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Question
With reference to the consequences of the Second World War, discuss the division of the World into two Power Blocks.
Solution
Division of the World into two Power Blocs:
- England and France:
- Though England was one of the victors, her status in the International field was lowered.
- Germany’s occupation of France, left her financially ruined, agriculturally and industrially weakened.
- United States:
- The production of necessary goods made by US to win the war, brought the US out of the great depression.
- The US experienced tremendous industrial expansion during war and while Europe was being bombed, no bombs fell on US territory.
- Rebuilding Europe:
- Within five years of World War II, much of Europe was rebuild.
- Massive foreign aid in the from of grants to individual nations helped rebuild towns and cities.
- USSR:
- World War II united the people of the Soviet Union. Its territory had expanded to include most of Eastern Europe.
- USSR captured half of Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and many parts of Germany.
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