POLSCI 2I03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Allied-Occupied Germany, Axis Powers, Iron Curtain
27 Sep 2017
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Non aggression pact with nazi germany: stalin and hitler signed this act nearing wwii, creating an (cid:858)axis power(cid:859) including japan. Betrayal by germany: germany betrayed soviet union, germany was fighting two wars believing they can win, russia joined the allies in an uneasy alliance. The big three allies: churchill, truman, stalin, a series of meeting on how to win the war, planning out what should be done after the war. President truman: when roosevelt died truman succeeded, truman made the decision to use the atomic bomb to attack hiroshima and nagasaki. Division of occupied germany: germany was divided by the victor powers, west germany and east germany was created. Division of korea: was divided along the 38th parallel, the north and south korea of control. It was unlikely that peaceful coexisting was possible.
