HIST 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: United Nations Relief And Rehabilitation Administration, Marshall Plan, Nuremberg
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Us allowed loans to anyone who asked. Britain got 25% of marshall plan money. Stalin refused to allow any nations in his influence, fearing us influence spreading. About 30 000 000 people were displaced/deported/murdered in 1939 - East had far more casualties than western forces. Massive influx of refugees to west, fear of communism. 1945 because of hitler/stalin"s policies: murder of slavs/jews by hitler, murder of germans by stalin, everyone else was caught in the middle. 4/10 liberated jews died within weeks because of their treatment in camps. Jews were treated with great sensitivity: abuse had scarred them. Stalin took control of much of europe, argued that most losses required. Stalin wanted to use eastern europe as buffer zone from west. Germany was originally not to be dismantled, split into occupation zones. Berlin was divided into zones as well. Prosecution/execution of nazi collaborators across european countries (belgium/france/italy) Designed to show justice would be served to nazis.
