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The End of World War II

The End of World War II. By: George Logan, E.J. Justis, Dominick Reyes, Alex Stude, and Kyle deLeon. Horrors of the Holocaust . Allies were aware of these camps. They learned what was going on in these camps only at the end of the war.

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The End of World War II

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  1. The End of World War II By: George Logan, E.J. Justis, Dominick Reyes, Alex Stude, and Kyle deLeon

  2. Horrors of the Holocaust • Allies were aware of these camps. • They learned what was going on in these camps only at the end of the war. • Dwight Eisenhower described it as: “ Ruthless disregard with every sense of decency.” along with inhumane. • Camps were liberated almost immediately.

  3. War Crimes Trials • Axis Powers are charged with war crimes. • Trials were held in Nuremberg. • Trials discredited Totolitarianistic ideology. • Nearly 200 Germans and Austrians were tried. • Many: • received death sentences. • were imprisoned. • were accused of these crimes and were never captured or put to trial (mainly in Japan) • showed that the military or political leaders should be fined instead of the men.

  4. Occupying Allies • War crimes discredited totalitarian ideology. • US tried to ensure peace in Europe. • Japan and Germany tried to create new governments such as a new democratic situation (mainly occurred in Germany and Japan) • General MacArthur encouraged Japan to create a new constitution.

  5. Establishing the UN • April 1945- delegates from 50 nations met at San Francisco to draft a charter for the United Nations. • The United Nations is more involved in worldly affairs than the League of Nations (its predecessor). • Every nation in the U.N. (under the UN Charter) has one vote in the General Assembly. • The Security council is much smaller than the General Assembly but has more power. • The permanent U.N. members which are the U.S., The Soviet Union (now Russia), Britain, France, and China all have the right to veto any council decision. • The Security Council has the power to apply economic sanctions and send a peace keeping military force to resolve disputes.

  6. Establishing the UN (Continued) • Since the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, more acts of peacekeeping have been approved. • The U.N. does more than peacekeeping they: • stop disease outbreaks • create better education • protect refugees • help organizations to economically grow. • Organizations such as the “World Health Organization” and the “Food and Agricultural Organization” have helped millions around the world.

  7. The Alliance Breaks Apart • The Soviet Union and the nations of the west cooperated to defeat Germany • Allies set up councils with Britain, France, China, United States, and Soviet union to keep peace • Several peace agreements were created with axis powers in 1947 • German reparations cased tension to greaten between the powers • This tension led to the cold war • Was a state of tension and hostility between nations aligned with US and nation aligned with the Soviet Union

  8. The Alliance Breaks Apart (Continued) • Stalin had two goals during cold war: • spread communism • create a zone of friendly governments as a defense against Germany • Roosevelt and Churchill rejected Stalin’s views and made him promise “free elections.” • Stalin Ignored it and his influence cased rapid spread of communism. • Poland, Czechoslovakia, and elsewhere destroyed local political parties for communism • They assassinated democratic leaders • By 1948 pro-Soviet communist government were in place throughout Europe

  9. Helping a Ravaged Europe

  10. Truman’s at it Again

  11. Tensions Rise

  12. Work Cited • "Allied-occupied Germany." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 18 May 2014. Web. 20 May 2014. • "Flags Associated with the Cold War 1946 to 1992." ZFC -. Web. 20 May 2014. • "The Holocaust | Publish with Glogster!" Glogster. Web. 20 May 2014. • "Internet WereldwijdGemonitord - Ergens in NL." Ergens in NL. Web. 20 May 2014. • "Truman Library - Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Subject Guide." Truman Library - Nuremberg War Crimes Trials Subject Guide. Web. 20 May 2014. • "United Nations Charter." Flickr. Yahoo! Web. 20 May 2014. • "United Nations "Fight For Freedom" Poster." Wikimedia. Web. 20 May 2014. • "European Alliances This Map Shows the Birth of NATO and It's Original Member Nations along with Warsaw Pact Nations." Nato Map. Web. 20 May 2014.

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