Aftermath of WWII:The Grim StatisticsAftermath of WWII:The Grim Statistics

JapanJapan

•Hiroshima - 140,000*•Nagasaki - 74,000*

* Blast and After Effects

•Hiroshima - 140,000*•Nagasaki - 74,000*

* Blast and After Effects

WWII FatalitiesWWII Fatalities

USSR 8,668,000

16,900,000

25,568,000

China 1,324,000

10,000,000

11,324,000

Germany 3,250,000

3,810,000

7,060,000

Japan 1,506,000

300,000 1,806,000

Poland 850,000 6,000,000

6,850,000

France 340,000 470,000 810,000

Italy 330,000 80,000 410,000

Britain 326,000 62,000 388,000

USA 295,000 2,000 297,000

Soldiers Civilians Total

Grand TotalGrand Total

United NationsUnited Nations

• Founded in 1945 in San Francisco -> moves to NYC = Peace and Humanitarian

• Security Council• Peacekeepers• UNICEF• WFP (World Food Program)

• Founded in 1945 in San Francisco -> moves to NYC = Peace and Humanitarian

• Security Council• Peacekeepers• UNICEF• WFP (World Food Program)

World Bank andInternational Money Fund

(IMF)

World Bank andInternational Money Fund

(IMF)• Created in 1944 (Bretton Woods

Conf.)• World Bank – eliminate poverty• IMF – improve economies of

member countries

• Created in 1944 (Bretton Woods Conf.)

• World Bank – eliminate poverty• IMF – improve economies of

member countries

Nuremberg War Crime Trials

Nuremberg War Crime Trials

• November 1945 – October 1946• International Rule of law • 1st time anyone ever held

accountable for crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, conspiracy

• Bormann, Goring, Hess, Kaltenbrunner

• November 1945 – October 1946• International Rule of law • 1st time anyone ever held

accountable for crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression, conspiracy

• Bormann, Goring, Hess, Kaltenbrunner