Before World War II‚ there was a massive spread of totalitarianism‚ which was a type of non-democratic authority that destroyed all social‚ legal‚ and political traditions the preceded it‚ used systematic terror to oppress all opposition‚ complete control of military forces and the economy‚ and held an all encompassing ideology‚ as a result of economic struggles and an overwhelmingly weak government. From this‚ Nazisim led by Adolf Hitler‚ communism led by Joseph Stalin‚ and fascism led by Benito
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Economic Effect on Japan during Post World War II Japan’s economy was greatly affected by the atomic bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan’s economic recovery as a result of this incident transformed Japan’s economic growth which has become known as the "Economic Miracle." The bombs caused Japan to reconstruct many more facilities in which the economy moved forward. The Economic Planning Agency‚ which used to be known as the Economic Stabilization Board‚ helped Japan to become one
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Before WWII stretches from Europe till the Pacific Ocean. Germany‚ (the most notorious country that caused the most damage) was enraged about the Treaty of Versailles that limited their power of their government. As a result‚ a man by the name of Adolf Hitler‚ promised to destroy the Treaty of Versailles‚ and to restore Germany to its rightful state in Europe. While the rest of Europe and the world‚ is aware of Germany attempt rebuild itself and invasion among countries. Their only solution to this
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GERMANY AFTER WORLD WAR II The reconstruction of Germany was a long process. After World War II‚ Germany had suffered heavy losses‚ both in lives and industrial power. 7.5 million Germans had been killed‚ roughly 11 percent of the population (see also World War II casualties). The country’s cities were severely damaged from heavy bombing in the closing chapters of the War and agricultural production was only 35 percent of what it was before the war. At the Potsdam conference‚ the victorious Allies
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Japan’s development after the Second World War. 1. The real situation after World War After the World War II ended‚ Japan was one of the defeated countries. She was left with a lot of damages‚ especially the two cities Hiroshima and Nagasaki which suffered serious atomic bombing. Severe food shortages were common; the economy was almost totally paralyzed from wartime destruction‚ rampant black marketeering and runaway inflation; few Japanese had any money but there really wasn’t anything to
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A comparison of the war crime trials following World War II in Germany & Japan The war crime trials that took place all over the world‚ after World War II‚ were the first of their kind‚ and were meant to change the justice system in terms of international law during war time. The tribunals at Nuremberg and Tokyo were the most well known‚ trying 52 Japanese and German leaders between them. While similar in purpose and end result‚ the structure and organization were very different. The crimes that
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Many problems began for Germany when World War II began‚ but by the end of the war Germany was a disaster waiting to happen. After WWII was over Germany found itself split between France‚ the United States‚ Britain‚ and the Soviet Union‚ each country controlling a part. Berlin‚ which was surrounded by the Soviet Union‚ was also divided into four sections. The Soviet Union was in control of half of Germany‚ and it happened to be the East half of the Germany. The Soviet Union made East Berlin the
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Was Germany to Blame For World War II? Germany is often solely blamed for the outbreak of World War. However‚ there are several factors which contributed to the occurrence of the war. Although the purpose of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) was to ensure Germany could never start another war‚ it indirectly contributed to World War Two. Germany was unhappy with the terms of the treaty‚ especially the War Guilt Clause and the huge amount of reparations that had to be paid to the Allies. At this time
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World War II was an great war that had many casualties and also a whole lot of destruction from all sides of the war. Countries that were affected greatly consist of Japan and Europe. Both of the countries fought in the war and were affected greatly by the aftereffects such as ruined homes so people had nowhere to sleep and also no means of transportation. Other countries in World War II were left without leaders so other people had to step up and rebuild their country to what it one was. Europe
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Industrialization of Germany and Japan Germany and Japan were part of the second wave of modernizing nations. They did not start industrializing until the second half of the nineteenth century. It was nearly a century after the French revolution and the beginning of British industrialization. They did have an advantage in being the second wave‚ for one they could learn from the technologies and techniques that were used in Europe before them and implement these systems into their own industries. Germany and Japan
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