Essay
To what extent is the Britain of today still shaped by the impact of the Second World War?
Intro:
The convergence of American, British and Soviet military forces in the defeat of German Nazism in the spring of 1945 ended the European phase of World War Two; the most lethal and destructive war in the history of mankind. After the euphoria of the Allie’s victory over Nazism, three trends emerge that would transform Britain’s position in the world in subsequent years of World War II. SOCIALLY POLITCALLY ECONMOICALLY
Socially
The Second World War claimed the lives of approximately 500,000 Brits. However, the death toll of the conflict is likely to be much higher as a study by researchers at the University of Munich has shown that the war left survivors at greater risk of …show more content…
Years of bombing British cities resulted in widespread destruction of homes and physical redesigning of the entire city. Periods of hunger occurred for years after the world, even for the relatively prosperous. Families were separated for long periods of time, and many children lost their parents causing an increase in orphans across the nation. "War has many noticeable consequences, but it also takes a toll on the health and well-being of survivors over the course of their lives." (Iris Kesternich of Munich) Poor mental and physical health later in life appears to be linked to lower education, changing gender ratios caused by high rates of deaths among men, wartime hunger and long-term stress leading to adult depression and lower marriage rates. "Given the scale of World War II and the ways it fundamentally changed the world, the existing economic literature about its long-term impact is remarkably thin," ( Joachim Winter of the University of
To what extent is the Britain of today still shaped by the impact of the Second World War?
Intro:
The convergence of American, British and Soviet military forces in the defeat of German Nazism in the spring of 1945 ended the European phase of World War Two; the most lethal and destructive war in the history of mankind. After the euphoria of the Allie’s victory over Nazism, three trends emerge that would transform Britain’s position in the world in subsequent years of World War II. SOCIALLY POLITCALLY ECONMOICALLY
Socially
The Second World War claimed the lives of approximately 500,000 Brits. However, the death toll of the conflict is likely to be much higher as a study by researchers at the University of Munich has shown that the war left survivors at greater risk of …show more content…
Years of bombing British cities resulted in widespread destruction of homes and physical redesigning of the entire city. Periods of hunger occurred for years after the world, even for the relatively prosperous. Families were separated for long periods of time, and many children lost their parents causing an increase in orphans across the nation. "War has many noticeable consequences, but it also takes a toll on the health and well-being of survivors over the course of their lives." (Iris Kesternich of Munich) Poor mental and physical health later in life appears to be linked to lower education, changing gender ratios caused by high rates of deaths among men, wartime hunger and long-term stress leading to adult depression and lower marriage rates. "Given the scale of World War II and the ways it fundamentally changed the world, the existing economic literature about its long-term impact is remarkably thin," ( Joachim Winter of the University of