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=After World War 2=

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This is what cities looked like after war.
 * After the war ended which was in 1945, Europe was almost destroyed. Some cities such as Paris, Rome and brussel were undamaged. After the bombings, people tried to get on with their every day lives. Peoples homes were destroyed and people didnt have any water, electricity or food. Many of the factories were destroyed or damaged which meant that many people were out of a job. Many city dwellers left Europe.**=====

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 * There were displaced people which were the people that survived concentration camps, prisoners of war or refugees fleeing the soviet union army. These displaced people were crowded in the streets trying to get home. The war also left Japan in ruins also. Two million lives were lost durring the war.(Rand McNally)**=====

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 * The United Nations was created in october 24, 1945. The united nations is an organization that traces its origins to the allied opposition to the axis power durring the world war 2. In world war 2, more lives were taken than in any war in history. It was also one of the most expensive wars. The cost of the war any where from $ 1 to 2 trillion dollars. The damage that the war caaused came up to more than $239 billion dollars.(The war ends)**=====

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 * On May 8, 1945, the people in Europe celebrated VE Day (Victory in Europe). People were singing, dancing and celebrating that the war was over. September 2,1945, allies celebrated VJ Day (Victory in Japan). When the war ended all the soldiers and people that fought in the war came home to their families. Prisoners also were freed and they went home. When the war ended many peoples homes were still destroyed so they had to live in concrete bungalows built in factories.(The war ends)**=====


 * Neremberg Trials: These trials were for the men who were responsible for the murders of over a million civillians. President Roosevelt wanted to bring the war criminals to justice. In October 1945 the prosecuting nation which included the United States, Great Britain, France, and the Soviet Union- issued an indictment against 24 men charged with the murder of millions of people and planning and carrying out war in Europe.**


 * The first set of trials were for the major criminals like the major leaders of the Nazzi, Germany.(world war 2) The second set of trials were for criminals that were lesser important or didn't do that much damage. Several of the Nazzi leaders that were brought to justice took their own lives.**

//Adolf Hitler was one of the most powerful Nazi leaders ever!//
 * On April 30,1945, Hitler shot himself in his underground Bunker. Heinrich Himmler,who was one of the most powerful men in Nazzi Germany, took his life by taking cyanide crystal (poison) which killed him instantly. Herman Goering took his life by taking a poison capsule. Robert Lay hung hisself before the trials began. The 21 indicted defendants were indicted of:Count 1," conspiracy to wage aggressive war," Count 2, "Waging an aggressive war" Count 3, "War crimes" Count 4, "Crmes against humanity"(Rand McNally)**

This is a news paper telling people about the Nurenberg trials.


 * Work cited:**

Rand, McNally. //World War 2//. Evanston,illinoise: USA Today, 2003. 438-465. "world war 2." //www.u-s-history.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 7 Oct 2011. "world war 2- The war ends."//www.warends.com//. N.p., 7/23/10. Web. 10 Oct 2011. "world war 2." //www.u-s-history.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 Oct 2011.