Impact of World War IIWHII.12c

Main Ideas The outcomes of World War II included the war crimes trials, the division of Europe,

plans to rebuild Germany and Japan, and the establishment of international cooperative organizations.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights was issued in 1948 to protect the “inherent dignity and…the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family….”

Main Outcomes of World War II

1) ___________________________

Country Date of IndependenceIndia 1947Palestine 1948Libya 1951Egypt 1952Vietnam 1954South Africa 1960

2) ____________________________

Nazi leaders at the Nuremberg Tribunals

Hideki Tojo at the Tokyo Tribunals

3) ____________________________

Peacekeeping organizationthat replaced the League of Nations

4) ____________________________

Protects all human beings, regardless of nationality, from abuse by their governments

5) ____________________________

These two countries emerged from World War II as the most powerful

6) ____________________________

Europe became divided between the communist east and the free west

7) _____________________________

The U.S. provided billions of dollars in loans to rebuild western Europe

8) ______________________________

Two military alliances formed around the opposing forces of the U.S. and U.S.S.R.

Reconstruction of Germany

1) ______________________________

Former Nazi officials were prohibited from serving in the government

2) ___________________________

West Germany and West Berlin held free and fair elections for the first time since Hitler

took power

3) ______________________________

West Germany was occupied by the U.S., France & U.K.; East Germany was occupied by

the U.S.S.R.

4) ____________________________

BMW was one of many successful German businesses of the post-WWII era

Reconstruction of Japan

1) ____________________________

The United States army temporarily controlled Japan after World War II and wrote the

Japanese “Peace Constitution”

2) ___________________________

The military and the Emperor were stripped of their powers. Japan held free and fair elections.

3) _____________________________

The U.S. established permanent military bases in Japan to protect against threats from the

Soviet Union, China and, later, North Korea

4) _____________________________

Japan became a leading manufacturer of automobiles and electronics

Peacekeeping & AlliancesThe United Nations

1) Allied leaders agreed upon the final details of the United Nations at the ____ ___________ Conference.

2) The main goals of the United Nations are _____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________.

3) The main deliberative body of the United Nations is the _____________ ___________.4) The main peacekeeping body of the UN is the _________________ _______________.

Its five permanent members, _____________, _________________, _______________, ________________ and _______________ all have veto power over the decisions of the council.

5) During the ________ War, both the United States and the Soviet Union exercised their veto power to block each others’ resolutions, necessitating the formation of two separate military alliances.

NATO

1) N__________ A_______________ T__________ O_________________

2) Country providing main military power: _________________________

3) Purpose of NATO: Stop the spread of ___________________

4) Area protected by NATO: ___________ Europe

Warsaw Pact

1) Where is Warsaw? ______________2) Country providing main military

power: ______________________3) Purpose of Warsaw Pact: Maintain

______________ control4) Area protected by Warsaw Pact:

______________ Europe

Answer Key (pages 1-2) Loss of empires by European powers War crimes trials Establishment of the United Nations The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Establishment of two major powers in the world: The United States and the U.S.S.R. Division of Europe, Iron Curtain Marshall Plan Formation of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Warsaw Pact

Scrambled Answer Bank (Pages 3-5) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Democratic government installed in West Germany and West Berlin Democratic government installed in Japan San Francisco Communism Communist in Poland Emergence of Japan as dominant economy in Asia United States occupation of Japan under MacArthur’s administration De-nazification of Germany Western Eastern General Assembly Cold guarantee of Japan’s security by the United States Germany and Berlin divided among the four Allied powers United States Emergence of West Germany as an economic power in postwar Europe Warsaw Pact Protecting peace, promoting economic development, protecting human rights and providing humanitarian

aid Security Council US, China, Russia, France, Britain