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Post WWII

Post WWII

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9th - 12th Grade

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Ashley Johnston

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​End of WWII

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  • I can analyze the impact of military and diplomatic negotiations between the leaders of Great Britain, the United States and the Soviet Union

  • I can explain post-WWII policies and plans for economic recovery including the Marshall Plan for Europe, MacArthur's Plan for Japan, formation of the UN, NATO, and Warsaw Pact

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  • Josef Stalin (USSR), Winston Churchill (UK), Franklin D Roosevelt (USA)

  • 1943 -Tehran Conference

    • invasion northern France, USSR east

    • Soviet agreement with Japan

  • Feb. 1945 - Yalta Conference

    • Future of Germany, Austria, E. Europe

    • Creation of the UN

  • July 1945 - Potsdam Conference

    • Purge Nazis from Germany

    • Stalin reneges on promises

    • Japan issued warnings to surrender

The Big Three

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  • Demilitarize Germany

  • Germany and Austria divided into four occupational zones

  • Capital of Berlin also divided into 4 zones

  • Free elections in all eastern European countries liberated from Nazi control

  • Stalin says nevermind 4 months later - starts Cold War

  • Nuremberg Trials - to punish crimes of the Nazis

What was the Plan?

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  • Goal: No repeat of the World Wars

  • 1947 - Truman Doctrine

    • prevent the spread of communism

  • George Marshall - plan for Europe

    • $12.5 billion

    • Congress approves after Czechoslovakia falls in 1948

    • Successful

The Marshall Plan

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  • Goal: make peace with and stabilize Japan

  • General Douglas MacArthur's Plan

    • Democratize

    • Stimulate Economic Growth

    • Prevent Future Regression

  • Wartime leaders faced trial and execution

  • New constitution and bill of rights written

    • Constitutional Monarchy

    • Two house legislature elected

  • Redistribution of Land

  • Factory workers could have Unions

  • Demilitarized for offensive purposes

The MacArthur PLan

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  • Goal: replaced the League of Nations

  • 1946 - League of Nations becomes UN

  • Security Council

    • 5 permanent members

    • decided at Yalta Conference

    • 6 others elected by General Assembly

    • SC has veto power

    • Enforces directives

  • General Assembly

    • all member countries have equal vote

    • wields international opinion

The United Nations

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  • June 1948 - USA, UK, and France allow West Germany to be independent

  • Soviet Union blockades West Berlin, attempted to force control

  • USA and UK airlift supplies

  • Last until May 1949

  • Creation of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) - 10 western European countries + USA and Canada

  • 1955 - Creation of Warsaw Pact - seven eastern European countries + USSR

USA versus USSR

​End of WWII

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