World War II: Turning Points and Impacts
Axis of Victories (39-41)
- Blitzkrieg, Western Europe, GB (Eng battle, Battle of Atl), Africa, Greece and Yugos, Brbarrosa, Japan-USA.
The Triumph of the Allies (42-45)
- Overturning the war, Americans hold back the Japanese in the Pacific (Battle of Midway), Britons curb Germans AFN (El Alamein).
- Failure of Stalingrad.
- Hitler’s suicide in May and Germany’s surrender in 1945.
- Japan atomic bombs.
Deterioration of Relations
- Confrontation between the West and the USSR.
- Yalta and Potsdam: Europe divided into 2 zones of influence.
- Ideological problems.
- U.S. Communist expulsions.
- The communist party to power and created the People’s Democracies.
The Iron Curtain
- U.S. president’s rupture when exposed the Truman doctrine.
- Creation of communist regimes in the red axis.
- The Marshall Plan aid for Europe.
- The domain denunciava Jdanov report Europe x U.S.
- Two Blocked x the Iron Curtain: The U.S. (NATO), USSR (Versovia Pact)
End of Colonial Empires
- Causes: A desire for independence of the population, improvement of nationalist movements, decrease the prestige of colonial settlements, expansion of international opinion against colonization, supporting the decolonization of the two major powers.
- Processing fee:
- Asia (when the nationalist movements opposed the return of the previous situation)
- Africa (Libya sovereignty)
- Africa Sub-Saharan (Brit, French, Belgian independ)
- South Africa (late)
3rd World
Countries that are underdeveloped, living in poverty, or groups of countries after decolonization born as independent countries have such conditions. (Bundung conference: Equality, BELGRADE: mvmt of non-aligned)
Expansion of Communism
Eastern European form of political regimes domocraciapopular. Called Cold War that made Eastern countries were aligned with the USSR. U.S. pressure on Europe INKIETO x the Marshall Plan to sovieticos. The USSR forced to impose via socialesta and align with the exterior politics sovietica. controlled X-The countries were integrated into the USSR Comecon (the Soviet communist market). The Warsaw Pact (the Soviet command armies vajo)
Totalitarian Political Regime
Franco-chief (leader of Spain), all i was general powers of the unions i jercito. Todos parties were declared illegal associations and their military was the Falange was allowed detenidos. Solo SPANISH Traditional and the National Union OFFENSIVE BOARDS. The courts and the suprimidas. Eliminaron elections were abolished livertades and independent status of the PV i catalunya.
Foreign Affairs
39-support the fascist powers (Al and It), the defeat of fascism which provoked international isolation began to break when it agreed with the U.S. i colavoracion Vatican.
Interventionism and Autarky
Policy of economic interventionism characterized by the state in production and distribution. Driven by economic autarky and international boycott. Developing and publishing the industry created the National Institute of Industria. A policy of protectionism was followed.
The New Elite Leader
The reorientation of the regime x Frankistan driven entry into the government ministers linked to Opus Dei, which provided technical criteria and modernized (technocrats)
Economic Boom (59-73)
In the growth of the Spanish economy, the industry grew, renewed its coming, adopted new technologies of production, and increased its tourism. The industry and foreign trade increased salaries.