Significance of WWII
World War II had a massive impact on the world. German aggression led to genocide of the masses while destructing beautiful German land with concentration camps. Also, with improved military and war tactics, soldiers could kill more then ever before. WWII shows us that one man can brain wash millions of people, causing a horror that will never be forgotten. With the rise of Hitler the world saw the negative effects of dictatorship, and the public saw why turning a blind eye is never acceptable. This war changed the mindset of many people. Although World War II is a repercussion of World War I, the Second World War is more significant since the holocaust forever impacted the Jewish culture, along with improved military tactics …show more content…
The United States of America dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. The invention of the atomic bomb was a secret war project started in fear of Germany creating one. It was dropped on Hiroshima because it is home to an important Japanese Army base. Never having dealt with an atom bomb before, Japanese officials were confused as to what had happened. When President Truman announced the dropping of “Little Boy” he stated “ that bomb had more power than 20,00 tons of T.N.T.” He also mentioned “ with this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction.” The United States created something that had never been seen before; a bomb that could destroy a massive city in a matter of minuets.
Another invention of this war is one of our most lucrative ones to date: penicillin. Although penicillin had been discovered pre-war, the need for penicillin due to infections from war injuries forced companies to develop a way to make the highly effective medicine accessible to the masses. By the end of the war, several strains of penicillin were produced and some versions were 20 times more potent than the original strain. With the use of penicillin, the chance of a wound getting infected was highly reduced and soldier survival chances increased
World War II had a massive impact on the world. German aggression led to genocide of the masses while destructing beautiful German land with concentration camps. Also, with improved military and war tactics, soldiers could kill more then ever before. WWII shows us that one man can brain wash millions of people, causing a horror that will never be forgotten. With the rise of Hitler the world saw the negative effects of dictatorship, and the public saw why turning a blind eye is never acceptable. This war changed the mindset of many people. Although World War II is a repercussion of World War I, the Second World War is more significant since the holocaust forever impacted the Jewish culture, along with improved military tactics …show more content…
The United States of America dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. The invention of the atomic bomb was a secret war project started in fear of Germany creating one. It was dropped on Hiroshima because it is home to an important Japanese Army base. Never having dealt with an atom bomb before, Japanese officials were confused as to what had happened. When President Truman announced the dropping of “Little Boy” he stated “ that bomb had more power than 20,00 tons of T.N.T.” He also mentioned “ with this bomb we have now added a new and revolutionary increase in destruction.” The United States created something that had never been seen before; a bomb that could destroy a massive city in a matter of minuets.
Another invention of this war is one of our most lucrative ones to date: penicillin. Although penicillin had been discovered pre-war, the need for penicillin due to infections from war injuries forced companies to develop a way to make the highly effective medicine accessible to the masses. By the end of the war, several strains of penicillin were produced and some versions were 20 times more potent than the original strain. With the use of penicillin, the chance of a wound getting infected was highly reduced and soldier survival chances increased