How Did The Long-Term Consequences Of World War II?

World War II is one of the greatest catalysts for change in history. The most important of long-term consequences of World War II is the fact that so many people had to die to shift world power. However, a consequence does not have to be negative. After World War II, Nazi Germany, Fascist Italy and Imperial Japan were all transformed into democracies. These countries were terrorized by neighboring countries and had to be stopped. Unfortunately, after World War II, the consequences for it was the death and destruction of various cities all over the world. Blunders on both sides led to unnecessary deaths and continued the fighting when it should have stopped. The biggest consequences to the United States and Japanese was the inability to communicate
The Prime Minister of Japan, Suzuki, released a comment about the Potsdam Declaration that translated to “kill with silence”. To the United States, this meant that the Japanese were going to simply ignore their threats. So, this pushed them into making the decision of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan in August of 1945.
It is important to take a step back and highlight why the United States had the atomic bomb in the first place. Originally, they were worried that Nazi scientists were working diligently to construct an atomic weapon. Especially when Albert Einstein escaped from Nazi Germany and sent a letter to President Roosevelt warning the United States that it is possible to create such a weapon. So, President Roosevelt decided it was important to construct this weapon and get it before the Nazis did. Come to find out later, when the Nazis surrendered, they were not even close to having this kind of
Bess states that there was a shift in world power after the decision to drop the bomb. The United States and Soviet Russia emerge. American attitude in foreign affairs shifts from isolationism to an active policy of engagement and involvement on a global scale. The US is helping to rebuild Europe and shaping global trade patterns that grow the economy in the US. Another consequence of dropping the atomic bomb, according to Bess, is an increase of confidence in the United States government. The United States was able to flourish after World War II. If the US did not drop the atomic bomb on Japan than it would not of put them in the power position they were after the war. But Bess does tell us that World War II is one of the greatest historian war. Each historian is trying influence the next of what really happened. Meanwhile, one of the greatest effects of World War II is the US really emerging as a powerhouse