The World At War - Reckoning, 1945 And After

Episode in a 26-part documentary series that presents a detailed survey of World War II. Episode 25 - "Reckoning, 1945 And After": The four victorious armies supervise the healing of Germany. In accordance with arrangements for the division of areas agreed among them in Yalta, the Russian area will include food and raw materials and the Americans, British and French will include the industry. Trade between the eastern and western areas is supposed to begin by a meeting of the three leaders of Russia, USA, and Great Britain in Potsdam in July 1945, but the lack of trust between them is evident. When the Japanese surrender, the Americans decide that the occupation forces in Japan will be American forces. They want an industrialized Japan as quickly as possible in the American fashion and method. Includes archival films and testimonies. Narration by the British actor Laurence Olivier.