World War II was a war involving a grand portion of nations around the world, that later formed two military alliances opposing each other; the Allies and the Axis. The Allies included the United States, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, France, and China among others. The Axis included Germany, Japan, and Italy. During and after the war, many advances were made in fields such as medicine, technology, rights, and economies. Life was forever changed because of the war and will remain a mark in human history forever. Due to the events of the war and its reaction on the world we can say that World War II had a positive effect on the post war life. To properly understand how and which effects of WWII became positive and have been part of the post
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During the war, around 1940 the Typhus Fever and Malaria epidemics began rising and were killing thousands of soldiers who were needed in the battlefields, consequently scientists had found how to make Sulfaquinoxaline work on humans saving countless lives. Sulfaquinoxaline was one of the first antimalarial drugs and was later patented by Merck & Co., Inc. and distributed worldwide. “In the field of medical chemistry the sulfonamide molecule was all the rage, and more than 5,000 structural derivations would be made by the end of the war” (Campbell 934). Medical advances were the most positive outcome to have come from the war that we currently use all the time. Another discovery during the war was Morphine and Penicillin, which are two extremely important, drugs constantly being used to this day. Morphine is processed from the opium poppy plant and is a very powerful painkiller that was widely used on wounded soldiers increasing their possibility of surviving by a lot. Penicillin is a drug that was efficiently used to treat bacterial infections, making it a hit and one of the most used and safe antibacterial available at the …show more content…
Agriculture was suddenly stopped because of the war, it was nearly impossible to continue with daily tasks in such conditions leading people to eat very unhealthily. When the War ended people began to realize the importance of a good nutrition and wanted to gain what they had lost in the previous years. Purifying food and protecting health became an important belief for many people. We can see the effect of that in our society today by the way organic foods are becoming part of pop culture and being healthy is seen as attractive. Black men and Hispanic men were very repressed compared to white males, all which changed during the war making it a huge factor for the equal rights we all share now. Millions of men were drafted for war in race separated units at first, but later segregation was diminished because of the bravery black units showed. President Truman ended segregation in the Armed Forces in 1948 making men of color and white to be equally capable of entering any unit. Hispanics also fought bravely in the war earning them recognition and
During the war, around 1940 the Typhus Fever and Malaria epidemics began rising and were killing thousands of soldiers who were needed in the battlefields, consequently scientists had found how to make Sulfaquinoxaline work on humans saving countless lives. Sulfaquinoxaline was one of the first antimalarial drugs and was later patented by Merck & Co., Inc. and distributed worldwide. “In the field of medical chemistry the sulfonamide molecule was all the rage, and more than 5,000 structural derivations would be made by the end of the war” (Campbell 934). Medical advances were the most positive outcome to have come from the war that we currently use all the time. Another discovery during the war was Morphine and Penicillin, which are two extremely important, drugs constantly being used to this day. Morphine is processed from the opium poppy plant and is a very powerful painkiller that was widely used on wounded soldiers increasing their possibility of surviving by a lot. Penicillin is a drug that was efficiently used to treat bacterial infections, making it a hit and one of the most used and safe antibacterial available at the …show more content…
Agriculture was suddenly stopped because of the war, it was nearly impossible to continue with daily tasks in such conditions leading people to eat very unhealthily. When the War ended people began to realize the importance of a good nutrition and wanted to gain what they had lost in the previous years. Purifying food and protecting health became an important belief for many people. We can see the effect of that in our society today by the way organic foods are becoming part of pop culture and being healthy is seen as attractive. Black men and Hispanic men were very repressed compared to white males, all which changed during the war making it a huge factor for the equal rights we all share now. Millions of men were drafted for war in race separated units at first, but later segregation was diminished because of the bravery black units showed. President Truman ended segregation in the Armed Forces in 1948 making men of color and white to be equally capable of entering any unit. Hispanics also fought bravely in the war earning them recognition and