Download Unit 6 - World War I

Vocabulary 
Term
Knowledge
Connections
Pick an additional World War II term
Definition
Picture
Essential Question
How were the costs of World War II
different from previous wars?
What were the outcomes of World War II?
→ Ended the spread of totalitarian
governments
→ Wartime production ended the
Great Depression
→ The United States emerged as
a superpower
→ Atomic weapons threatened
world safety
What were the costs of the war?
→ Between 37 and 51 million people were
killed
(more civilians than soldiers)
→ Costs of war totaled over one trillion
dollars
→ Two out of every three European Jews
were killed
How were losing Asian nations treated?
Japan
U.S. troops occupied and ran Japan’s government
Under control of Gen. Douglas MacArthur
The U.S. led government:
 Reduced Japan’s military
 Created a democratic constitution
 Gave more rights to women
 Granted more land to farmers
How were losing European nations treated?
Occupied by armies from all
four major allied nations
Germany
Disagreed over what to
do with Germany
Conflict results in a divided Germany…
and a divided world
Did any new problems arise?
Democratic nations such as:
Britain, France, and the US
disagreed
with
Communist nations such as:
the Soviet Union
Although these nations had fought together in the war…
They distrusted each other
A “cold war” was on the horizon
Essential Question
How were the costs of World War II
different from previous wars?
World War II
World War I
Total
Deaths
Civilian
and
Military
Stats
Treatment
of
Losing
Nations