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Explain How The Ways World War 2 Changed The World

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In 1939, the world was torn between the countries of the Allies, and the countries of the Axis. Some of the neutral countries were battlefields, but most of the intense fighting was originated within the continent of Europe.World War II led to millions of deaths, both civilians and soldiers. It caused economies to drop drastically, innocent people to be slayed, and tons of damage throughout the world. It caused many terrible things, but it also led to a few good things that have been made to help the world from having it happen again. World War II changed the world in many ways: from women’s rights, to increases in the population, to the way things are written, and to drastic increases of money influx. The war led to new organizations to keep the world peaceful in later years. The world wanted to keep a war of that …show more content…

In the website I used named ShareAmerica, I used the story “Ways That World War II Changed The World.” The site stated, “May 8, 1945, also marked the birth of a new international system of norms and ideals, conceived to ensure peace, security and prosperity for all nations.” This talks about the making of the United Nations, a peace keeping organization created to be stronger than the League of Nations, which failed to prevent the war. Other organizations that were made as a result of the war were the International Monetary Fund, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (today’s World Trade Organization), and the International Military Tribunal. The same article also states, “In the wake of the Holocaust and other horrific crimes, countries recognized the benefits of a world with established norms and shared values. The Allies established

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