Europe and Asia after

WWII
By: Rodrigo Samayoa
Great Britain after WWII
In 1945, British voters rejected Winston Churchill as prime minister of Great
Britain. He was the leader of G.B. during WWII.
Great Britain became a welfare state.
In 1951, Winston Churchill was elected prime minister. He was part from the
Conservative party.
Industrial growth occurred, but it was much slower than other countries,
especially Germany and France.
In the 1960s, G.B.'s industrial productivity fell to one of the lowest national
levels in the industrialized world.
The Labour Party blamed the Conservative Party for the poor economy.
Infliation began in the late 1960s and escalated in the 1970s.
Western European Integration
ECSC (European Coal and Steel Community.
The Common Market. The countries members of the ECSC were France,
West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
The European Community.
The Soviet Union after Stalin
Stalin died in March 1953.
Nikita Khrushchev emerged as Stalin's successor. He blamed the actions of
his successor, and he accused Stalin for murdering thousands of russian
people.
Khrushchev's primary goal was to increase the availability of consumer
goods to the Soviet people.
The only real innovations achieved by the Soviet Union were in military and
space technology. They launched Sputnik into space.
Khrushchev tried to improve international relationships.
China under Mao Zedong
In 1953 the Communists began the process of rebuilding China by a Five-
Year Plan.
Great Leap Forward.
Cultural Revolution.
Japan after WWII
MacArthur Constitution.
Japan-U.S. Trade.
Economic and Social Changes.
Diet.
Conclusion
The World After WWII