Activity #3 Costs and Consequences

Question 1

What happened to Japan?

Answer 1

this country created a new constitution under General MacArthur

Question 2

What happened to Germany?

Answer 2

this country was divided into four zones to be governed by four different nations until they were ready to govern themselves

Question 3

What happened to the Soviet Union?

Answer 3

this country became a strong, powerful communist nation, and had the world’s largest army

Question 4

What happened to Italy?

Answer 4

this country lost Ethiopia and the power it had gained

Question 5

What happened to the U.S.?

Answer 5

this country came out of the Great Depression and became a superpower

Question 6

What happened in the United Nations?

Answer 6

promote peace, security, and international cooperation
lished The World Bank (assistance to middle and low-income countries)
established The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) (reduced tariffs)

Question 7

What happened to the global economy after WWII?

Answer 7

established The International Monetary Fund (secure and promote global financial stability)

Question 8

What happened with the war trials?

Answer 8

leaders who committed war crimes were sentenced to death and/or prison

Question 9

What happened to the world’s population?

Answer 9

it lost 60 million