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After WWII

After WWII. Stalin, FDR, and Churchill discuss what should happen to the Axis powers after the war. How were the former Axis leaders held accountable for their actions?. The Nuremberg Trials. Wikipedia.org. Post War Germany.

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After WWII

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  1. After WWII Stalin, FDR, and Churchill discuss what should happen to the Axis powers after the war.

  2. How were the former Axis leaders held accountable for their actions? The Nuremberg Trials Wikipedia.org

  3. Post War Germany • Marshall Plan: US Secretary of State George Marshall’s proposal to rebuild Europe. • Aid was offered to Stalin, but he refused Pbs.org George Marshall

  4. What was the Marshall Plan? -- Between 1948-51, the plan provided $13 billion to Western European nations. They used the money to build new housing, rebuild factories and cities, and get their economies growing again. -- The goal was containment – to block the further expansion of communism (the gov’t of the Soviet Union)

  5. Map of Cold-War era Europe showing countries that received Marshall Plan aid. The red columns show the relative amount of total aid per nation.

  6. Answer the following questions:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjSBZLSpD8Q&safe=active • What do you see in the video? • Write six descriptions

  7. Post War Japan The US led the Allies in the occupation and rehabilitation of the Japanese state. Between 1945-52, the US occupying forces, led by General MacArthur, enacted widespread military, political, economic, and social reforms.

  8. How it was decided… In a series of wartime conferences, countries discussed how to… • disarm Japan • deal with its colonies • stabilize the economy • prevent the remilitarization of Japan in the future.

  9. Although other countries were involved, MacArthur had the final authority to make all decisions. The occupation of Japan can be divided into three phases: • Initial effort to punish and reform Japan • Work to revive the Japanese economy • Conclusion of a formal peace treaty and alliance. MacArthur and Hirohito

  10. Japan punished For its past militarism and expansion by convening war crime trials in Tokyo.

  11. Results of Allied occupation • New constitution • Downgrading the emperor’s status to that of a figurehead without political control • Parliamentary system of government • Greater rights for women • Renouncing the right to wage war

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