1. Effects of WWII and Origins of the Cold War

2. Effects of WWII
Use of atom bomb creates new military tension between the U.S. and Soviet Union called the Cold War – arms race, space race, spread of communism, fear
World governing body the United Nations is created

3. 3. Germany is divided among the allied countries – East = USSR, West = U.S. G.B. and France
4. U.S. creates a new constitution for Japan – emperor loses all power
Japanese delegation on U.S.S. Missouri surrendering at the end of WWII

4. 5. Former Nazi leaders are put on trial for war crimes
6. Rise of the U.S. and the Soviet Union as the two world “superpowers”
7. Soviets gain control of Eastern European countries.
Nazi war trials held in Nuremberg, Germany

5. Origins of the Cold War
Very different political and economic theories:
U.S. = Democracy
Capitalism
Free Markets
vs.
Soviet Union = Communism
State controlled economy
No opposing political parties

6. The U.S. was angry that Stalin originally supported Hitler 2.
The U.S. was angry that Stalin originally supported Hitler
Soviet Union angry that U.S. kept the atomic bomb a secret
Hitler and Stalin political cartoon
Scientists of the Manhattan Project watching the test atomic bomb in the New Mexico desert

7. 3. Soviet Union prevents free elections and democracies in Eastern European countries (satellite nations)
4. In response to the Soviet Union’s growth – The U.S. adopts a policy of containment = to stop the spread of communism.

8. 5. Differences over what to do with Germany
- U.S./Britain/France = Western Germany = Rebuild
- Soviet Union = Eastern Germany = Keep weak to prevent future aggression
Construction of the Berlin Wall