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Consequences of WW II. Stats. Costs US – $288 billion Great Britain - $117 billion France – $111.3 billion USSR - $93 billion Germany - $212.3 billion Japan - $41.3 billion. Stats cont. Lives (military) US – 407,318 Great Britain – 272,311 France – 205,707 USSR – 13,600,000
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Stats • Costs • US – $288 billion • Great Britain - $117 billion • France – $111.3 billion • USSR - $93 billion • Germany - $212.3 billion • Japan - $41.3 billion
Stats cont. • Lives (military) • US – 407,318 • Great Britain – 272,311 • France – 205,707 • USSR – 13,600,000 • Germany – 3,300,000 • Japan – 1,140,429
Stats cont. • Lives (civilian) • USA – 0 • Great Britain – 60,595 • France – 173,260 • USSR – 7,720,000 • Germany – 2,893,000 • Japan – 953,000 • Jews – 6,000,000
Devastation in Europe • Few cities remained undamaged • London, Warsaw, Berlin nearly completely destroyed • Agriculture completely destroyed • Transportation systems destroyed
Governments / Politics • Following defeat of Germany • Several governments returned • Belgium, Holland, Norway • Other countries blamed former gov’t • Ger, Italy, France
Governments / Politics • Communist party promised change • Membership skyrocketed • Anxious to speed up • Violent strikes to take over • Membership declined
Nuremberg Trials • International Military Tribunal • Many Germany leaders committed suicide • Others faced charges of committing “crimes against humanity” • All found guilty • Sentenced to hang (Oct. 16, 1946) • Bodies burned at concentration camp of Dachau
Japan • Occupation • MacArthur • Demilitarization • War Crimes Trial • Democratization • New constitution • Empire Constitutional Monarchy
Japan cont. • New constitution • May 3, 1947 • Elected two house Parliament (Diet) • Prime Minister • Bill of Rights • Individual freedoms • Japan could no longer make war
Japan cont. • September 1951 • Formal peace treaty signed • Six months later occupation ends • US military presence remains to protect