Political Consequences of WWII

Here Are Additional Pictures of Germany Post WWII

This is Germany in 1945, their size was greatly decreased

World War II for Germany(Continued)

During World War II

-In 1941, Germany invaded and conquered Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Greece

-In 1941, Hitler decided to attack the Soviet Union

-Germany conquered most of Eastern Europe including a large part of Western Russia

The End of World War II for Germany

-After conquering so much land, their thinly spread army lines proved to be the downfall for Germany

- The Soviet Army forced Germany all the way back to Germany by 1945

- The Western allies entered Germany from the west in 1945 ending the Nazi dynasty as the allies reached Berlin

Here is a picture of Germany in 1941

Consequences for Germany

World War II For Germany

Pre-World War II

Finances

- Germany felt the effects of their defeat in World War I for much of the 1920's and early 1930's

- The economy collapsed and the national morale was down.

-Germany spent a lot of money on the war and their death machines even when they knew they were going to lose

- This enables Nazi party to rise to power and turn Germany around during the 1930's

During World War II

-Because of this they were financially destroyed after the war

- In 1940 Germany invaded Poland, Denmark, and Norway provoking war declarations from France and Great Britain

-They owed more than a trillion dollars in debt (1,000,000,000,000)

-They then invaded the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg to prepare for their invasion of France

-They proceeded to successfully invade France but unsuccessfully invade the Great Britain

Economy

-20% of all housing was destroyed

-Food production in 1947 was only 51% of its level in 1938

-Industrial output in 1947 was only one-third the level in 1938

-A lot of the working men were killed

Interesting Facts

Consequences For Germany (Continued)

Death Toll

-It took 45 years, until 1990, for East and West Germany to reunite

-A total of 7,393,000 people died in Germany which is over 10% of their population

Political Consequences

Of World War II

-Of those people, 1,860,000 citizens of Germany died

-Germany just recently repaid all of its World War 1 debts so they still owe a lot of money for World War 2

-5,530,000 people in the military died

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-Though East Germany was not a Democracy, Germany is run by a Democracy right now

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-Though the United States and other allied powers fought against Germany, after the war, they helped Germany financially to rebuild their economy and they helped give Germany a new Constitution

Consequences For Germany (Continued)

The Country Splits

United Nations

-After the war Germany and its capital Berlin were divided into 4 parts

-The zones were to be controlled by Great Britain, the United States, France, and the Soviet Union

-The United Nations was established in 1945 and there were 50 original members

Consequences For Germany (Continued)

-The three Western allies and the Soviet Union disagreed on many things as time went on

No Immediate Leader

-Germany was not allowed to join as an original member because they were blamed for World War II

-Eventually Germany was divided into East Germany and West Germany and they were separated by the Berlin Wall

-After the war, the Nazi regime was destroyed.

East and West Germany

-Families on the opposite side of the Berlin Wall were not allowed to see each other

-Also, because they lost World War II, they are not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council meaning they are unable to veto any Council resolution

-Adolf Hitler committed suicide and most of the rest of the Nazi leaders were tried and executed in Nuremberg

-West Germany was a democratic state and East Germany was under a communist government

-East and West Germany both joined the United Nations in 1973

-West Germany allied with the United States, Germany, and France, while East Germany allied with the Soviet Union

-Hitler's death signified the end to the Nazi party in Germany

-Because of this, Germany was left without a leader