Post-War+Developments

As men returned from Europe, there was a need for jobs. Watch this video below to get the scoop. It's a described video as well, I'll work with the JAWS/Voiceover using students to make sure it works well.

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Back to Jobs Questions 1. 2. 3.

In what ways was this story like World War 1?

In Germany, the Nazi leaders were being tried for their crimes against humanity. Nuremburg Trials

Do you feel that the all of the Nazi leaders were dealt with justly? Why or why not?

 World War 2 Results  **1. Creation of the United Nations-** The United Nations was formed in 1945 to maintain peace, bring an end to war, improve the standard of living for all nations, and to promote human rights. It was led by the security council (Britain, France, U.S., U.S.S.R., & China) and included all major powers of the world.

**2. Discovery of the Holocaust-**Near the end of the war allied troops discovered the concentration camps set up by the Nazis. At these camps Jews worked for the German war effort. In some cases they were used in German medical experiments as guinea pigs. At Auschwitz over 6,000 Jews were gassed per day. By the end of the war Hitler had killed over 1/3 of the Jews in Europe, approx. 6 million people.

**3. Manhattan Project & Atomic Age-**The United States, led by physicist Robert Oppenheimer, developed an atomic bomb under the secretive Manhattan Project. By mid-1945 there was a belief by the Americans that the Japanese were too proud to surrender. This led American President Harry S. Truman to order the dropping of the atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945 the U.S. bombed Hiroshima. More than 70,000 people were killed and 61,000 were injured instantly. Many people were vaporized, and radiation burns scorched others. The Japanese refused surrender and on Aug. 9 the U.S. dropped a second bomb on Nagasaki. Aug. 10, 1945 Japan surrenders ending WWII. This signaled the beginning of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.

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