Did WWII bring about great
changes?
I. Changes following WWII
A. Rise of two superpowers
B. International organizations
* The United Nations - October 1945
- Security council
- Declaration of Human Rights
* The Nuremberg Trials/ Tokyo War Crime
Trial
C. Establishment of Israel 1947
D. New Weapon technology, scientific
advancements
E. Economic union among European Nations
F. Mass migration of people from and
throughout Europe
G. Formation of alliances such as NATO and the
Warsaw Pact
H. Rivalry between the US and the Soviets
The Cold War
1945-1991
State of tension and hostility between
the United States and the Soviet Union
because of differences in political and
economic philosophies
Iron Curtain
 Imaginary line drawn through Europe that divided Western
democracies from Communist countries in the East
Containment
Policy that
involved limiting
communism to
areas where it
already existed
Truman Doctrine
 Economic and
military program of
U.S. created in 1947
to help countries resist
communist aggression
 Successful in Greece
and Turkey
Marshall Plan
1947 American
aid plan for
Europe to rebuild
Goal to
strengthen
democratic
governments to
lessen appeal of
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
An alliance
between western
nations to support
each other in case
of attack
Collective security
agreement
Warsaw Pact
Alliance between
the Soviet Union
and its satellite
nations promising
military
cooperation
Created in
response to
NATO