The consequences of World War II

 

(Anonymous Author, https://goo.gl/PBDfJ0) 

World War II came to an end with the surrender of Germany on May 8 and the surrender of Japan on August 14, 1945. No war in history has altered political, economic, social, and cultural realities so profoundly and on such a large scale. of the entire world. After six years of hard battles, many victims were left while others benefited. So the effects were multiple and contradictory at the same time because the war allowed some countries to obtain more power or greater freedom, while for others it was the beginning of new suffering and problems to face.

Policies:

• End of totalitarianism in Germany, Italy and Japan.
• The emergence of new world powers: E.U. and USSR.
• Distribution of Europe in zones of influence and bipolarization of the world.
• Creation of post-war institutions (UN, IMF, WB, etc.).
• Beginning of the decolonization process.
• The emergence of new nation-states and territorial changes (reduction or expansion of borders).

Economic:

• Destruction of infrastructure, production plants and the countryside.
• The decline of the European economy.
• Strengthening of American capitalism.

Sociocultural:

• 60 million dead
• Holocaust
• Migrations of the European population.
• Changes in mentality and worldview.
• Great technological and scientific development.

Reference:

• Seppe De Vreesse Pieters (October 2017). Las consecuencias de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Portal Académico. Retrieved on June 22, 2022, https://e1.portalacademico.cch.unam.mx/alumno/historiauniversal2/unidad2/segundaGuerraMundial/consecuencias.