In February 1945, for 8 days, Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin met at the Black Sea resort city of Yalta, in the Soviet Union. Roosevelt managed to convince Churchill to agree to seperating Germany into 4 zones; American, British, Soviet, and French. Stalin also promised "free and unfettered elections," and agreed with joining the war against Japan. He also agreed to participate in the international conference in April at San Francisco, forming the United Nations.
Meanwhile in Germany, the Nuremberg trials were happening, arresting or sentencing deaths to Nazis. Hitler's most trusted party officials, government ministers, military leaders, and powerful industrialists were put on trail, sentencing 12 out of the 24 to death. Two hundred Nazi's were found guilty later on, but many others did go free. Many non-Germans argue that the trials were too easy on the defendents.
Trials were also happening for the Japanese, causing the execution of Prime Minster Tojo. In 1945-1952, General MacArthur in Japan, introduced free-market practices, as well as a constitution for woman suffrage and basic freedoms for citizens known as the MacArthur Constitution.
In the US, 1978, the Japanese American Citizens League got Reagan to sign a bill giving $20,000 to every Japanese-American that was sent to a relocation camp during the war.
Meanwhile, Stalin began installing satellite nations, dominating Eastern European countries. Kennan, an American diplomat, proposed a policy of containment, preventing communist rule. Secretary of State, George Marshall also introduced the Marshall Plan, attempting to help the millions of people in Western Europe that were living in refugee camps.
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I liked this article because it had a lot of great facts. Well done!
ReplyDeletea few grammar problems, but nice summary. i like how you add in an ominous note foretelling the Cold War
ReplyDeleteThis post is very easy to read and flows as if you are telling a story. I enjoyed reading it and I could follow along easily especially because of the separate paragraphs.
ReplyDeleteThorough writing and excellent attention to detail made this quite an informative post. The end also transitions into the Cold War nicely.
ReplyDeleteVery good post, clear and effective!
ReplyDeleteJust because my caountry was involved in the war too, but our book is not writing a lot about it, I will!
When the Allies freed Italy, they did a good job in Italy too.
For example, thanks to their intervent, once free, we Italians had our first real and free election after twenty years of dicatatorship.
The election was on June 2nd, 1946.
In this year Italian women voted for the first time with men to chose if estabilish a Republic or keep the Kingship. Since the king is whe one who gave Mussolini the power and his dictatorship led the country to the war and suffocated many rights, the Republic won.
Italians had also to elect their rapresentatives, that like the American founders, in the next years worked to write the actual Italian Constitution. This document became law in December 1947 and became effective on January 1st, 1948.
The first President of the Italian Republic was Sergio De Nicola and the 2nd of June is still a holiday in my country.
the transitions were like really well put and thought out. yay!
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