Germany Vs. The World
Diplomacy between The Big Three and Germany, was for a lack of a better term non-existent, as the conquering Allies dug-in around Europe, in order to deal sort out the Aftermath of the Great World War II. Within, the devastation that enveloped all of Europe, “The victorious Allies were determined to bring to justice the leaders who had been responsible for starting the war and the atrocities that followed. In the case of Germany, the two main culprits had escaped the ignominy of standing trial. Hitler, the man most responsible for the war and its horrors, was dead. So was Himmler, who like his Führer had resorted to suicide. But many German leaders were still alive, and most of them were in Allied custody. The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and France agreed in August 1945 to establish an international military tribunal to try the most important of them.” These would come be to be known as the Nuremburg Trials, and at their conclusion in, “October 1946 and resulted in death sentences by hanging for 11 of the defendants, including Goering, Ribbentrop, Kaltenbrunner, Rosenberg, Sauckel, Keitel, and Jodl as well as Bormann in absentia. Hess and Raeder received life sentences, Speer 20 years, and Dönitz 10 years. Shortly before his scheduled execution, Goering cheated the rope by biting into a cyanide capsule that he had concealed on his person. A series of trials of less important Nazi officials also took place in the various occupation zones. The most notable of these in the American zone resulted in 24 death sentences and 116 prison terms.” (Lyons, 2010, "Aftermath/ Prosecuting War Criminals."). Overall, the Allies dealt with Germany, in a repugnant fashion, attempting to erase all parts of the Third Reich from the country, and why would they not as the country was known for instigating the war but, also would soon be known for one the ugliest parts of Human History the Holocaust.
Diplomacy between The Big Three and Germany, was for a lack of a better term non-existent, as the conquering Allies dug-in around Europe, in order to deal sort out the Aftermath of the Great World War II. Within, the devastation that enveloped all of Europe, “The victorious Allies were determined to bring to justice the leaders who had been responsible for starting the war and the atrocities that followed. In the case of Germany, the two main culprits had escaped the ignominy of standing trial. Hitler, the man most responsible for the war and its horrors, was dead. So was Himmler, who like his Führer had resorted to suicide. But many German leaders were still alive, and most of them were in Allied custody. The United States, Britain, the Soviet Union, and France agreed in August 1945 to establish an international military tribunal to try the most important of them.” These would come be to be known as the Nuremburg Trials, and at their conclusion in, “October 1946 and resulted in death sentences by hanging for 11 of the defendants, including Goering, Ribbentrop, Kaltenbrunner, Rosenberg, Sauckel, Keitel, and Jodl as well as Bormann in absentia. Hess and Raeder received life sentences, Speer 20 years, and Dönitz 10 years. Shortly before his scheduled execution, Goering cheated the rope by biting into a cyanide capsule that he had concealed on his person. A series of trials of less important Nazi officials also took place in the various occupation zones. The most notable of these in the American zone resulted in 24 death sentences and 116 prison terms.” (Lyons, 2010, "Aftermath/ Prosecuting War Criminals."). Overall, the Allies dealt with Germany, in a repugnant fashion, attempting to erase all parts of the Third Reich from the country, and why would they not as the country was known for instigating the war but, also would soon be known for one the ugliest parts of Human History the Holocaust.
The Big Three
The Diplomacy between the Big Three is often called a Marriage of Convenience, considering the Big Three were only together during the war as they had a common enemy in Nazi Germany. Even if you combined the US and Britain as one, and added the USSR the two did not see eye to eye on much of anything, but the destruction of the Third Reich. So, with that the three Superpowers had to use quite a bit of diplomacy in order to achieve this common goal, but with the War now at it’s the conclusion the promises made by each side had to be honored and that can be seen in how much of Germany and Eastern Europe was divided up and distributed, which in the next coming years would essentially become satellite states of the Soviet Union, except for Finland. Although, they would work together through diplomacy to sort out the mess left by World War II, the polarized political views of the both sides would eventually lead to an almost total collapse of diplomatic relations 1947, just two short years after the world’s bloodiest conflict. (Lyons, 2010).
The Diplomacy between the Big Three is often called a Marriage of Convenience, considering the Big Three were only together during the war as they had a common enemy in Nazi Germany. Even if you combined the US and Britain as one, and added the USSR the two did not see eye to eye on much of anything, but the destruction of the Third Reich. So, with that the three Superpowers had to use quite a bit of diplomacy in order to achieve this common goal, but with the War now at it’s the conclusion the promises made by each side had to be honored and that can be seen in how much of Germany and Eastern Europe was divided up and distributed, which in the next coming years would essentially become satellite states of the Soviet Union, except for Finland. Although, they would work together through diplomacy to sort out the mess left by World War II, the polarized political views of the both sides would eventually lead to an almost total collapse of diplomatic relations 1947, just two short years after the world’s bloodiest conflict. (Lyons, 2010).
The Cold War
Even though at the end of World War II the US was the only power with Atomic Weapons, which of course would change dramatically in the years following the War. Additionally, due to the political fallout as West would try to install free governments and the east socialistic governments, we would see the birth of the Cold War, which would lead to several major international crises including, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean War, McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, the Afghan war (USSR and the Mujadein), and Perestroika which would lead to the Soviet Union's collapse. Overall, along with the battle of influences and the development of nuclear weapons, the world would be on edge for the next half century. (Lyons, 2010).
Even though at the end of World War II the US was the only power with Atomic Weapons, which of course would change dramatically in the years following the War. Additionally, due to the political fallout as West would try to install free governments and the east socialistic governments, we would see the birth of the Cold War, which would lead to several major international crises including, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Korean War, McCarthyism, the Vietnam War, the Afghan war (USSR and the Mujadein), and Perestroika which would lead to the Soviet Union's collapse. Overall, along with the battle of influences and the development of nuclear weapons, the world would be on edge for the next half century. (Lyons, 2010).