Devastation of Europe and Japan
The allies victory in the war came at a very high price, by the end of the war Europe was in ruins. After all the bombings had stopped, many civilians stayed where they were and tried to get on with their lives. With factories destroyed or damaged, hunger was a constant companion. Millions of people found themselves in the wrong county when the postwar treaties changed national borders. At an attempt at justice, in 1946, an International Military Tribunal representing 23 nations put the Nazi war criminals on trial in Nuremberg, Germany. 22 Nazi leaders were charged with committing "crimes against humanity". However, Adolf Hitler, Heinirch Himmler, and Joseph Goebbles had escaped trial by committing suicide. All other
war criminals were sentence to death.
Japan also suffered like Europe, 2 million lives were lost, and the country's major cities destroyed by allied bombing, including Tokyo. The atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The allies also took away all of Japans colonies, even the areas that has been apart of Japan for centuries. After Japan's surrender General MacArthur took charge of the U.S occupation in Japan First MacArthur began the process of demilitarization, he then began bringing war criminals to trail.
The General then started to create a democracy with in Japan, having the a government elected by the people. In February 1946, MacArthur and his advisers made a new constitution like that of Great Britain. It went into effect on May 3, 1947. The people of Japan elected a two house parliament, called the Diet. In September 1951, the United States and 48 other nations signed a peace treaty with Japan, and the war was officially over. Six months later the U.S occupation of Japan was over, and these two enemies became allies.
The allies victory in the war came at a very high price, by the end of the war Europe was in ruins. After all the bombings had stopped, many civilians stayed where they were and tried to get on with their lives. With factories destroyed or damaged, hunger was a constant companion. Millions of people found themselves in the wrong county when the postwar treaties changed national borders. At an attempt at justice, in 1946, an International Military Tribunal representing 23 nations put the Nazi war criminals on trial in Nuremberg, Germany. 22 Nazi leaders were charged with committing "crimes against humanity". However, Adolf Hitler, Heinirch Himmler, and Joseph Goebbles had escaped trial by committing suicide. All other
war criminals were sentence to death.
Japan also suffered like Europe, 2 million lives were lost, and the country's major cities destroyed by allied bombing, including Tokyo. The atomic bomb destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The allies also took away all of Japans colonies, even the areas that has been apart of Japan for centuries. After Japan's surrender General MacArthur took charge of the U.S occupation in Japan First MacArthur began the process of demilitarization, he then began bringing war criminals to trail.
The General then started to create a democracy with in Japan, having the a government elected by the people. In February 1946, MacArthur and his advisers made a new constitution like that of Great Britain. It went into effect on May 3, 1947. The people of Japan elected a two house parliament, called the Diet. In September 1951, the United States and 48 other nations signed a peace treaty with Japan, and the war was officially over. Six months later the U.S occupation of Japan was over, and these two enemies became allies.
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