the end of world war ii
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The End of World War II
By: George Logan, E.J. Justis, Dominick Reyes, Alex Stude, and Kyle deLeon
Horrors of the Holocaust • Allies were aware of these camps.• They learned what was going on in these camps
only at the end of the war.• Dwight Eisenhower described it as: “ Ruthless
disregard with every sense of decency.” along with inhumane.
• Camps were liberated almost immediately.
War Crimes Trials• Axis Powers are charged with war crimes.• Trials were held in Nuremberg. • Trials discredited Totolitarianistic ideology. • Nearly 200 Germans and Austrians were tried.• Many:
• received death sentences. • were imprisoned. • were accused of these crimes and were never captured or put to trial
(mainly in Japan)• showed that the military or political leaders should be fined instead of
the men.
Occupying Allies• War crimes discredited totalitarian ideology.• US tried to ensure peace in Europe. • Japan and Germany tried to create new governments such
as a new democratic situation (mainly occurred in Germany and Japan)
• General MacArthur encouraged Japan to create a new constitution.
Establishing the UN• April 1945- delegates from 50 nations met at San Francisco to draft a
charter for the United Nations.• The United Nations is more involved in worldly affairs than the League of
Nations (its predecessor).• Every nation in the U.N. (under the UN Charter) has one vote in the General
Assembly.• The Security council is much smaller than the General Assembly but has
more power. • The permanent U.N. members which are the U.S., The Soviet Union (now
Russia), Britain, France, and China all have the right to veto any council decision.
• The Security Council has the power to apply economic sanctions and send a peace keeping military force to resolve disputes.
Establishing the UN (Continued)• Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, more acts of
peacekeeping have been approved. • The U.N. does more than peacekeeping they:
• stop disease outbreaks• create better education• protect refugees• help organizations to economically grow.
• Organizations such as the “World Health Organization” and the “Food and Agricultural Organization” have helped millions around the world.
The Alliance Breaks Apart• The Soviet Union and the nations of the west cooperated to
defeat Germany
• Allies set up councils with Britain, France, China, United
States, and Soviet union to keep peace
• Several peace agreements were created with axis powers in
1947
• German reparations cased tension to greaten between the
powers
• This tension led to the cold war
• Was a state of tension and hostility between nations aligned
with US and nation aligned with the Soviet Union
The Alliance Breaks Apart (Continued)• Stalin had two goals during cold war:
• spread communism
• create a zone of friendly governments as a defense against Germany
• Roosevelt and Churchill rejected Stalin’s views and made him promise “free elections.”
• Stalin Ignored it and his influence cased rapid spread of communism.
• Poland, Czechoslovakia, and elsewhere destroyed local political parties for communism• They assassinated democratic leaders
• By 1948 pro-Soviet communist government were in place throughout Europe
Helping a Ravaged Europe
Truman Doctrine
Outlined a new
policy to Congress on March 12, 1947
Wrote that the U.S will
help any free
people who are being
attacked by
outside armed forces
Helped stop
Soviet and
communism
expansion
Truman’s at it Again Marshal Plan• -Massive aid package where
the U.S sent food and economic assistance to Europe
• -Lent a helping hand for Western Europe to rebuild
• -Extended Marshal Plan to Germany which angered the Soviets
•
Tensions Rise
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