Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Aim: What were the effects of World War II?

BATTLE IN THE PACIFIC
Nagasaki video
Hiroshima Renactment
Color Video of War in Pacific
Mussolini Excecution Newsreel
Do Now: Do you think the war will solve all the problems these nations had before?
https://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AUbwsNpW7pxaZGdxdjQ2OGZfMTM5ZmNmcnEzcXg&hl=en
I. Social? Economic effects


-In all, 61 countries with 1.7 billion people, three-fourths of the world's population, took part. In terms of money spent, it has been put at more than $1 trillion, which makes it more expensive than all other wars combined.-

a. Tremendous casualties: Military and civilian 55 million dead—25 million of those military and 30 million civilian. (Not including 11million due to the holocaust.)

- The human cost of the war fell heaviest on the USSR, for which the official total, military and civilian, is given as more than 20 million killed.

b. Tremendous destruction in almost 60 countries =more than $1 trillion

-The U.S. spent the most money on the war, an estimated $341 billion, including $50 billion for lend-lease supplies, of which $31 billion went to Britain, $11 billion to the Soviet Union, $5 billion to China, and $3 billion to 35 other countries. Germany was next, with $272 billion; followed by the Soviet Union, $192 billion; and then Britain, $120 billion; Italy, $94 billion; and Japan, $56 billion.

I. Social? Economic effects

a. Tremendous casualties:

b. Tremendous destruction

1. homelessness , displaced people

c. Holocaust : emotional

1. Nuremburg trials

a. war criminals tried

2. De-nazification- lesser trials, weakens still organized Nazi’s

d. Government destroyed

1. Italy, Germany, Japan

e. Cold war between superpowers

Communists USSR VS USA Democracy

II Territorial effects


a. Russia to get some territory in East Asia & Eastern Europe

b. Germany divided by 4

1. US

2. French

3. USSR

4. English

III United Nations (UN), international organization of countries created to promote world peace and cooperation.


A. Purpose

1. Maintain international peace

2. Develop friendly relations

3. Cooperate in solving problems – Economics, social, cultural, humanitarian,

4. Help nations reach goals

B. major council to ensure purposes

1. Many smaller agencies: World Health Organization and UNICEF

C. Different from League of Nations

1. UN is not part of Peace treaty

2. All Major Nations involved including US and USSR

3. Military force

4. Each country, no matter how large or small, has an equal voice and vote

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