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Quiz. Which 5 countries hold permanent seats on the Security Council of the United Nations? As a result of this conference, “stern justice” would be handed out to war criminals of WW2.

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  1. Quiz • Which 5 countries hold permanent seats on the Security Council of the United Nations? • As a result of this conference, “stern justice” would be handed out to war criminals of WW2. • The first time in history that war time criminals were held accountable for their actions was during was after WW2. What was the name of the trials? • From which country or countries were the individuals tried from during the Trials? • The United Nations was created in April of 1946. This “Town Meeting of the World” would replace which weak committee that the United States never even joined?

  2. Potsdam Conference • Germany divided into four zones • US, Britain, France, and Soviet Union • Berlin divided into four zones • Located deep in the Soviet zone

  3. Impact of the War

  4. Economic Gains • Unemployment fell to 1.2% • Paychecks rose 70% • Farm income tripled • Women entered the workforce

  5. Population Shifts • States with military bases and defense industries swelled • African Americans moved North in large numbers • Housing shortages • Food shortages

  6. Social Adjustments • Mothers raised children • Marriage booms • Divorce booms

  7. GI Bill of Rights • Provided education and training for vets • Paid by Federal Government • Half of the 7.8 million vets attended college • Proved federal loan guarantees to buy houses, farms, and start businesses

  8. African Americans in the Military • All-black units • Segregated Camps

  9. African Americans at Home • 330,000 blacks left the South • Moved West and North • Tensions arose • Detroit Riots of 1943

  10. Japanese Americans • Internment Camps • Many Japanese Americans volunteered for military service • Korematsu v. United States • Internment Camps were a “military necessity” • Japanese American Citizens League • Reparations given to those who were sent to camps

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