Legacies of WWII

  1. Watch this seven-minute video of colorized footage of Berlin in 1945

2. Watch this eighteen-minute video about the casualties of WWII

3. Examine WWII casualty data as presented on Wikipedia.

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: Bearing in mind the sources above as well as previous knowledge, evaluate the complicated legacies of WWII.

  • Consider political, economic, and social legacies
  • Consider how WWII affected different countries very differently
  • Were there clear winners and losers?
  • You need not limit yourself to the sources given here
  • You may bullet point
  • You will submit your notes as homework