1 / 18

End of WW2

End of WW2. The Great Land Grab What happened to Germany Birth of 2 super powers Canada Displaced Persons (DP) Newfoundland, Resources. V.E Day: The war in Europe ends on May 8, 1945. Nazi Germany surrenders when Soviet (Russian) forces enter the city of Berlin. The End of the War.

claudia-fitzpatrick
Download Presentation

End of WW2

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. End of WW2 The Great Land Grab What happened to Germany Birth of 2 super powers Canada Displaced Persons (DP) Newfoundland, Resources

  2. V.E Day: The war in Europe ends on May 8, 1945. Nazi Germany surrenders when Soviet (Russian) forces enter the city of Berlin The End of the War Hoisting the Soviet Flag in Berlin

  3. Satellite Nations… • Stalin never allowed truly free elections. • Instead, communist governments were installed in many Eastern European nations. • Main Purpose? • Protect USSR from invasion from the West • Buffer Zone

  4. Post War Germany

  5. August 6, 1945, a lone American bomber flew high over the Japanese city of Hiroshima Dropped a single bomb named “Little Boy” 1st atomic bomb unleashed on the world The End of the WarThe A-Bomb

  6. V- J Day • Japan surrendered August 14 – 1945 • The War was OVER!!!! • The new world order • Two new world super – powers • Atomic age • A territorial war based on ideas (communism vs. free democracy / capitalism) • The Cold War begins

  7. New Superpowers • The United States and the USSR (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) • Each nation was strong enough to greatly influence world events. Harry Truman President of the USA Stalin – Premier of USSR

  8. Containment Policy • George Kennan, career Foreign Service Officer • Formulated the policy of “containment”: • US would not get rid of communism, but would not allow it to spread. • US would “contain” communism where it already existed.

  9. Canada • Displaced Persons • Newfound Land • Resources • An area of optimism and pessimism • Middle power – cold war

  10. Newfoundland • Newfoundland, although proving to be of strategic importance during WW2 is afraid it will loose its independence and become a colony of Britain • Problem: How does it prevent itself from falling to economic ruin

  11. Referendum #1 People of Newfoundland voted on all 3 options No single option received a majority vote Re-vote Referendum #2 People of Newfoundland voted on 2 options: Self-government or union with Canada Referendums

  12. Those in the out-posts, fisheries, loggers and miners voted with Joey Smallwood for confederation with Canada Wanted financial security and stability The Merchants voted for “responsible self-government” Feared the market might move Referendum Results

  13. 52% of Islanders favoured joining Canada 48% of islanders were for responsible self-government April 1, 1949 Newfoundland became Canada’s 10th province and Joey Smallwood became Canada’s last father of confederation Joey Smallwood first premier of Newfoundland - Referendum Results – March 31, 1949 Last Father of Confederation

  14. Topic 3 Resources To Meet American Demand

  15. Natural Resources and mega projects CANDU reactors Nuclear power Oil and gas Lumber, pulp and paper Natural Resources Hydro electric • Mega-projects • Pipeline • St. Lawrence Seaway • Hydro-electric dam Mining and aggregates Metals / minerals

  16. Discovery of oil in Leduc Alberta, 1947 Mining – fueling the American demand for wood, coal, iron, aluminum and copper Resources

  17. Lumber – feeding American demand Nuclear power – CANDU Reactor Resources continued

  18. Resources • So how do we move these resources? • Ship – St. Lawrence Seaway • Rail • Pipeline • Highway – Trans Canada Highway

More Related