AMERICA AFTER WWII
Grand Canyon University
October 28, 2014
America after WWII.
As we all know the Second World War, also known as WWII was a worldwide war that lasted from 1939 up until 1945. Starting in Europe, the war began with the German invasion against Poland, shortly after this Britain and France declared war on Germany. This particular war involved most of the world’s nations and also included all of the great powers during this time, because of this and conflicts that began earlier two opposing military alliances were formed known as the Allies and the Axis. This war was definitely the most widespread was in history, 30 countries were involved which meant that over 100 million people were also involved. Not to mention World War II was by far the deadliest war in history because of the involvement of the Holocaust, the strategic bombing of industrial and population centers, and also the use of two huge nuclear weapons in combat. The exact end date of this war is not entirely agreed on throughout the world, however most accept that it ended along with armistice (formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting.) On August 14th, 1945.
The Aftermath of World War II however was a whole new era for America. This was also the beginning of a very tense and dynamic period of time that affected society on multiple amounts of levels. This “Post-war” shaped our country let alone the world as we know it to be today, likewise this particular period ended up shaping itself due to the war and all of the powerful forces that surrounded it. Major changes began to take place in America, for example the population. Many of the people during this time were not satisfied with the way that they were living life before this therefore they wanted something better, they wanted to start a new life. Millions if not more of Americans moved out of the cities and went to the smaller towns in the suburbs building or purchasing new homes for their families.
As I had said earlier the population
October 28, 2014
America after WWII.
As we all know the Second World War, also known as WWII was a worldwide war that lasted from 1939 up until 1945. Starting in Europe, the war began with the German invasion against Poland, shortly after this Britain and France declared war on Germany. This particular war involved most of the world’s nations and also included all of the great powers during this time, because of this and conflicts that began earlier two opposing military alliances were formed known as the Allies and the Axis. This war was definitely the most widespread was in history, 30 countries were involved which meant that over 100 million people were also involved. Not to mention World War II was by far the deadliest war in history because of the involvement of the Holocaust, the strategic bombing of industrial and population centers, and also the use of two huge nuclear weapons in combat. The exact end date of this war is not entirely agreed on throughout the world, however most accept that it ended along with armistice (formal agreement of warring parties to stop fighting.) On August 14th, 1945.
The Aftermath of World War II however was a whole new era for America. This was also the beginning of a very tense and dynamic period of time that affected society on multiple amounts of levels. This “Post-war” shaped our country let alone the world as we know it to be today, likewise this particular period ended up shaping itself due to the war and all of the powerful forces that surrounded it. Major changes began to take place in America, for example the population. Many of the people during this time were not satisfied with the way that they were living life before this therefore they wanted something better, they wanted to start a new life. Millions if not more of Americans moved out of the cities and went to the smaller towns in the suburbs building or purchasing new homes for their families.
As I had said earlier the population
References: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=16 http://economics.about.com/od/useconomichistory/a/post_war.ht