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DO NOW!!! The Allies have won WWII. What do we do next? How can we avoid making the same mistakes as WWI? What country now poses the biggest threat to the United States? WWII Aftermath/Cold War Intro Both Germany and Japan are in ruins—wartime governments destroyed Many cities are completely flattened by explosives—no schools, proper homes, or infrastructure at all The fate of Germany is left up to Winston Churchill, Harry S Truman, and Joseph Stalin What should some of their goals be? What are they going to do that was not done after WWI? Despite their alliance during World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union had little in common. The United States was a capitalist democracy. The American people valued freedom and individual rights. The Soviet Union was a dictatorship. Stalin and the Communist Party wielded total control over the lives of the Soviet people. These differences were apparent as the Allies made decisions about the future of postwar Europe. Postwar Goals U.S. and Britain U.S.S.R. Strong, united Germany Weak, divided Germany Independence for nations of Eastern Europe Maintain Soviet control of Eastern Europe Occupied Germany Potsdam Conference-(Germany) allied leaders meet to decide what to do with postwar Germany Germany is divided into 4 Zones British, French, American, and Soviet all control areas of Germany The Soviets take the poorer less industrialized area in the east Berlin is also divided up even though it lies in the Soviet East Soviets demand control of occupied territory and immediate reparations Occupied Japan Economy is ruined Hiroshima and Nagasaki are destroyed completely by atomic bombs The Unites States occupies Japan until 1952—MacArthur runs the country Help rebuild Japanese economy, end militarism, and establish a democratic government A Constitution (1947) creates voting rights for women and religious freedom It is also able to win the support of the Japanese people—Why? Why is the United States so interested in sta