Effects Of Ww2

Everyone knows about war and the many deaths caused by it. Obviously the deaths are extremely grave (no pun intended) but, there are other effects of armed conflict of which people should be more informed. WWI and WWII are both periods of conflict which both had much wider effects than merely death. Aside from the casualties, massive wars like these usually result in social, economic, and technological development or deterioration. Most people recognize WWI to have four basic igniters which can be represented by the acronym MAIN. M stands for militarism or the support of a war-focused ideology. This type of belief was heavily supported prior to WWI. Britain, France, and Germany were notably militaristic just before the Great War. This caused …show more content…
Many weapons were developed and advanced due to militarism. These advancements could later be used in things like automobiles and planes. Perhaps the most tragic impact of WWI was another war – WWII. The Second World War was caused by many things. The first being the resolution of WWI, the Treaty of Versailles, being excessively harsh in the eyes of the Germans. Germans were required to take full responsibility for the war. This meant that they had to pay large sums of money to the members of the Triple Entente and give up any land gained in the war. Also, they were forced to have a small military so they couldn 't cause another war. These things caused economic despair in Germany. As you would expect, the Germans were angered by this treaty. A man named Adolf Hitler was able to use this anger to gain the support of the German people and rise to power. Previously a German soldier during WWI, he used skillful speech-craft to inspire the German people to support him. After gaining power, he broke the Treaty of Versailles and began to build an army which he planned to take over the world with. Slowly, he built an empire by conquering many small …show more content…
Women were heavily involved in WWII, serving as manufacturers of weaponry, nurses to the wounded, and keepers of the household while the men were gone. The women being able to successfully perform these things caused people to view women in as more useful and valuable. Finally, WWII brought many new technologies about. While of course, many weapons were developed, there were other things developed which benefited the average civilian. Plastics and Penicillin were both developed as a result of WWII. Also, the knowledge of nutrition increased, causing people to eat healthier diets. Many other positive advancements were made technologically. In conclusion, both of these massive wars had results which were not expected. Many things which these wars resulted in were actually positive things. Yes, no sane person wants another war like these ones to occur but the wars were not solely negative. Many wars are necessary as wrong-doing needs to be ended. Obviously it 's preferable that no atrocities be committed in the first place, but this is not the world we live