Outcomes of World War II (1945) in East Asia and Beyond
Two world Superpowers:
1. United States-Democratic
2. Soviet Union (Russia)-Communist – the government controls everything
***The first two countries with nuclear weapons
***Cold War (1945-1990) No fighting actually took place. It was a fight between the ideas of communism and
democracy.
East Asian Country
Country or Countries of Influence
Results
Japan
United States-takes control of
Democracy-one of the wealthiest
country after defeating the Japanese countries in the world
to end WWII
Korea
1. North-Soviet Union
Korean War ends in 1953 with
2. South-United States
Korea divided into two parts:
(Korean War)
1. North Korea-communist (one
of the poorest countries in the
world)
2. South Korea-Democracy (very
successful economy)
China
1. Communists-supported by
Communists win the civil war in
the Soviet Union
1949:
(Chinese Civil War)
2. Nationalists-supported by
1. China becomes a communist
the United States
country (successful in
business only recently)
2. Nationalists moved to
Taiwan and create a
successful democracy