Question
Describe the consequences of Seconds World War.
Solution
The consequences of Second World War:
(i)It was a war waged for six years on many fronts, in many places, over land, on sea, in the air. Once again death and destruction was enormous.
(ii)At least 60 million people, or about 3 per cent of the world’s 1939 population, are believed to have been killed, directly or indirectly, as a result of the war. Millions more were injured.
(iii)Unlike in earlier wars, most of these deaths took place outside the battlefields. Many more civilians than soldiers died from war-related causes.
(iv)Vast parts of Europe and Asia were devastated, and several cities were destroyed by aerial bombardment or relentless artillery attacks.
(v)The war caused an immense amount of economic devastation and social disruption. Reconstruction promised to be long and difficult.
(i)It was a war waged for six years on many fronts, in many places, over land, on sea, in the air. Once again death and destruction was enormous.
(ii)At least 60 million people, or about 3 per cent of the world’s 1939 population, are believed to have been killed, directly or indirectly, as a result of the war. Millions more were injured.
(iii)Unlike in earlier wars, most of these deaths took place outside the battlefields. Many more civilians than soldiers died from war-related causes.
(iv)Vast parts of Europe and Asia were devastated, and several cities were destroyed by aerial bombardment or relentless artillery attacks.
(v)The war caused an immense amount of economic devastation and social disruption. Reconstruction promised to be long and difficult.
