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Impact of World War II (POLITICAL (Superpowers evolved (End of Britain as…
Impact of World War II
SOCIAL
Holocaust survivors
End of Narzism
UNHCR
Women's Rights
Enormous displacement of civilian population
Rise of anti-communist views
ECONOMIC
Coupons or ration booklets
crippled economies
Collapse of German economy
POLITICAL
Independence of Commonwealth nations
Truman Doctrine/Marshall Plan - $US12 billion aid to rebuild Europe
United Nations
Divided Germany
Superpowers evolved
End of Britain as a superpower
Rise of 2 superpowers - USA and USSR
Berlin Divided
Cold War
CASUALTIES
Starvation
Six million Jewish killed
Refugees and homeless
Total deaths approx. 60 - 80 million
Germany 7.4 million
UK 450, 000
Poland 5.6 million, 3 million Jewish
USSR 30 million, 1 million Jewish
Yugoslavia 1.7 million
China 20 million
Vietnam 2 million
Japan 2.7 million
Indonesia 4 million
India 1.5 million
TECHNOLOGICAL
Birth of new era of nuclear energy
Medical advances - penicillan
Pressurised cabins for aircrafts
ENVIRONMENTAL
Devastating destruction of vast areas of:
France
Germany
Poland
USSR
UK
Japan
China
TERRITORIAL
Eastern Bloc under Soviet Union
New map of Europe
Creation of state of Isreal