The Aftermath of WWII

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\\The aftermath of WWII//


To begin, as many of us may know, World War II first hit Europe and opposed the Axis powers, including Germany, Italy, and Japan, and the Allies, France, Great Britain, United States, the Soviet Union, and more. This hard and distressing period spanned almost six years long, from 1939 to 1945. In fact, it was the deadliest military conflict since forever.


Authorities counted 60 to 70 million deaths in total, which was approximately 3% of the world population back in the 1940s. War-related deaths rose to 53 million, while an estimation of 20 million additional deaths was gathered, caused by many diseases, famine, starvation and cold-blooded massacres. The number of Jewish victims only go up to 6 million deaths, which was represented as the Holocaust. People, including civilians, Jews, children, and military members from numerous countries came to a sticky end, and sadly, some of them were declared lost and still never found to this day.


In addition, World War II resulted in a rise of the inflation rate in many countries. This is mainly due to the loan that many territories resorted to in order to reimburse the damages of the War. Indeed, there was a major increase in the governments’ dept. For example, in France, the inflation rate rose to 50% in 1946. On top of that, many countries have instituted plentiful social protection measures (which are expensive) so that they can forestall the next conflict if ever it occurs.


On a lighter note, one of the positive outcomes of WW2 is the emergence of the first international trial. The Nuremberg trials were held in the city of Nuremberg, in Germany. Indeed, the Allied forces came together to officially prosecute the Nazi leaders who oversaw this dreadful event. From November 1945 to October 1946, a concept appeared for the first time in the judicial world: crimes against humanity. Finally, twelve of the defendants were condemned to a death sentence, and the Nazi’s highest authority, Adolf Hitler, committed suicide just before his own trial.

















Mediagraphy:


World War II, (page consultée le 3 septembre 2021), [En ligne], adresse URL:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II  

Britannica: World War II, (page consultée le 3 septembre 2021), [En ligne], adresse URL:

https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II  

History, World War II: causes and timeline, (page consultée le 3 septembre 2021), [En ligne], adresse URL: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii  














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  1. Cindy.Chrisafoudis13 novembre 2021 à 16:16

    Excellent recap of World War II and the events of the Holocaust. You blog post is clear, relevant and comprehensive. Once again, bravo for your excellent work.

    Here are a few elements to improve:
    - word choice (and): while and estimation of 20 million
    - plurals (Jews): The number of Jews victims
    - subject-verb agreement (goes): victims only goes up to 6 million deaths
    - sadly (word order) - I would write it like this: [...] came to a sticky end and sadly, some of them were declared lost and still never found to this day.
    - remove article before World War II: In addition, the World War II has resulted;[...] of the WW2...
    - verb tense: has resulted in a rise of the inflation rate
    - word choice: rate grew up to 50% - rose to 50%
    - add words: if ever. ... if ever it occurs
    - punctuation: do not use ... unless you are citing and omitting some information

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