World War II resulted in more deaths, cost more money, damaged more.
property, effected more people, and globally had the most far-reaching.
effects of any war in history. The three main causes of the war were the.
problems left unsolved by World War I, the rise of dictators in Europe, and.
the desire of Italy, Germany, and Japan for territory. The policy of.
isolationism was broken in the United States when the Japanese bombed Pearl.
Harbor, dragging America into the war. The war was fought on two fronts,.
Europe and the Pacific. The allies, which included the United States,.
England, France, and Russia were successful in defeating the axis powers.
which included Italy, Germany, and Japan. World War II played a major role.
in United States' history. From an economic perspective, it brought the.
United States out of the depression of the 1930's. The government.
converted industries from civilian to war production to produce strategic.
war materials and instituted rationing and price cont s to support the war.
effort. Socially, the war played a major part in changing the role of.
women in America. As men went off to fight, the women assumed many of the.
roles previously filled by men in the war plants. Politically, the war led.
to the United States' participation in the newly formed United Nations,.
organized to oversee international affairs. The major impact of the war,.
however, resulted from the United States' decision to utilize the atomic.
bomb. The two atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 were the major factors.
contributing to Japan's surrender. The bomb represented a huge scientific.
advance in modern warfare. It opened up the possibility for vast.
destruction of human life. The United States' decision to use the bomb.
precipitated a postwar race to produce nuclear weapons in many countries,.
especially the Soviet Union and eliminated the opportunity of reaching an.
international agreement to control production and testing of such weapons.