GEOG 121 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Victory In Europe Day, Political Geography, Red Army
Document Summary
To consider the poliical geography of the world c. 1945. Warime power poliics: yalta and the big three(feb 1945) All allied powers anicipated the defeat of germany. Soviet forces surged through poland, established power in the region. Planning for a soviet role against japan: the limits of diplomacy, the importance of territorial control: Western german, 100 years were being resorted and moved on. Lining out locaions was diicult, due to diicult cultures. End of ww2 unleashed movement of people, people displaced from former locaions, who want to return. 7 million people facing decisions to stay or move. People more than borders moved ater wwii: displaced persons and refugees. An ethinicizaion of states: various people led west, ethnic minoriies were repatriated". Many of moving people had no relaion to former places, except for language: new regimes displaced ethnic germans. Allied armies sought to cope with the ide of humanity. East asia: the road to civil war in china, us- led japanese reconstrucion.
