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Post World War II saw major changes in Germany and Japan. Germany was divided into East and West, with the Western part under American, British, and French control and aiming to rebuild. The Nuremberg trials prosecuted Nazi leaders for war crimes. Japan lost over 10% of its population and had its military demobilized under American occupation led by Douglas MacArthur, who helped establish a new democratic constitution. War crime trials also took place in Japan. The United Nations was formed with the US, USSR, UK, France and China as permanent Security Council members.
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World war II Part 1
1) Adolf Hitler rose to power in Germany after World War 1 and established the Nazi party, taking over as Chancellor in 1933 and making Germany a dictatorship.
2) Hitler believed in racial supremacy of Aryans and sought to expand German territory to gain Lebensraum for the German people.
3) After taking power, Hitler systematically removed opposition, rearmed Germany in violation of the Treaty of Versailles, and began persecuting Jews, eventually implementing the "Final Solution" to exterminate the Jewish population.
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The Reichstag fire in 1933 allowed the Nazis to seize power in Germany. They blamed communists for starting the fire and used it to suspend civil rights. Later that year, the Nazis won the federal election and Hitler became Chancellor. He established a totalitarian dictatorship where the Nazi party controlled all aspects of public and private life. Soon after taking power, the Nazis began setting up concentration camps to imprison enemies of the state.
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The rise of Nazi Germany was due to several key factors: Germany's defeat in WWI and the harsh Treaty of Versailles led to economic struggles and a desire for revenge. The Great Depression exacerbated unemployment and poverty, making Hitler's promises of stability and prosperity appealing. Pre-existing anti-Semitism also made Jews a convenient scapegoat. Hitler gained power through democratic elections but then consolidated power through increasingly authoritarian means, becoming a dictator by 1937. He remilitarized the country in violation of treaties and embarked on a program of racial purification and persecution of Jews that escalated over time.
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World War II involved two major alliances - the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan against the Allied powers of France, Britain, the Soviet Union, China, and the United States. Key figures included Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany, Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman of the US, and Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union. Major events of the war included Germany's blitzkrieg across Europe, the Holocaust, Pearl Harbor, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. By 1943, German forces lost momentum against the Soviets, and Allied forces invaded from North Africa and Italy, culminating in Germany's surrender in 1945.
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World War II was the largest and deadliest war in history, fought between the Allied powers and Axis powers from 1939 to 1945. Key causes of the war included the Treaty of Versailles which punished Germany after WWI, leading to economic and social crisis. Adolf Hitler and Nazi ideology promoted Aryan supremacy. Major Allied leaders included Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin, while Axis leaders were Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito. Major events were the invasion of Poland in 1939, Operation Barbarossa against the Soviet Union in 1941, and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 which ended the war. Over 50 million people died making it the bloodiest conflict in world history.
Wwi,Wwii, Nationalism
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WWII Review, Origins of the Cold War and Containment Policy
The document provides an overview of the Cold War period from 1945-1965. It summarizes that after WWII, the alliance between the US, Britain, and France on one side and the Soviet Union on the other quickly gave way to suspicion as their interests diverged. This led to the Cold War, characterized by ideological clashes between capitalism/democracy and communism/totalitarianism, and geopolitical tensions as the US sought to contain Soviet expansionism in Europe. Key events that deepened the Cold War included the Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, Berlin Airlift, and formation of NATO and the Warsaw Pact military alliances.
Ww 2 salzer
World War II was the largest war in human history, involving countries around the globe from 1939 to 1945. It resulted in between 45-60 million deaths. The war had several causes, including the outcome of World War I and the Treaty of Versailles, the policy of appeasement, and the rise of totalitarian regimes like Nazi Germany and fascist Italy under Hitler and Mussolini. The war began in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland.
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Nuremberg Trials
The document discusses the Nuremberg trials that took place after World War II. It describes how the Allied powers established the International Military Tribunal to try Nazi war criminals for conspiracy, crimes against peace, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. Twenty-four high-ranking Nazi officials were selected as defendants, including Hermann Goering. Evidence was presented over the course of the trials. Ultimately, three organizations were found guilty, three were acquitted, and several individuals received sentences including eight death sentences for Goering and others. The trials helped document Hitler's rise to power and role in the war, though many other Nazis escaped prosecution.
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