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Impact of WWIISS6H7b. Explain the impact of
WWII in terms of the Holocaust, the origins of the
Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers.
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E.Q.
• How did WWII impact the world in terms of the Holocaust, the origins of the Cold War, and the rise of Superpowers?
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Holocaust Key Facts
• Holocaust: systematic killing of 6 million Jews• Key person: Adolph Hitler
• Time period: WWII• Genocide: planned killing of a race of people• How:
– 1. identified Jews with yellow star– 2. took away rights/freedoms– 3. gathered/imprisoned Jews in ghettos– 4. shipped Jews to concentration camps
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Concentration Camps
Left• Old, weak, young • Sent to “showers”• Gassed to death• cremated
Right• Workers• Sent to showers• Heads shaved• Given prison clothes• Tattooed with number• Worked to death
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Not Just Jews Killed
• Political prisoners• Mentally ill• Disabled• Gypsies, Poles, and others
Helene Gotthold, a Jehovah's Witness, was beheaded for her religious beliefs on December 8, 1944, in Berlin. She is pictured with her children. Germany, June 25, 1936.
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After
• Survivors – no homes left• United Nations divided Palestine into Arab
and Jewish “states” (countries)• Israel became a Jewish nation - 1948
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Page169 CRCT Test Prep#435. What is genocide?The planned killing of a race of people#436. Who created the country of Israel?United Nations#437. Who was spared in the Holocaust?None of the above#438. What actions did the United Nations take as
a result of the Holocaust?Created a Jewish state and made genocide a crime
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Cold WarKey Facts
• When: end of WWII – 1945• What: period of distrust and misunderstanding• Who: between Soviet Union (U.S.S.R.) & U.S.A.
(and former allies)• Why: Soviet Union was communist/command
(strong central government controls businesses). U.S.A. believed businesses should be privately owned.
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Eastern Bloc vs. Western Bloc
Eastern (red)• Soviet Union• Most eastern European
countries
Western (blue)• U.S.A.• Most western European
countries
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Germany
• Divided after WWII into 4 parts • 1948: divided into West
Germany (free) and East Germany (Soviet controlled)
• Capital – Berlin – divided into East Berlin and West Berlin
• 1961: Berlin Wall built to separate city
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Fears
• Each side believed the other wanted to rule the world.
• People feared a nuclear war would happen.• Countries formed alliances for protection.• 1949
– Western Bloc plus Canada formed North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
– Eastern Bloc formed Warsaw Pact
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CRCT Test Prep page 170439. Which country was the leader of the Eastern Bloc? Soviet Union440. What 2 terms describe the dividing line between eastern
& western, communist & noncommunist areas?Berlin Wall & Iron Curtain441. Which was 1 of the areas of disagreement between the
U.S.S.R. & the U.S. during the Cold War?Best type of economic system442. When was the Cold War?After WWII443. The Warsaw Pact was to the U.S.S.R. as NATO was to theU.S.
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Rise of the SuperpowersU.S.A.
• Constitutional Republic, Free market
• Permanent seat on U.N. Security Council
• 4th most populated country in world
• Powerful military support from NATO
• Largest navy in world• Military bases all over world• CIA (spies)• Large reserve of nukes• Influenced world events
Soviet Union• Communist, Command• Permanent seat on U.N.
Security Council• Largest country in the world• Military and space technology• World-wide spy network (KGB)• One of largest stockpiles of
nukes in world• Influenced world events
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CRCT Test Prep page 171
444. As a world superpower, the U.S.S.R. hadA seat on the UN Security Council445. As a world superpower, the U.S. hadMilitary bases all over the world446. Which condition is required to be a world
superpower?Influence over world events
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
• Problem: Soviet Union spent $$$$$$$– Putting down revolts in its countries – protecting its borders – keeping up with the arms race against the U.S.A
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Collapse of the Soviet Union1985
• leader Mikhail Gorbachev – reduced government control
of business – increased freedom for
citizens
Result– improved relations with
U.S.A. – inspired other Eastern Bloc
countries to demand freedom
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German Reunification• Nov 1989: Berlin Wall
torn down• Germany began to reunify• Germany was 1 country
again in 1990• Cold War was over• Soviet republics gained
freedom from Soviet Union.
• Many new countries were made. Russia is the largest.
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CRCT Test Prep pages 172
447. Why did Gorbachev reduce government control of the economy?
An unstable economy due to increased military spending
448. What marked the end of the Cold War?Destruction of the Berlin Wall449. What was the largest country created from
the former Soviet Union?Russia