EFFECTS

• LOSS OF LIFE - resulted in the deaths of an estimated 70 to 85 million people, both military and civilians
• DESTRUCTION - entire cities bombed and caused economic damage
• RISE OF SUPERPOWERS - solidified the US and Soviet Union s superpowers, shaping the geopolitical landscape of the Cold war
• FORMATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS - after the war, UN was formed to prevent future global conflicts
• END OF COLONIALISM - the rise of independence movements and the end of colonialism worldwide
• THE HOLOCAUST - systematic extermination of Jews and other minorities by the Nazi regime
• TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS - various technologies like radar, computers, and transport weapons