The Settlement of WWII, Part 2 by

How did the forums of the United Nations affect the world after World War II?

anthonym221 — 2014-04-17 14:33:06 UTC

The meetings of the United Nations attempted to conform old colonial regimes by dividing land and creating new boundaries.

anthonym221 — 2014-04-17 14:41:38 UTC

-Soviet Union was communist while US was not, so tensions arose

-The UN split up Korea (today's North/South boundaries)

-Soviet U moved further into Western Europe, while some US territories gained their independence.

anthonym221 — 2014-04-17 15:01:55 UTC

-Indian and African troops had fought for Britain, and Britain had imprisoned key nationalist leaders to put independence plans on hold.

-Asian colonies were returned to their old "masters", but independence happened. China regained territory.

anthonym221 — 2014-04-17 15:05:06 UTC

anthonym221 — 2014-04-17 15:09:22 UTC

-Soviet Union regained a lot of power; took basically all territories except Greece and Yugoslavia

-Western Europe was free to create democratic regimes, but were watched closely by US.

anthonym221 — 2014-04-17 15:23:42 UTC