Rebuilding Begins

1
Rebuilding Begins

• After the War

2
Wars Over, Now what?

• Allies want to rebuild
• The war torn nations
• Plan out the next steps

3
The Yalta Conference

• The Big Three Met
• Roosevelt
• Stalin
• Churchill
• They discussed plans
• Divide Germany into zones
• Soviet
• American
• English
• French
• Create a peace keeping organization
• The United Nations (U.N.)
• Not all of them agreed

4
Yalta Aftermath

• Roosevelt dies
• Poland is an issue
• The British want it free
• The Soviets want more control of the country
• The Soviets agreed to join the war in the Pacific
• The Soviets take over Poland-can they be trusted?

5
Whos Responsible

• Who is responsible for the death camps?
• Hitlers Dead!
• The Nuremberg Trials
• Nazi Leaders put on trial

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Nuremberg Trials

• Held in the city of Nuremberg
• Most of the leaders were found guilty
• Most were sentenced to death
• Did they deserve this?
• Are they guilty?
• Where they following orders?
• They were responsible!

7
Occupation of Japan

• Japan was occupied by the U.S.
• General Mac Arthur was in charge
• Japanese leaders put on trial
• Including Tojo
• Mac Arthur changed their economics
• He transformed their government
• New Constitution-Democracy
• Emperors dont rule-ceremonial
• Mac Arthur Constitution