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Europe and Japan in Ruins 16.5. Europe 40 million dead – Russia 20,000,000 – Germany 6,000,000 Cities destroyed London, Warsaw, Berlin destroyed Displaced.

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1 Europe and Japan in Ruins 16.5

2 Europe 40 million dead – Russia 20,000,000 – Germany 6,000,000 Cities destroyed London, Warsaw, Berlin destroyed Displaced persons Famine, disease

3 Postwar Governments and Politics Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway rebuilt government fast Communist party appealed to many – France, Italy, Greece, Turkey – Violent communist strikes – Italy and France voted against Communists

4 Postwar Japan General MacArthur Occupied Japan Demilitarization War crime trials: Tojo Economy – Increase land ownership, labor unions Democratization – Constitutional monarchy

5 Occupation Brings Deep Changes Emperor became a symbol Republic: people voted, Diet, Prime Minister, bill of rights US leaves in 1951 US military bases still in Japan Allies with the US Russia and United States become world’s super powers


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