Title: Effects of World War II
Headings: Effects of World War II
Effects of World War II
Content: Spared the physical destruction of war, the U.S. economy dominated the world economy. After 4 years of military buildup, the U.S. had also become the leading military power. The position of the United States as world leader was now more obvious than ever. WHAT WERE THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR UPON THE NON-EUROPEAN WORLD? The struggle for national independence of non-European peoples was greatly enhanced and stimulated by the war. The weakness of England and France, the two major European imperial powers, provided opportunities. The stage was set for the collapse of European empires in the 3 decades following the war. New technology, developed during the war to fight disease, would, when applied to the non-European world, result in sharply lower mortality rates and soaring population growth. WHAT EFFECTS DID THE WAR HAVE UPON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY? Enormous technological progress was made during the war.