How the war fundamentally changed the map and the future of humanity.
The United Nations (UN) is a global international organization, founded in 1945 after World War II, with 193 member states, aiming to maintain world peace, foster friendly relations, solve global problems (like poverty, climate change, human rights), and promote cooperation through dialogue in bodies like the General Assembly and Security Council, serving as a central forum for world leaders
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals held by the victorious Allied powers (US, UK, France, Soviet Union) after World War II to prosecute prominent Nazi leaders for war crimes, crimes against peace, and crimes against humanity, establishing crucial precedents for international law and accountability for atrocities like the Holocaust. Key figures faced charges including conspiracy, mass murder, and enslavement, leading to convictions and executions, and setting a standard for bringing high-level officials to justice.
The Cold War (c. 1945-1991) was a prolonged period of geopolitical tension and ideological rivalry between the capitalist United States and its allies (the Western Bloc) and the communist Soviet Union and its allies (the Eastern Bloc) after World War II, characterized by political maneuvering, espionage, arms races, and proxy wars, but no direct large-scale fighting between the two superpowers. It was a global struggle for influence between democracy/capitalism and communism, shaping international relations for decades.
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