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Post WWII

Post WWII. Post War Treaties. WWI – WWII – . Conferences. During and after WWII a series of conferences were held to determine the nature of the post-war effort in Europe Atlantic Charter (1941) Tehran (1943) Yalta (1945) Potsdam (1945). The Atlantic Charter. (Aug. 1941)

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Post WWII

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  1. Post WWII

  2. Post War Treaties • WWI – • WWII –

  3. Conferences • During and after WWII a series of conferences were held to determine the nature of the post-war effort in Europe • Atlantic Charter (1941) • Tehran (1943) • Yalta (1945) • Potsdam (1945)

  4. The Atlantic Charter

  5. (Aug. 1941) • Roosevelt and Churchill • Publicly announced

  6. Atlantic Charter (Aug. 1941) • Kept with the ideology of Wilson’s 14 points • No new territory for US or GB • No territorial changes w/out consent of people • People can choose own gov’t • Establish a system of general security

  7. Teheran Conference (Nov. 1943) • First time the “Big 3” meet together • Churchill, Roosevelt & Stalin • Made plans for invasion of France (D-Day) • Tentative plans for dealing w/ Poland and Germany after the war

  8. Yalta (Feb. 1945) • Big Three • Stalin, Roosevelt & Churchill

  9. Yalta (Feb. 1945) • Churchill and Roosevelt ask Stalin for support against Japan • Stalin says USSR can help as soon as Germany surrenders • Gets territory in East Asia as part of deal • Discuss future of Poland, Germany & Eastern Europe

  10. Yalta (Feb. 1945) • Have to decide: • What to do w/Germany • What to do w/German controlledterritory

  11. Yalta

  12. Yalta (Feb. 1945) • East Poland to Russia • East Germany to Poland • Eastern Europe gets free elections • Germany split into post-war occupation zones

  13. The Occupation of Germany

  14. The Occupation of Berlin

  15. Potsdam (July 1945) • Stalin, Truman and Attlee • Demilitarization • Denazification • Democracy (?) • War crimes tribunal (Nuremburg trials) • Conflict emerges as Truman expresses disapproval with the pro-Soviet gov’ts that had been set up in Eastern Europe • Stalin says that any freely elected governments in Eastern Europe would be anti-Soviet and he says “that we cannot allow”

  16. Post-War Occupation of Germany • At Yalta the Big 3 agree to administer each of the 4 occupation zones consistently

  17. Post-War Occupation of Germany • Soviet Union wants to punish Germany b/c of terrible losses suffered during the war • Dismantled factories • Sent heavy machinery, trucks and trains and shipped them to Russia • US spends $13b on rebuilding effort in West Germany and Berlin

  18. Post-War Occupation of Japan • US occupied Japan • Demilitarized and imposed reparations • Reparations suspended, capitalist economy and democratic gov’t established

  19. UN is created • Security Council • 5 Permanent members • 10 Elected members (rotating 2-yr terms)

  20. UN is created • Permanent Members • US, China, Russia, France, GB • Elected Members (2011) • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Germany and Portugal (Europe) • Brazil, Columbia (S. America) • Lebanon (Middle East) • India (S. Asia) • Gabon, Nigeria, S. Africa (Africa)

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