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Creation of the United Nations
The United Nations was formed in 1945 to maintain
peace, bring an end to war, improve the standard
of living for all nations, and to promote human
rights. It was led by the security council
(Britain, France, U.S., U.S.S.R., China) and
included all major powers of the world.
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Winston Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and
Joseph Stalin at Yalta in Feb. 1945.
Attlee, Truman, and Stalin at Potsdam. July-Aug.
1945.
During the conference (Potsdam), Truman mentioned
to Stalin about an unspecified "powerful new
weapon" Stalin, who knew of its existence long
before Truman ever knew through placing spies
inside US borders, encouraged the usage of any
weapon that would hasten the end of the war.
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Discovery of the Holocaust
Near the end of the war allied troops discovered
the concentration camps set up by the Nazis. At
these camps Jews worked for the German war
effort. In some cases they were used in German
medical experiments as guinea pigs. At Auschwitz
over 6,000 Jews were gassed per day. By the end
of the war Hitler had killed over 1/3 of the Jews
in Europe, approx. 6 million people.
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Holocaust Map of Concentration Camps
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Manhattan Project Atomic Age
The United States, led by physicist Robert
Oppenheimer, developed an atomic bomb under the
secretive Manhattan Project. By mid-1945 there
was a belief by the Americans that the Japanese
were too proud to surrender. This led American
President Harry S. Truman to order the dropping
of the atomic bomb. On August 6, 1945 the U.S.
bombed Hiroshima. More than 70,000 people were
killed and 61,000 were injured instantly. Many
people were vaporized, and radiation burns
scorched others. The Japanese refused surrender
and on Aug. 9 the U.S. dropped a second bomb on
Nagasaki. Aug. 10, 1945 Japan surrenders ending
WWII. This signaled the beginning of the nuclear
arms race and the Cold War.
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Atomic bomb test explosion
Los Alamos was so secret that officially it did
not exist. Babies born there received birth
certificates indicating they were born at box
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Watch towers and prison-like security surrounded
the U.S. top security, top secret Los Alamos
atomic bomb development facility during WWII
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The patterns of clothing were permanently burned
into the skin because of the intense flash of
light.
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Hair loss due to radiation exposure
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Atomic Blast Shadows The shadow of the
parapets are imprinted on the surface of the
bridge, 2,890 feet (880 meters) south-south-west
of the hypocenter. These shadows give a clue as
to the exact location of the hypocenter
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Little Boy
Fat Man
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Birth of the Cold War
The Cold War resulted from disputes between
democratic and communist nations during WWII.
The US and the USSR could not agree on how to
deal with Germany at the end of WWII. The US did
not want reparations to be paid while the USSR
did. This led to the division of Germany into
separate zones (both communist and democratic).
A power struggle emerged between the superpowers
leading to an arms race and the formation of
alliances based upon communist or democratic
lines throughout the world.
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The countries behind the iron curtain are shaded
in red. Yugosalvia (in grey) was independent of
the Eastern Bloc, yet it was still communist run.
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Germany divided into separate zones after WWII
ends. The creation of West Germany (democratic)
and East Germany (communist) was a result of the
cold war.
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Berlin was located in East Germany (communist)
but the city itself was divided into both
democratic and communist zones. From 1949-1961,
almost three million East Germans escaped to the
West. In July 1961 alone, 30,000 fled,
precipitating another Berlin Crisis on August 13,
1961 when East German authorities built a
28-mile-long wall (euphemistically called the
"antifascist protective barrier") along the
border to prevent East Germans from escaping to
the West.
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Baby Boom Generation
With the return of peace many Canadians began to marry and start families. As a result the population soared in Canada after the war. Between 1945 and 1965 the baby boom occurred. The average family had 3-4 children. As these children aged society had to change to accommodate the large numbers. This led to a boom in infrastructure, employment and housing.
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How did the birthrate rise and fall during the baby boom years in the US? How did the birthrate rise and fall during the baby boom years in the US?
1940 2,559,000 births per year
1946 3,311,000 births per year
1955 4,097,000 births per year
1957 4,300,000 births per year
1964 4,027,000 births per year
1974 3,160,000 births per year
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Symbols of the Baby Boom in Suburbia 1950 1960
Hot Dog Production (millions of lbs) 750 1050
Potato Chip Production (millions of lbs) 320 532
Sales of lawn and porch furniture (millions of dollars) 53.6 145.2
Sales of power mowers (millions of dollars) 1.0 3.8
Sales of floor polishers (millions of dollars) 0.24 1.0
Sales of Encyclopaedia (millions of dollars) 72 300
Number of Children age 5-14 24.3 35.5
Number of baseball Little Leagues 776 5,700
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Music the Baby Boomers Have Taken to Heart Music the Baby Boomers Have Taken to Heart
Rock Around the Clock by Bill Haley and His Comets
Heartbreak Hotel by Elvis Presley
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by The Platters
Save the Last Dance for Me by The Drifters
Duke of Earl by Gene Chandler
I Want to Hold Your Hand by The Beatles
You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' by The Righteous Brothers
The Sounds of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
Aquarius by The Fifth Dimension
American Pie by Don McLean
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Fads of the Baby Boomers
Hula Hoops
Frozen Foods
Poodle Skirts and Saddle Shoes
Panty Raids
Barbie and GI Joe Dolls
Bikinis
Frisbees
Yo-yos
Ouija Boards
Dune Buggies
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Before picture of the land that would become
the American suburb of Levittown, in Long Island,
NY.
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After An aerial view of the suburban
development of Levittown as a result of the baby
boom.