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盟军合作与战后秩序

The U.S., UK, USSR, and China formed the ‘Big Four’ Allies, coordinating strategy despite deep ideological differences.
At Yalta and Potsdam in 1945, leaders divided Germany into zones and planned trials for Nazi war criminals.
The United Nations was founded in San Francisco to replace the failed League of Nations and prevent future wars.
The Bretton Woods Conference created the IMF and World Bank to stabilize currencies and rebuild war-torn economies.
Marshall Plan aid helped Western Europe recover, while the USSR tightened control over Eastern bloc countries.
Nuremberg Trials set legal precedents for prosecuting genocide and crimes against humanity.
Allied cooperation saved lives and ended fascism, but distrust soon hardened into Cold War divisions.
Shared wartime sacrifice built temporary unity — yet each power interpreted ‘peace’ through its own national lens.
Radio broadcasts, joint parades, and newsreels celebrated victory, masking growing tensions behind the scenes.
This fragile alliance showed that global problems require cooperation — even among rivals with opposing goals.