Bell RingerBell Ringer

Who was the Supreme Allied Commander of the Normandy Invasion? (hint: he was American)

Which US President made the decision to drop the Atomic bombs on Japan?

What were the different things he had to consider when he made his decision?

Post WWIIPost WWIIRecovery

We will…

You will be able to…

Identify the major outcomes of WWII.

Today in class…

LanguageSocial Studies• Define: United Nations (UN)• Evaluate how the losers of

WWII and WWI were treated.

• Explain the purpose of the Geneva Convention.

• Describe the efforts to reconstruct Germany.

• Describe the efforts to reconstruct Japan.

• Explain the purpose of Yalta Conference and identify the main players.

Next Time/Soon: WWII Open Note “Quest”& Unit Vocab

VOCABULARY

U.N. (United Nations) - international peacekeeping organization started after WWII

Death Toll of the World WarsDeath Toll of the World Wars

Only a few great cities in Europe remained undamaged by the war.

Most of Europe lay in ruins.

Outcomes of WWIIOutcomes of WWII

1. European powers' lost their empires.

Where?

2. Two major WORLD powers were established: The United States & the U.S.S.R.

Political Economic

U.S. vs. U.S.S.R.

3. Nuremburg War Crimes Trials Held in Nuremburg, Germany in 1945-1946 22 Nazi leaders were put on trial. Accused of violating the laws of war and

committing "crimes against humanity" (murder of 11 million people)

Outcomes of WWIIOutcomes of WWII

Goring Goring Before & AfterBefore & After

Goring Goring Before & AfterBefore & After

4. Division of Europe--Iron CurtainRepresents Europe's division between a mostly

democratic Western Europe & communist Eastern Europe.

Iron curtain speech, given by Winston Churchill, on March 5, 1946.

"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent"

Outcomes of WWIIOutcomes of WWII

The Iron Curtain serves to keep people The Iron Curtain serves to keep people in …. and information out.in …. and information out.

5. Establishment of the United Nations (UN)

50 nations signed the original UN charter

They pledged "to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war."

Outcomes of WWIIOutcomes of WWII

The UN is based in New York City

6. The Marshall PlanJune 1947, U.S. Secretary of State George

Marshall proposed that America give aid to any European country that needed it.

This became known as the Marshall Plan.Marshall Plan: $13 billion in aid given to

Europe.Aid included: food, machines, and rebuilding

materials.

Outcomes of WWIIOutcomes of WWII

7. Formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) & Warsaw Pact

Rival alliances developed post WWII.NATO was developed to protect any nation

who was attacked.Soviet Union viewed NATO as a threat and

developed an alliance known as the Warsaw Pact.

Outcomes of WWIIOutcomes of WWII

The Geneva Convention

Purpose: To ensure the humane treatment of prisoners of war by establishing rules to be followed by all nations.

During WWII: Prisoners in Europe were treated OK (in general). Prisoners in Japan were treated with savagery.

VS.

Beginning of the Cold War

Yalta Conference was a meeting to discuss post-war reconstruction Churchill, Roosevelt

& Stalin February 1945

Soviet Soviet control of control of Eastern Eastern

Europe!@#%!Europe!@#%! Not on my

watch!

Complete # 8 and #9 on your Battle & Events chart.

20th-Century History: 1945-1989: The Cold WarChapter 1: The Cold War: World War II Ends and

the Allied Powers' Friendship Crumbles (1945) 

RECONSTRUCTION

1. Democratic government installed in West Germany & West Berlin

2. Germany & Berlin divided among the four Allied Powers

Efforts to Reconstruct GermanyEfforts to Reconstruct Germany

Post-War West Germany

West Germany quickly emerged as an economic power in post-war Europe Cars Steel Coal

1. U.S. occupied Japan during Truman administration

2. Japan developed as a democracy & economic power

3. Japan’s offensive military capabilities were eliminated

• U.S. guaranteed Japan's security

Efforts to Reconstruct JapanEfforts to Reconstruct Japan

General Douglas General Douglas MacArthurMacArthur

Post-War Japan

Japan emerged as the dominant economy in Asia

By the 1970s, Japan was a world leader in autos and high tech fields

Today, Japan and Germany are two of the strongest democracies in the world

—thanks in large part to America forcing it

upon them after WWII.

Exit Ticket

Compare how the losers of WWI and WWII were treated – use the Venn Diagram.

On the back of your diagram, answer in complete sentences: Which way do you think was better? Why? Provide details to explain why you think so.

Due at the end of the block