ATHE AFTERMATH OF WWIIDirections: Define the following terms and save in S1 folder as
Aftermath of WWII (Pg 479-& www)
World Bank- a bank founded in 1944 by the United States and 43
other nations in order to provide loans to help countries recover from World
War II and develop their economies.
United Nations (UN)- an international organization founded in 1945 to
further the cause of peace, prosperity and human rights.
Four Freedoms- essential freedoms identified by FDR in 1941 speech
and later incorporated into the UN charter: freedom of speech and
expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from
fear.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights- A document adopted by the
United Nations in 1928 affirming basic human rights, including the right to
life, liberty, and equality before the law, as well as freedom of religion,
expression, and assembly.
Nuremberg War Crimes Trials- a series of trials in 1945 and 1946 in
Nuremberg, Germany in which an international military convicted former
Nazi leaders of war crime.
GI Bill of Rights- a law passed in 1994 to provide federal funds to
help returning GIs make the transition to civilian life.
Geneva Conventions- a series of international agreements that set
rules for proper conduct toward sick and wounded enemy soldiers who take
care of them.
International Criminal Court- A permanent international tribunal
established in 1998 with the power to try people accused of genocide
crimes against humanity war crimes and the crime of aggression. More
than half of the world’s nations, including the United States, have not joined
the ICC.
B- Please complete a document analysis for the following and save in
the same WD as above.
Use the
United Nations Charter (1945)
1.
TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Check one):
___ Newspaper
_X_ Letter
___ Patent
___ Memorandum
2.
Map
Telegram
Press release
Report
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___
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Advertisement
Congressional record
Census report
Other
UNIQUE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF THE DOCUMENT (Check one or more):
___ Interesting letterhead
___ Handwritten
_X_ Typed
___ Seals
3.
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___
___ Notations
___ "RECEIVED" stamp
___ Other
DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT:
1945
4.
AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT:
FDR
POSITION (TITLE):
Making the Nations as one.
5.
FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?
The ending of World War II and gathering the great nations and unities them.
6.
DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible ways to answer A-E.)
A. List three things the author said that you think are important:
The ending of War World II. Uniting the great nations. Discovering World Bank.
B. Why do you think this document was written?
The unit the great nations and tell people the war was over and which we went through a big
change.
C. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document.
They tell about the World Bank and it unit the Great 10 Nations.
D. List two things the document tells you about life in the United States at the time it was written:
It Tell us about life that we need to stay strong as a country since we are separating little by little.
E. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document:
Why did we combine The Great 10 Nations.
Written Document Analysis Worksheet: Four
Freedoms.
1.
TYPE OF DOCUMENT (Check one):
___ Newspaper
_X_ Letter
___ Patent
___ Memorandum
2.
___ Map
_X_ Telegram
___ Press release
___ Report
Advertisement
Congressional record
Census report
Other
UNIQUE PHYSICAL QUALITIES OF THE DOCUMENT (Check one or more):
___ Interesting letterhead
___ Handwritten
_X_ Typed
___ Seals
3.
___
___
___
___
___ Notations
___ "RECEIVED" stamp
___ Other
DATE(S) OF DOCUMENT:
1941
4.
AUTHOR (OR CREATOR) OF THE DOCUMENT:
President Franklin Roosevelt.
POSITION (TITLE):
The Congress
5.
FOR WHAT AUDIENCE WAS THE DOCUMENT WRITTEN?
6.
DOCUMENT INFORMATION (There are many possible ways to answer A-E.)
A. List three things the author said that you think are important:
Freedom of Speech, freedom to worship, Freedom of fear, Freedom want
B. Why do you think this document was written?
For people could be free and do what they wanted to do in life.
C. What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document.
It Tells us how free we really are.
D. List two things the document tells you about life in the United States at the time it
was written:
It tells us how free we are.
President Franklin Roosevelt's Annual
Message
E. Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document:
Why do we need to be free if this Country is already free.
B. OPEN YOUR TEXT TO PAGE 480-481
READ 37.2 AND WRITE A TIMELINE OUTLINE FOR THE TWO PAGES RE THE END OF AMERICAN
ISOLATION WITH AT LEAST SIX POINTS IN A WD SAVE AS Q1 REVIEW TIMELINE
1. 1918 when president Woodrow Wilson proposed the League of Nations, Franklin Roosevelt—who was the
assistant secretary of the navy --- had high hopes for its success.
2. July 1944, representatives of the United States and 43 other nations met at Bretton woods, New
Hampshire. Together the founded the International bank for Reconstruction and Development or the World
Bank.
3. Fall 1944, representatives of the United States, Great Britain, China, and the Soviet Union gathered at
Dumbarton oaks, an estate in Washington D.C. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull opened the meeting. “It’s
our task here to help lay the foundation upon which after victory, peace, freedom , and a growing prosperity
may be built for generations to come”
4. 1945 June -50 nations sign the UN Charter
5. 1945 July- Three months after Roosevelt’s death the Senate ratified U.S. membership in the United nations
by vote of 89-2
6. 1948- United Nations adopted the Universal Declarations of Human Rights.