martes, 2 de junio de 2020

4º British: Online World War II lesson. Stage 6: the consequences of the war


This is the last chapter of the war: click on the linkto pdf to see the presentation.

New research speculates that the global death toll may have reached as high as 100 million people, nearly five percent of all humans on Earth at the time.



The war also affected the international relationships. The Anticolonialism spread over the world; most part of the colonies and protectorades started independence movements. Even more, local ethnical groups gained the respect of Europeans thanks to their brave participation on the Allied side, such as the Maori people of New Zealand.



The decolonization process was not always simple and peaceful. The creation of Israel, for example, after the British left the area, created a coexistence conflict that lasts to now a days because... nationalism, mainly. Watch this video by John Green - Crash Course and probably you will understand it a bit better (12 minutes).



There were many other major events as a result of the war. For example, the Nüremberg trials. This animated video by History scope is long (17 minutes, in English) but very well documented and explained. Please, watch it carefully.



The Nüremberg trials showed the importance of international cooperation for the common benefit and peace. United Nations was created October 1945 (trying to fix the mistakes of the previous League of Nations). If you click on the link above, you will visit the official UN website and learn about its history, members and duties. The photo below shows the first meeting of the United Nations Security Council in Palais de Chaillot, 16 September 1948 Paris:


Final questions (as usual, send your answers to blogeducativo08@gmail.com before the next Tuesday):

1. How did the Cold War affect the functioning and purpose of the United Nations?

2. How did the UN evolve over the course of the twentieth century?



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