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Bellringer. SOL Challenge BJOTD: What is white and fluffy and lives on Mars?. The End of the War and Reconstruction. Destruction of WWII. 40 million Europeans died 2/3 were civilians Billions of dollars in property damage London, Warsaw, Berlin, all destroyed

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  1. Bellringer • SOL Challenge • BJOTD: What is white and fluffy and lives on Mars?

  2. The End of the War and Reconstruction

  3. Destruction of WWII • 40 million Europeans died • 2/3were civilians • Billions of dollars in property damage • London, Warsaw, Berlin, all destroyed • Civilians had no homes, food, jobs, cities….. • Famine set in • Berlin 1945- 4,000 citizens died a day

  4. Reconstruction in Germany • In February 1945 the US, Britain and the Soviet Union met in Yalta • They agreed to divide Germany and Berlin into zones of occupation, controlled by Allied forces • The US and Britain wanted to rebuild the German economy to help stabilize Europe • Stalin wanted to keep Germany weak and divided

  5. Reconstruction in Germany • Western Berlin and Western Germany will become democratic thanks to Western Europe and the US’s help • The West will also become an economic power in postwar Europe • The East, controlled by Stalin will lag behind and will be communist

  6. Nuremberg Trials • Allies put Nazis on trial • In Nuremberg Germany, 22 Nazi leaders were put on trial in the first Nuremberg trials • Charged with “crimes against humanity” • 12 were sentenced to death • 11 were hung and their bodies were burned at Dachau, a concentration camp

  7. To Preserve Peace…The United Nations • 50 countries • Goal- protect the members against aggression • Based in New York • Each nation could cast their vote on issues • Security council • 5 permanent members – Britain, China, France, US and the Soviet Union

  8. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights • Established and adopted by the United Nations • The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was issued in 1948 to protect the dignity and rights of all people • Provided a code of conduct for the treatment of people under the protection of their government

  9. Reconstruction in Japan • 2 million died • Atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki • The capital, Tokyo, had been destroyed • The Allies took away Japan's colonial possessions

  10. Reconstruction in Japan • On August 15, 1945, Emperor Hirohito, made a radio address urging his people to stop fighting and begin reconstruction in Japan • Douglas Macarthur took charge of the US occupation

  11. Demilitarization • MacArthur was determined to fairly control Japan, but he needed to make sure his men were safe • He began the process of demilitarization • Disbanding the Japanese army • Eliminated aggressive abilities • He also brought war criminals to trial • Hideki Tojo was hung • Crated a “safe” Japan • Promised Japan the US would keep them safe

  12. MacArthur brings democracy • The US helped the Japanese create a new constitution, that went into effect on May 3, 1947 • Japan now had a Parliamentary Democracy, like Britain

  13. Macarthur revives Economy • Increased land ownership • Created labor unions • US did not give the Japanese much money, only 2 billion • Japan begins to emerge as a dominant economy in Asia

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