Impact of World War II
WHII.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 Independence
India 1947
Palestine 1948
Libya 1951
Egypt 1952
Vietnam 1954
South Africa 1960
2) ____________________________
Nazi leaders at the Nuremberg Tribunals
Hideki Tojo at the Tokyo Tribunals
3) ____________________________
Peacekeeping organization
that 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 & Alliances
The 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 ______________ control
4) 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
