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World War II. World War Looms. Dictators Around the World. Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin and Communism (where the government owns everything and provides healthcare, education, and welfare) Italy: Benito Mussolini and fascism (the government owns business, but people have some power). - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
World War II
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World War Looms
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Dictators Around the World
Soviet Union: Joseph Stalin and Communism (where the government owns everything and provides healthcare, education, and welfare)
Italy: Benito Mussolini and fascism (the government owns business, but people have some power)
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Germany: Adolph Hitler and Nazism (similar to fascism, but added race superiority)
Japan: Militaristic government
Spain: Francisco Franco and Nationalism (extreme love for their nation)
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Soviet Union
Stalin followed in the footsteps of Vladimir Lenin; wanted Communism at any cost; became a police state
Moved to a Socialist nation in 1927—meaning no private enterprises (even farming); wanted a totalitarian government—one with complete control over its people
Issued three separate five-year plans to create an industrial power—was very successful
Executed tens of thousands during The Great Purge where people were branded enemies; responsible for the deaths of up to 13 million people
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Italy
Fascism had a strong, centralized government with a powerful dictator
Il Duce—the chief—gained control after marching on Rome with thousands of followers; controlled every aspect of Italian life
Did not control the farms and factories like Stalin—had support from many jobless youth, veterans, and business owners
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Germany
Joined the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (the Nazi Party) in 1919; rooted in extreme nationalism
Ideas Unite all German speaking people Felt Aryans were superior National expansion—”to secure for the German people the
land and soil to which they are entitled on this earth” Helped by the Great Depression—so many were out of
work, they were desperate Established the Third Reich—the Third German Empire
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Japan
Also wanted expanded living space for their growing population
Invaded the Chinese province of Manchuria and quickly gained control
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Spain
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Francisco Franco led a fight with the Spanish Civil War
Assisted by Mussolini and Hitler
After 600,000 people had died and over $15 billion was spent to stop him, Franco controlled a totalitarian government
League of Nations Remember—the League of Nations was
formed to help keep peace throughout the world after WWI
Japan was simply reprimanded for its invasion of Manchuria—so Japan simply withdrew from the League
Hitler began violating the Treaty of Versailles and Mussolini invaded Ethiopia
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The United States Response Congress passed a series of Neutrality
Acts beginning in 1935 with a plan to keep the US out of war
In 1937, a poll showed 70% of Americans believed the US never should have entered WWI
FDR spoke out against isolationism in 1937 showing his desire to take action—the people protested and he backed off
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War in Europe Hitler felt, “Germany’s problems can
be solved only by means of force, and this is never without risk.”
Hitler met with Austria’s chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg in February 1938 and demanded Austrian Nazis enter the government; although von Schuschnigg changed his mind, German troops marched into Austria unopposed on March 12, 1938
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The Munich Pact French premier Edouard
Daladier and British prime minister Neville Chamberlain signed the agreement with Germany on September 30, 1938
Said the Sudetenland (an area of Czechoslovakia with German speaking people) would be the last land acquired by Nazi Germany
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The German Offensive Begins On March 15, 1939, “Czechoslovakia has
ceased to exist.” Hitler said German-speaking people in
Poland were also being mistreated; he signed a nonaggression pact with Soviet Union (and secretly agreed to divide Poland between them)
On September 1, 1939, Germany debuted its blitzkrieg or lightning war in which it attacked by surprise; the Soviet Union attacked from the east
Britain and France declared war and by the end of the month, WWII had begun although it was termed a sitzkrieg (a sitting war) because there was no fighting
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The Soviet Union Joins In Stalin and the Soviet Union decided to
take back lands lost after WWI ended The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and
Lithuania fell easily Finland put up a strong battle, but fell
after three months of fighting
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More German Movement German newspapers reported,
“Germany is ready” on April 7, 1940 Germany invaded Denmark and Norway Next, Hitler attacked the Netherlands,
Belgium, and Luxembourg
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The Fall of FranceGerman troops entered France
from the northeast and successfully isolated British and French troops
Italy joined in and invade the southern part of France
On June 21, 1940, Hitler took control of France
French general Charles de Gaulle fled to Britain and set up a government-in-exile
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The Battle of Britain The German air force, the Luftwaffe, made
bombing runs over Britain for two solid months in the late summer of 1940
1000 German planes attacked British air fields, aircraft factories, and cities
Because the RAF (Britain’s Royal Air Force) used the new technology of radar and battled back bravely, Hitler called off the invasion indefinitely
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America Responds
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Roosevelt’s Feelings
Remember—he had been in favor of US involvement
He personally knew some of Hitler’s advisors and believed they were crazy
He convinced Congress to pass a new neutrality act that allowed “cash and carry”—meaning Britain and France could buy weapons and ammo and transport them on their own ships
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The Axis Powers In September 1940, Japan, Germany,
and Italy signed the Tripartite Pact—a mutual defense treaty
Roosevelt responded by increasing his assistance to France and Britain to avoid a two-ocean war
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America Continues Support
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The US began boosting its defense spending
The Selective Training and Service Act was passed to register men between 21 and 35; 1 million were drafted to serve
The Lend-Lease Act was passed in 1941—the US would now “lend” arms to Britain
Hitler Invades the Soviet Union
Invaded on June 22, 1941 The Soviets fought bravely, but
destroyed everything in the path when forced to retreat (scorched-earth policy)
Lasted over six months Roosevelt began sending lend-lease
supplies to the Soviet Union
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German Submarines
Also known as U-boats Traveled in groups of
15-20, known as wolf packs Was an effective mode of
attack for the Germans Roosevelt gave the Navy permission to
protect lend-lease ships against German U-boats
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The Atlantic Charter
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Declared both the US and Great Britain wanted No extra land To keep self-control To let people
choose their own government
Free trade Cooperation A secure peace Permanent security
“A Declaration by the United Nations” was signed by 26 nations, including China and the Soviet Union
U.S. Ships are Attacked
US destroyer Greer: torpedoes were fired at the ship on September 4, 1941
The Pink Star—a US merchant ship: sunk two weeks later
US destroyer Kearny: torpedoed in mid-October
US destroyer Reuban James: sunk in October; killed at least 100 sailors
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Japan
Dreamed of a vast colonial empire They’d invaded Manchuria in 1931 and
China in 1937 Pushed south in July 1941 towards
present-day Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos
Hideki Tojo became Prime Minister and planned to attack the United States
The US intercepted Japan’s secret communication codes and knew an attack was coming
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The Attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941: 181 Japanese planes
bombed Pearl Harbor for an hour and a half
The attack crippled the US Pacific Fleet 18 ships were sunk or damaged; 350 planes
were destroyed or severely damaged; 2400 people had died; and 1178 were injured
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Response to Pearl Harbor
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Roosevelt said, “December 7, 1941, a date which will live in infamy.”
Burton Wheeler, an isolationist senator, said, “The only thing now to do is to lick the hell out of them.”
The US declared war on Japan on 12/8
Three days later
Germany and Italy declared war on the US
The Holocaust
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Hitler’s PlanTo promote the Aryan raceIn April 1933, he removed all non-
Aryans from government jobsJews had traditionally been the
scapegoats for Germans—blamed for any failures or economic problems
In 1935, the Nuremberg Laws stripped Jews of their civil rights and property and forced Jews to wear a yellow star of David
The Laws
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Nuremberg Chart
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Kristallnacht November 9, 1938—the night of broken
glass Jewish homes, businesses, and
synagogues throughout Germany were attacked
More than 20,000 Jews were arrested and sent to concentration camps
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Jewish Refugees In 1938, Germany’s foreign minister
observed: “We all want to get rid of our Jews. The difficulty is that no country wishes to receive them.” 40,000 fled to France England accepted 500 refugees a week 60,000 travelled to the United States which
had strict immigration quotas Most people were anti-Semitic and didn’t
want the Jews either.
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Hitler’s Final Solution Since many Jews were unable to flee Germany,
Hitler came up with a new plan Healthy Jews would be sent to labor camps to
perform slave labor The rest would be sent to extermination camps—
this resulted in genocide, the deliberate killing of an entire people
The Nazis also included others they felt were inferior or unworthy: gypsies, freemasons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, homosexuals, the mentally retarded, the insane, the disabled, and the incurably ill
Eventually, they added the Poles, Ukrainians, and Russians to their list
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Concentration Camps
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Prisoners would work from dawn to dusk, seven days a week, until they collapsed
They lived in cramped wooden barracks that held up to 1000 people each
Food was meager—mostly a thin soup with an occasional scrap of bread
Concentration Camp Pictures
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Extermination Because the Jews wouldn’t die fast
enough in the work camps, the Nazis built six death camps in Poland—the main purpose was to exterminate or kill people
Each had gas chambers to kill up to 6000 people daily
Bodies were initially buried in huge pits, but crematoriums worked more quickly to dispose of the bodies
Others died by being shot, hanged, poisoned, or experimented on
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The United States in WWII
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Americans Get Involved The Japanese had assumed Americans would be
too afraid to respond to the attack on Pearl Harbor
5 million volunteered to serve, but it wasn’t enough
The selective service draft provided another 10 million soldiers
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Women in the Military
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General George Marshall pushed for the formation of a Women’s Auxiliary Army corps (WAAC) because of the shortage of male soldiers
Over 250,000 women served the United States during WWII
Minorities in the Armed Services
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Segregated units were the norm
Despite the prejudice in their daily lives, many volunteered to fight for the country they felt ignored their struggles
Over 1.5 million minorities served in WWII
On the Home Front
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Auto production shut down to switch to tanks, planes, boats, and command cars
All industries mobilized for the war effort
Women and minorities had opportunities never before available
Roosevelt Creates the OSRD
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The Office of Scientific Research and Development
Improved radar and sonar
Encouraged the use of DDT to keep the soldiers bug and lice free
Pushed the development of miracle drugs like penicillin
Secretly developed the atomic bomb
Refugee Albert Einstein warned Roosevelt to be careful or the Germans would develop this also
Japanese Internment Camps
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Panic and prejudice created an atmosphere of hysteria and hostility
Over 100,000 Japanese Americans were shipped to ten camps, most American born, as a result of Roosevelt’s order on February 19, 1942
Internment—Executive Order 9066
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Included those who were only part Japanese and most were American citizens
Camps didn’t always contain cooking or plumbing facilities
Were under guard by the US Army
The Japanese lost all they owned—their homes, businesses, pictures, furniture—they lost their lives
Economic Concerns
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Roosevelt didn’t want inflation to skyrocket as it had during WWI
The OPA (Office of Price Administration) froze the prices of most goods and raised income tax
The WPB (War Production Board) collected goods to recycle for the war effort
Everyone could only have a certain amount of items—through rationing
Included meat, shoes, sugar, coffee, and gasoline
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Britain and the U.S. Join Forces
Winston Churchill (Prime Minister of England) visited the US in late December 1941 to plan out their war policy
Decisions: The main priority was
to defeat Germany They agreed to only
accept the unconditional surrender of the Axis Powers
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Battle of the Atlantic German U-boats were able to sink 681 Allied ships
throughout the Atlantic in the first half of 1942
The Allies responded by organizing convoys guarded by destroyers and were able to have success
The US also increased its ship production
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The Battle of StalingradThe Germans had stalled their attempts
to invade the Soviet Union, but began again in search of oil
The Luftwaffe ran nightly bombing raids on the city
For over six months, the German and Soviet soldiers fought brutally in freezing conditions
Over 225,000 Germans died and the Soviets lost 1,250,000 soldiers and civilians
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Meanwhile in North Africa…
Even though Stalin wanted the Allies to divert German troops in Western Europe, they turned towards Africa
General Dwight D. Eisenhower commanded Operation Torch beginning in November 1942
They were able to defeat the German troops led by Erwin Rommel—the Desert Fox by May 1943
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“The Soft Underbelly of the Axis” With success in Africa, the Allied troops
invaded Italy in the summer of 1943 Italian people and their king were tired of
fighting and prepared to end their involvement in the war—King Victor Emmanuel III stripped Mussolini of his power
Hitler wouldn’t have this though and sent troops to protect Italy and reinstated Mussolini
One battle lasted four months—Bloody Anzio In April 1945, members of Italy’s underground
were finally able to help defeat the Germans and hanged Il Duce in a Milan square
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D-Day The Allies had planned to attack Hitler’s
forces in France for two years Began by bombing northern France’s
supply routes for a month and a half On June 6, 1944, troops landed at beaches
along the English Channel
German troops fought brutally, especially at Omaha Beach
“People were yelling, screaming, dying, running on the beach, equipment was flying everywhere, men were bleeding to death, crawling, lying everywhere, firing coming from all directions.” ~Felix Branham
Despite heavy casualties, Americans held the beaches and were able to advance to Paris, under the direction of General George Patton, and liberate the city after four years.
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As a result… Roosevelt and his running mate Harry S.
Truman were elected to an unprecedented fourth term in November 1944
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Battle of the Bulge Despite warnings from intelligence reports, the
Allies were surprised by a German attack in Winter 1944
The battle lasted a month and the positions were mostly unchanged after
The Germans had lost men and supplies they could not replace at this time—and that was worse than losing the battle
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Liberation of the Death Camps The Soviets were the first to liberate a death
camp—Majdanek in Poland Contained the world’s largest crematorium A storehouse contained 800,000 shoes
Liberating soldiers were amazed at what they saw and assumed the starving adults were merely children
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V-E day—May 8, 1945 As the end drew near, Hitler married his
longtime companion, Eva Braun, and both committed suicide
Without Hitler, the Third Reich gave their unconditional surrender to Eisenhower
Meanwhile…the U.S. must deal with Japan
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After Pearl Harbor U.S. submarines had been spared Our aircraft carriers were at sea during
the attacks and were also spared Almost all of the sunk or damaged ships
were repaired and returned to service
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Japan Advances
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Japan created an empire, conquering Hong Kong, French Indochina, Malaya, Burma, Thailand, half of China, Formosa, the Dutch East Indies, Guam, Wake, the Solomon Islands, and part of Alaska
General Douglas MacArthur helped defend the Philippines for America, but eventually had to abandon it in March 1942
Japanese Emperor Hirohito was thrilled with his victory
U.S. Retaliation
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On April 18, 1942, Col. James Doolittle led an attack on Japan
In the Battle of the Coral Sea (May 1942), U.S. and Australian fleets defended against the Japanese
In the Battle of Midway (June 1942), Adm. Charles Nimitz fought the Japanese
He was outnumbered four ships to one—and devastated the Japanese forces
Navajo Code Talkers
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The U.S. was able to intercept several Japanese codes
The Japanese heard a language in their headsets, but couldn’t identify it
The language was Navajo which has no alphabet or written symbols and therefore was ideal
They weren’t recognized until 1969
Island Hopping
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The Japanese were established on hundreds of islands throughout the Pacific
MacArthur skipped strongholds and seized less-fortified islands and set-up areas to attack from
In Guadalcanal, Americans had their first land victory against the Japanese after a 6-month battle from August 1942 to February 1943
This cost the U.S. 1/3 of our Marines
Japanese Kamikaze65
The word kamikaze means “divine wind” and refers to a typhoon that saved Japan from a Mongol invasion in 1281
In WWII, kamikaze were suicide-plane attacks in which Japanese pilots crashed their bomb-laden planes into Allied ships
Kamikaze pilots flew over 3800 missions, but the Japanese still failed
In the Midst of the Pacific War President Roosevelt
had a stroke and died on April 12, 1945
Harry Truman became President, but was nervous about his new position as president and commander-in-chief
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Iwo Jima A desolate island—seen as a critical
base for future attacks on Japan Operation Detachment was a 35-day
battle beginning in February 1945 in which 6000 Marines were killed
Only 200 of the 20,700 Japanese survived
Joe Rosenthal’s picture became one of the main images of the war
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The Battle for Okinawa
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This small island was Japan’s last defensive outpost
Battle began in April 1945
After the fierce battle, more than 7600 Americans had died and 110,000 Japanese died defending Okinawa
The two Japanese general chose suicide over the shame of surrender—a Japanese ritual
The Atomic Bomb The development of the bomb was
known as the Manhattan Project and was lead by Robert Oppenheimer
First tested in the New Mexico desert on July 16, 1945—known as the Trinity Test
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Hiroshima70
August 6, 1945 The Enola Gay drops a
uranium bomb named Little Boy
People died instantly, clothes were burned onto bodies, and an overwhelming sense of heat was felt
Less than 10% of the city’s buildings survived
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Nagasaki
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August 9, 1945 Bock’s drops the
plutonium bomb named Fat Man; was 40% stronger than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Remembering Nagasaki
Japan Surrenders Japan surrenders on August 14, 1945 August 15th: V-J Day—peace finally
arrives
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Rebuilding Begins
Roosevelt, Stalin, and Churchill had met in the Soviet Union in February 1945 at the Yalta Conference
They agreed to form the United Nations The UN was established in April 1945 at a
meeting in San Francisco Formed an 11 member Security Council The U.S., Great Britain, the Soviet Union,
France, and China were given permanent seats
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Germany is Divided
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Stalin, Truman, and Churchill met in Germany in July 1945
They decided to disarm Germany by dividing it into zones and punish those guilty of war crimes
The Nuremberg War Trials An international tribunal tried Nazi war
criminals in November 1945 Represented 23 nations In Nuremberg, Germany
12 were sentenced to death Nearly 200 were found guilty of war
crimes This was the first time a nation’s leaders
were held accountable for what happened during wartime
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The Occupation of Japan
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General Douglas MacArthur occupied Japan for 6 years
Over 1000 were arrested and put on trial; 7 were sentenced to death
The American-directed occupation government provided aid and began to rebuild the bombed cities