1. Notes Aftermath of WWII

2. I. Treaties to End WWII A. since Germany and Japan
both had unconditional
surrender there were no
treaties negotiated
B. only conferences held by
Allied Powers to discuss
outcomes and changes

3. II Yalta and Potsdam Conference
A. FDR/Truman (US), Churchill (GB) and Stalin (USSR)
attended for the purpose of discussing Asia and Europe’s
postwar reorganization
B. What happened to Germany?
1. forced demilitarization and give up all conquered land
2. Germany had to pay war reparation and forced to help
rebuild after war
3. Poland gains independence again and ended up
becoming a communist country

4. 4. Germany was divided into Communist East and
Democratic West because of the conflicts
between Stalin and FDR/Churchill
East is the Beast and the West is the Best
Berlin was divided into 4 sections – Occupation
by allies for several years
6. hunt down Nazi war criminals for the
International Military Tribunal – war crimes
violations

6. German War Tribunal
Photo from Poland near
Ghettos

7. 1. forced to demilitarize and give up all conquered land
What happened to Japan?
1. forced to demilitarize and give up all
conquered land
2. occupied by the US until 1952
3. had to create a new gov’t – Constitutional
Monarchy
4. International Military Tribunal of the Far East
focused more on Tojo than the emperor
Contest
First 100 dead wins!

8. Shiro Ishii, commander of Unit 731.
Tojo’s attempted suicide after war trial – held responsible for millions of innocent deaths
Shiro Ishii, commander of Unit 731.
Gen. Yamasitha

9. III. United Nations (UN)
A. formed in mid-1945
B. has written laws, requirements
of member states
C. almost every country belonged
D. it has a military to enforce rules
– led by Security Council
(several countries)
E. all members have to help fund
the UN
UN has 3 branches of gov’t
Rotation of responsibility

10. 196 Members today
What countries do you think have the 5 permanent seats on the Security Council?

11. IV. Important Results of WWII:
A. Soviet Union got to keep most of the land they
conquered
B. Britain and France were weakened - lost colonies in
Africa and Asia
C. US no longer could stay isolated, now world power
D. UN established to promote peace
E. Germany, Italy and Japan stripped of land seized
F. Germany occupied by Britain, US and Soviet Union
– Germany split in half
G. Soviet Union dominated Eastern Europe –
Communism spread increase in the “Red Scare”
H. Japan occupied until 1952, Emperor had to step
down
I. over $2.2 trillion spent on war and close to
60 million dead
J. Dawn of the Nuclear Age and Cold War

12. What is this graph saying about unemployment during WWII?
What is this graph saying about wages during WWII?