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World War II

World War II. The “Big Three”. Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin. Yalta: February, 1945. FDR wants quick Soviet entry into Pacific war. FDR & Churchill agree that Stalin needs a buffer (land) between the Soviet Union and Germany

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World War II

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  1. World War II

  2. The “Big Three” Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt, Joseph Stalin

  3. Yalta: February, 1945 • FDR wants quick Soviet entry into Pacific war. • FDR & Churchill agree that Stalin needs a buffer (land) between the Soviet Union and Germany • FDR & Stalin want some of the land Germany invaded. • FDR and Stalin want a weak Germany. • Churchill wants a strong Germany as a buffer against Stalin • FDR wants the creation of a ‘United Nations’ that will replace the League of Nations

  4. Potsdam Conference:July, 1945 • FDR dead, Churchill out of office as Prime Minister during conference. • Stalin only original. • The United States has the A-bomb. • Allies agree Germany is to be divided into occupation zones • Poland moved around to suit the Soviets. P.M. Clement President Joseph Atlee Truman Stalin

  5. The Manhattan Project:Los Alamos, NM I have become death, the shatterer of worlds! Major GeneralLesley R. Groves Dr. Robert Oppenheimer

  6. Tinian Island, 1945 Little Boy Fat Man Enola Gay Crew

  7. Col. Paul Tibbets & the A-Bomb

  8. Hiroshima – August 6, 1945 • 70,000 killed immediately. • 48,000 buildings. destroyed. • 100,000s died of radiation poisoning & cancer later.

  9. Nagasaki – August 9, 1945 • 40,000 killed immediately. • 60,000 injured. • 100,000s died ofradiation poisoning& cancer later.

  10. Japanese A-Bomb Survivors

  11. V-J Day (September 2, 1945)

  12. Results of World War II

  13. WW II Casualties: Europe Each symbol indicates 100,000 dead in the appropriate theater of operations

  14. WW II Casualties: Asia Each symbol indicates 100,000 dead in the appropriate theater of operations

  15. WW II Casualties • Civilians only. • Army and navy figures. • Figures cover period July 7, 1937 to Sept. 2, 1945, and concern only Chinese regular troops. They do not include casualties suffered by guerrillas and local military corps. • Deaths from all causes. • Against Soviet Russia; 385,847 against Nazi Germany. • Against Soviet Russia; 169,822against Nazi Germany. • National Defense Ctr., CanadianForces Hq., Director of History.

  16. Massive Human Dislocations

  17. The U.S. & the U.S.S.R. Emerged as the Two Superpowers of the later 20c

  18. The Division of Germany:1945 - 1990

  19. The Creation of the U. N.

  20. The Nuremberg War Trials:Crimes Against Humanity

  21. Japanese War Crimes Trials General Hideki Tojo Bio-Chemical Experiments

  22. 7 Future American Presidents Served in World War II

  23. The Emergence of Third World Nationalist Movements

  24. The World We Live in Today Was Formed by the Events of World War II & its immediate aftermath!

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