Aftermath
LIBRARY RESOURCES
"Germany surrendered to the victorious allies on 8 May 1945. It appeared a country in ruins...Hitler's expansionist aims...had brought the country to catastrophe...many cities were destroyed...it had no functioning institutions or economy."
Reference: Flint, A. (2016). History+ for Edexcel A Level: Nationalism, Dictatorship and Democracy in Twentieth-Century Europe. n.p.: Hodder Education.
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Nationalism, Dictatorship and Democracy in twentieth-century Europe
by Call Number: 940.5BUNChapter 1C 'Return to democratic government, 1945-1989, explains the de-Nazification of Germany and its reconstruction post WWII. -
The Holocaust Chronicle
by ISBN: 978078532963The last chapters of this book chronicle Germany and Europe after the Nazi defeat, see 'Liberation and rebuilding', 'The pursuit of justice' and 'the aftermath'.
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Germany after World War IIThis article from the World Modern History database explains how the allied powers organised Germany after its WWII defeat and how this lead to a divided Germany.
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Opening address of the Nuremberg TrialsA transcript of the opening address of the Nuremberg trials.
EXPLORE FURTHER
The video below explores the Nuremberg trials which put on trial ex-Nazi officers for crimes against humanity committed during the Nazi regime.