimes against humanity”
Balfour Declaration
Idea of creating a homeland for the Jews after WII with the establishment of Israel
Based on Zionism – Jewish nationalism

8. Paris Peace Treaty
Winning allies would have influence and control over defeated axis powers
Reparations established
Borders were changed
African borders were set along imperial lines
No consideration for ethnic divisions

9. Effects of WWII Nations are occupied –
West Germany and Japan were controlled by Western nations (France, GB, US)
wanted to promote democracy and capitalism (free market)
Eastern Europe controlled by Soviet Union
Wanted to promote communism
United Nations – purpose to provide a place to discuss world problems and develop solutions
Replaced League of Nations
Still in place today, but still no enforcement power

10. Divisions
The Eastern European countries that the Soviet Union gains control of will become known as satellite countries
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Romania
East Germany
Bulgaria

12. United Nations Permanent members: China, France, Russia, UK, and U.S.
UNICEF: Children’s educational fund
UNDP: Development Program, help developing nations
UNEP: Environmental
UNHCR: Refugee agency
UNESCO: Peace keeping
WHO: World Heath
WTO: Trade agreements

13. Other Effects World has seen power of “the bomb”
Need to regulate nuclear capabilities
Europe has been divided between Communist and Capitalist control. This will lead to increased tensions (cold war)

14. Exit Ticket
Causes of WWII
Effects of WWII

15. Exit Ticket Causes of WWII Effects of WWII Aggression Appeasement
Invasion of Poland
Massive Human Casualties
Germany and Europe are divided between allied powers (Yalta conf.)
United Nations
Paris Peace Treaty
Nuremburg Trials
Balfour Declaration

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