Ch 32-5

Group Discussions

What were the social and economic conditions in Europe in the Years immediately following World War II?

Recognizing effects: How did World War World? Think about the Holocaust, the bombing of cities by several Nations, the internment of Japanese-Americans, and civilian efforts to support the war.

Standards:

I-C.8 Analyze and evaluate the causes, events and impacts of World War II from various perspectives.

Objectives:

Describe conditions in Europe in 1945.

Identify the political consequences about the Allied victory in post-war Europe.

Summarize how defeat and occupation affected political and civic life in Japan.

Describe Japan's postwar Constitution.

WICOR: Writing, Inquiry, Collaboration, Organization and Reading

EQ: What were the social and economic conditions in Europe in the years immediately following World War II?

Devastation in Europe

A harvest of Destruction

Misery continues after the world

Post War government and politics

The Nuremberg trials

Postwar Japan

Occupied Japan

Occupation brings deep changes

Vocabulary:

Nuremberg Trials

Trials of Nazi leaders charged with crimes against humanity, held in Nuremberg, Germany

Demilitarization

Breaking down armed forces

Democratization

Process of creating a government elected by the people