Aftermath of World War II
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Aftermath of World War II
Dealing with Enemies – Old and New
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GermanyUnconditional surrender
May 8, 1945
Morgenthau PlanDismembermentDemilitarizationDeindustrialization
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Potsdam PlanFour occupation zones
Some land to Poland
Denazification
Expulsions
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Nuremberg Trials
DeathMartin Borman (Nazi Party Secretary)Wilhelm Frick (authored Nuremberg Laws)Hermann Göring (Hitler’s Second)Joachim von Ribbentrop (Foreign Minister)
PrisonRudolph Hess (Hitler’s Deputy)Albert Speer (Hitler’s Architect)
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JapanUnconditional Surrender
August 9, 1945
US Occupation1945-52Gen. MacArthur
No military
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Japanese War Crimes Trials
• At surrender over 500 officers commit suicide
• Emperor is exonerated; remains figurehead
• About 900 tried and executed – mostly for treatment of Allied prisoners
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The United NationsDumbarton Oaks, 1944
Major Features
Yalta, 1945Expanded membership
San Francisco, 1945United Nations Charter
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The United NationsHQ: New York City
Money donated by John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Security CouncilFive “permanent” members have vetoUS, UK, France, Russia, China
1946: League of Nations is dissolved
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Eleanor RooseveltAppointed by Truman as UN DelegateInstrumental in creating Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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Election of 1948Truman
Support for Israel
Embraces Civil RightsIntegration of military
Push for health care reform
Trying to keep New Deal legacy alive
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Election of 1948
TrumanExpected to lose
George Dewey, Republican
Democratic defectorStrom Thurmond“Dixiecrat” Party
“Whistle Stop” Tour
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