The Ending of World War 2 and Start of the American Power

The ending of World War 2 and the start of the American power

Introduction

World War II ended in May 1945. It was a war that lasted six years and involved 61 countries. Some 55 million people lost their lives in the war. In the end, Germany was in ruins and all was chaos. The ending of World War 2 also marks the beginning of American power. The active participation of United States differentiated it from other countries of the world. That makes USA more versatile than any other country. There is no doubt that 20th century belongs to USA. Today may be USA economy looks to suffer, but their overall achievements are endless. We will talk about their political, economical and developments on their way to become superpower of the world.

Here we will discuss the important incidents that took place since the world war 2 end (1945) to evaluate the progress and work to justify the current position of USA. There is no doubt that the so far USA has done tremendously well in excelling all the aspects of economic and political growth. As far as technology is concerned, only china is capable to match the highest standard developed by USA. Let's look on their progress started from 1945.

Discussion

On 7 May 1945, Germany signed the surrender, a statement that signified its defeat. All German authorities but Hitler signed it. On 30 April 1945, he and his wife Eva Braun committed suicide. The German officer Alfred Jodl signed on behalf of Hitler's successor Karl Doenitz. Germany was defeated by the four anti-war allies. These were the United States, the Soviet Union (Russia), Great Britain and France. Even before the war, they had decided to divide Germany into four zones after the war. Shortly after the surrender, the Allies announced the Potsdam Agreement then dividing Germany into four occupation zones. The North should go to England, the east by the Soviet Union, the west by France and southern Germany to the United States.

End of World War II and the division of Germany

The division of Germany was not all that the Allies decided. Man wanted in Germany, including members of the NSDAP (National Socialist German Workers' Party), were arrested or dismissed from their jobs at least. These were, for example, teachers, mayors and judges. It was also known as denazification. Similarly, the Allies wanted to teach the Germans the idea of ??democracy. The introduced things such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right to free elections, all of which did not exist in Germany prior to war. On this purpose were the most ambitious Americans. They wanted to turn Germany into an ideal democratic state.

To govern the further proceedings in Germany, the Allies decided to establish a Control Council. This should sit representatives of the four occupying countries who should jointly decide on further development of Germany. These were the first efforts of the Allies, especially the Americans ...