Question

What were the important consequences of the second world war. List a few.

Answer 1

Instructions: The answer seeks the important consequences of the war. One of the options can also be the Enfranchisement of women as discussed in question 1. Keep the points brief and list at least 5 points.

Solution: At the end of the war several important changes occurred across the world both political, social and even

1. Formation of the United Nations Organisation and other institutions: UN was formed after the end of the war with the focus on preserving world peace, respect for human rights, maintaining international law and social progress across all countries.
2. The start of the Cold War- The world got divided into two political camps one led by the Communist USSR and the other by Capitalist leader America. The USSR had gained prestige after it built its post war economy and helped eastern European countries and China rebuild their economies as well.
3. New World Order- Post the war the world saw changes in the status of countries. Many colonies got freedom from their colonial masters and others such as Russian and Turkish empires broke.
4. Division of Germany- At the end of the war, Germany was divided into two parts; The Eastern German Democratic Republic (GDR) which went under USSR’s authority and the western Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) which went under the supervision of the allied forces.
5. The Marshall Plan- US and the allied powers produced the Marshall plan to help the defeated countries revive their economies in both Japan and Germany.