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Did The Powers Of Government Change During And After The War?

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To what extent did the powers of government change during and after the war? World War 2 was a major war fought between the Allies (Great Britain, the US, and the Soviet Union) and the Axis (Germany, Japan, and Italy) that lasted from 1939 till 1945. It is mainly recognized by Germany's political alignment, that being the Nazis and their dictator Adolf Hitler who caused the holocaust. This essay explores how far World War 2 altered the nature of governmental authority in the countries involved. How the relationship between society and governments changed during the war will be explored along with the governments of various countries, economies, and political standpoints. Government powers radically changed during and after the war and here …show more content…

The first piece of evidence that supports this is a chart of the estimated annual GDP of the second largest powers during the war. The data clearly shows the United States as being the most economically stable country during World War 2 while France was at the bottom, which makes sense considering they were invaded at this time. The blurb that accompanies this states, “The impact of key events in the war is also reflected in the trends shown here - the economic declines of France and the Soviet Union coincide with the years of German invasion” This quote and the data that co-exists with it shows that World War 2 had a direct effect on economies with the trends reflecting invasions and battles. Post World War 2 also had various effects on different countries’ economies. A statement that sticks out in an article from the International Monetary Fund called “The Post War World” is “In addition to the toll in human lives and suffering, countries spent more money on World War II than in all previous wars put together”. This extract puts just how much World War 2 cost into perspective, making it a worthy factor in deciding the economic situation of a country. The report also delves into the financial problems many countries faced after World War 2 such as inflation, debt, trade deficits and depleted gold and dollar supplies and also in specific the dollar gap which are all examples of more evidence that supports and cements the prior arguments made in this

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