1. Impact of WWII
Impact
SS6H7b. Explain the impact of WWII in terms of the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers.

2. E.Q.
How did WWII impact the world in terms of the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers?

3. Holocaust Key Facts Holocaust: systematic killing of 6 million Jews
Key person: Adolph Hitler
Time period: WWII
Genocide: planned killing of a race of people
How:
1. identified Jews with yellow star
2. took away rights/freedoms
3. gathered/imprisoned Jews in ghettos
4. shipped Jews to concentration camps

4. Concentration Camps Left Old, weak, young Sent to “showers”
Gassed to death
cremated
Right
Workers
Sent to showers
Heads shaved
Given prison clothes
Tattooed with number
Worked to death

5. Not Just Jews Killed Political prisoners Mentally ill Disabled
Gypsies, Poles, and others
Helene Gotthold, a Jehovah's Witness, was beheaded for her religious beliefs on December 8, 1944, in Berlin. She is pictured with her children. Germany, June 25, 1936.

6. After Survivors – no homes left
United Nations divided Palestine into Arab and Jewish “states” (countries)
Israel became a Jewish nation

7. Page169 CRCT Test Prep
#435. What is genocide? The planned killing of a race of people #436. Who created the country of Israel? United Nations #437. Who was spared in the Holocaust? None of the above #438. What actions did the United Nations take as a result of the Holocaust? Created a Jewish state and made genocide a crime

8. Cold War Key Facts When: end of WWII – 1945
What: period of distrust and misunderstanding
Who: between Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) & U.S.A. (and former allies)
Why: Soviet Union was communist/command (strong central government controls businesses). U.S.A. believed businesses should be privately owned.

10. Eastern Bloc vs. Western Bloc
Eastern (red)
Western (blue)
Soviet Union
Most eastern European countries
U.S.A.
Most western European countries
IRON CURTAIN

11. Germany Divided after WWII into 4 parts
1948: divided into West Germany (free) and East Germany (Soviet controlled)
Capital – Berlin – divided into East Berlin and West Berlin
1961: Berlin Wall built to separate city

12. Fears Each side believed the other wanted to rule the world.
People feared a nuclear war would happen.
Countries formed alliances for protection.
1949
Western Bloc plus Canada formed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Eastern Bloc formed Warsaw Pact

13. CRCT Test Prep page 170
439. Which country was the leader of the Eastern Bloc? Soviet Union 440. What 2 terms describe the dividing line between eastern & western, communist & noncommunist areas? Berlin Wall & Iron Curtain 441. Which was 1 of the areas of disagreement between the U.S.S.R. & the U.S. during the Cold War? Best type of economic system 442. When was the Cold War? After WWII 443. The Warsaw Pact was to the U.S.S.R. as NATO was to the U.S.

14. Rise of the Superpowers
Soviet Union
U.S.A.
Communist, Command
Permanent seat on U.N. Security Council
Largest country in the world
Military and space technology
World-wide spy network (KGB)
One of largest stockpiles of nukes in world
Influenced world events
Constitutional Republic, Free market
Permanent seat on U.N. Security Council
4th most populated country in world
Powerful military support from NATO
Largest navy in world
Military bases all over world
CIA (spies)
Large reserve of nukes
Influenced world events

15. CRCT Test Prep page 171
444. As a world superpower, the U.S.S.R. had A seat on the UN Security Council 445. As a world superpower, the U.S. had Military bases all over the world 446. Which condition is required to be a world superpower? Influence over world events

16. Collapse of the Soviet Union
Problem: Soviet Union spent $$$$$$$
Putting down revolts in its countries
protecting its borders
keeping up with the arms race against the U.S.A

17. Collapse of the Soviet Union
1985
Result
improved relations with U.S.A.
inspired other Eastern Bloc countries to demand freedom
leader Mikhail Gorbachev
reduced government control of business
increased freedom for citizens

18. German Reunification Nov 1989: Berlin Wall torn down
Germany began to reunify
Germany was 1 country again in 1990
Cold War was over
Soviet republics gained freedom from Soviet Union.
Many new countries were made. Russia is the largest.

19. CRCT Test Prep pages 172
447. Why did Gorbachev reduce government control of the economy? An unstable economy due to increased military spending 448. What marked the end of the Cold War? Destruction of the Berlin Wall 449. What was the largest country created from the former Soviet Union? Russia