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=Feb. 1945= After many years of fighting in Europe, major leaders of the Allied Powers (United States, Great Britain, and Soviet Union) met in Yetla to discuss the fate of Europe after the war.

Left to Right**- Joseph Stalin (U.S.S.R), President Roosevelt (U.S.A.), Winston Churchill (G.B.)**

These leaders worked together to determine what to do with Europe after the war. These talks were not easy and some leaders had to make compromises in order to keep negotiations open for the greater good of the world. At the end of the meeting, it was clear that the United States and the Soviet Union would be considered major **superpowers** among the other countries around the world. Read page 385 in your social studies textbook to learn more.



Later that same year, the United States president Harry S. Truman (took over as president after the death of Roosevelt in April of 1945) along with Great Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and dictator Joseph Stalin met to determine the fate of Japan & other countries involved in war around the Pacific.

Some of the biggest questions that needed to be worked out was how to help the countries left in ruins after the war and how to rebuild them again. Another question to answer is how to keep this from happening again.

Watch the following video clip to learn more about the end of WWII and some of its outcomes. media type="file" key="End of WW2_World_E_2Mb.mp4" width="300" height="300"

=The United Nations= One positive concept or idea that came out of World War II was the formation of the United Nations. Check out the video clip and passage to learn more about it. http://www.watchknowlearn.org/Video.aspx?VideoID=28597

=Life in the United States after the War=

= Growth of the Suburbs = Now that the war was over, Americans were ready to begin living the American dream. For many this meant leaving the hustle and bustle of the cities and live on the outskirts of town in the suburbs. This idea materialized by Abraham Levitt. Levitt wanted to provide to families an affordable home that provide a better quality of life. Click on the link below to learn more about Levittown and growth of suburbs in the 1950s. http://levittownbeyond.com/LevittownNJHouses.html

= Interstate Highway System = http://www.theamericansixties.com/interstate-highway-system.html America went from a time of a time of less to a time of plenty.media type="file" key="Consumerism and buying on credit A20_TPW_J_2Mb.mp4" width="300" height="300"

media type="file" key=" 1950s Suburbs and baby boomberA20_TPW_I_2Mb.mp4" width="300" height="300"

media type="file" key=" Beginning of TV and Cold War fearsA20_TPW_K_2Mb.mp4" width="300" height="300"