Mr. Mesterhazy’s Class World History II Notes Recovery of Germany and Japan

It was M.A.G.I.C. M - MacArthur rebuilds Japan & Marshall Plan rebuilds W. Germany A - Asia’s economy dominated by Japan/Europe’s by W. Germany G – Guaranteed security by U.S. (Japan & W.Germany) I - Incapable of having military (Japan or W. Germ.) C - Creation of democracy in Japan, W. Germany &W. Berlin

Japan’s Recovery Douglas ____________ is placed in charge of post- war Japan. It is forced to be occupied by the US ___________________. The emperor is abolished and Japan is force to become a ____________. MacArthur writes the Japanese ____________. MacArthur Military Democracy Constitution

Japan’s Recovery After the war Japan’s economy is in ruins and their biggest export is little drink ______________. By the 1970’s though Japan has recovered and dominates the markets of ____________. Today Japan focuses on exports like ________ and technology. Name one Japanese company or product ___________? Umbrellas Asia Cars

Germany Recovery Germany is split in two as a result of the _________ war. The Western part becomes known as __________ Germany. General George _________ comes up with a plan to save Europe known as the ________________ plan. $____________________ dollars are given to the nations of Western Europe. Cold West Marshall American

Germany Recovery W. Germany becomes a strong economy, producing _______, Coal, and Steel. Both countries are founded based on the idea of free ______________. This means the government doesn’t get __________ and it is free to enter the market. Involved Market Iron By the 1970s, Japan was a world leader in autos and high tech fields West West Germany quickly had the largest economy in Europe— production of cars, steel, and coal being very important

Restrictions Both Japan and Germany are not allowed to have a _________ after the war. Instead the US stations __________ in their countries and guarantees their ___________. In case anyone attacks Germany or Japan the US will ____________ them. Military Troops Security Attack

Holocaust the policy of deliberately killing a nationality or ethnic group [C20: from geno-, from Greek genos race + -cide ] noun the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. Definition of Genocide: genocide 1944, apparently coined by Polish-born U.S. jurist Raphael Lemkin in his work "Axis Rule in Occupied Europe" [p.19], in reference to Nazi extermination of Jews, lit. "killing a tribe," from Gk. genos "race, kind" (see genus) + -cide. The proper formation would be *genticide.genus-cide

Holocaust Hitler believed that German’s were the ______________ race. Everyone else was beneath them and at the very bottom were _____________. Hatred of people of Jewish decent is known as Anti- __________________. Hitler was ______________ and blamed both the economic _________________ and Germany’s loss in _______________ on the Jews. Master Jews Semitism Anti - Semitic Depression WWI

Holocaust Hitler develops the idea of a “Final __________________,” to the Jewish ‘________________.’ He creates concentration ___________ to exterminate Jews and other people he deemed not racially pure such as _____________, Homosexuals and the disabled. Gas chambers were used to poison prisoners and ___________ then cremated the bodies. Solution “Problem” Camps Gypsies Ovens

Genocide There are several other examples of ______________ through out History - though the Holocaust is perhaps the most famous. These include: Genocide

Central Africa The elimination of the _________ in Rwanda by the __________. Tutsi Hutu

SE Asia Educated elites, monks, and former government officials in _______________ by the dictator________ ________. CambodiaPolPot

SE Asia Government and Military leaders as well as any anti- communists in the ______________________ by ___________ ______________. Burma (Myanmar) MilitaryDictatorship