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LEQ: What will be the short term and long term effects of World War II? Yalta Conference • The Big Three: FDR, Churchill and Stalin • Met in Yalta • Discuss the end of the war and the peace that would follow Yalta Conference • Allowed Stalin to keep territory in Eastern Europe • Agreed to form the United Nations • Soviets agree to help Americans in Pacific Yalta Conference • Agreed to divide Germany and Berlin into 4 sections • One sector for the Americans, Soviets, British and French War Ends in Europe • Hitler’s body found in bunker • Germany surrenders, May 7, 1945 V-E Day (Victory in Europe) • After 6 years, war finally over in Europe THE PRESIDENT IS DEAD! Atomic Bomb • Allies agree that invading mainland Japan would be costly • Harry S. Truman (now president) makes decision to drop atomic bomb The Atomic Bomb • Enola Gay • Hiroshima and Nagasaki • Thousands die due to bombings and radiation poisoning War Ends in the Pacific • V-J Day • August 15, 1945 • Japan surrenders • WWII over United Nations • The United Nations • 50 countries represented • Encouraged cooperation among nations United Nations • Members should respect fundamental human rights and promote the progress and freedom of ALL people United Nations • 1948, Universal Declaration of Human Rights • ALL humans are born free and equal • Called for an end to slavery, torture and inhumane punishment Potsdam Conference • Allied leaders met to discuss the spread of communism and Soviet influence • Truman hoped Stalin would honor his promises from Yalta • Stalin does not Bell Ringer •What is the United Nations and what purpose does it serve? Building a Better World • World Bank • Provide loans and grants to countries for the purpose of reducing poverty Building a Better World • International Monetary Fund • Designed to prevent economic crises and encouraged trade and economic growth • Promote orderly financial relationships between countries Building a Better World • General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade • Set rules and regulations for international trade Life in America after WWII • 12 million men and women who had been serving in the armed forces returned to America Life in America after WWII • GI Bill (Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944) • Helped veterans transition • Money for college • Help finding work • Unemployment benefits Life in America after WWII • Demand for consumer goods rose sharply • Returning vets • The Baby Boom Post War American Politics • Truman’s Fair Deal program • Federal health insurance program • Funding for education • Only a few programs actually became law Review Sheet •Using the knowledge that you have recently gained, you are going to describe the short term and long term effects of WWII.
