Second world war

Some causes of World War II were the aggressive actions of Germany, Japan, and Italy

and the German resentment caused by the Treaty of Versailles. The Great Depression

also allowed authoritarian rulers to come to power, which moved the world closer to

war. One major effect of World War II was the use of nuclear weapons in war, which

would later lead to the Cold War.

Consecuences

1. Heavy Loss of Lives

About 12 million soldiers were killed and 25 million civilians were killed because of

hunger, diseases, etc. About 24 million people became injured and handicapped in the

battle. The atomic bombs dropped by US in Hiroshima and Nagasaki resulted in

160,000 casualties and destroyed the whole city. As a whole, Second World War was a

very bad tragedy to mankind.

2. Division of World Into Two Blocks and Beginning of the Cold War

The Second World War resulted the division of world into two blocks: capitalist and

communist. The capitalist block was led by the USA whereas the communist block was

led by Russia. They started criticizing each other and resulted the cold war. During the

period of cold war, nuclear weapons were made which can cause heavy destruction in a

very short time.

3.Wave of Democratic Changes in the World

Most of the countries got freedom and democracy after the second world war.

Imperialism was ended. People of many countries became aware against the

undemocratic system and fought for democracy and independence.

4. End of Colonialism

The imperialist countries became very weak after the second world war. National

movements against colonialism started in Asia and Africa due to which countries like

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Egypt got independence from British Empire. Vietnam,

Cambodia and Laos got freedom from French empire.