Most Significant Period Of The 20th Century - 1171 Words

World war II was one of the most significant period of the 20th century. The war was fought from 1939 to 1945 in Europe, and during 1930s to 1940s in Asia. The war in Europe began with the invasion of Poland by Nazi Germany and ended with the official surrender of Japan, the last axis nation. It was the largest armed conflict in history, involving the entire world’s countries more than the other war. Not only that, WWII introducing powerful new weapons, culminating in the first use of new clear weapons. Even though the name was â€Å"World War† not every country in the world were involved. The war killed more civilians than previous wars and it also served as a backdrop for genocidal killing by Nazi as well as some other mass†¦show more content†¦Like other European countries the Japanese could not sustain their military successes against the U.S. until mid 1943 U.S. military forces had put the Japanese on the defensive. They fighting from island to island Amer ican troops recaptured the Philippines, and a combined force of British, American, and Chinese troops returned Burma to Britain. The Allies then moved toward the Japanese mainland. By summer 1945, American president Truman ordered to drop the bomb first in Hiroshima and second bomb in Nagasaki. The atomic bomb not only killed over 100,000 lives but also poisoning the soil, air, and groundwater. Later on the emperor Hirohito announced that they surrendered. Even though the used of the bomb was intended for ending the war but its effect was dreadful, many innocent victims were killed. The used of Atomic bomb was justified in this situation since the used of bomb saved more than thousands to millions lives of both American and Japanese people. Without the used of bomb the war might probably extended for longer period of time and many more lives would have been killed. It might be true that the use of atomic bomb was inhumane but every war is inhumane. (Compton) The relationship of U.S and USSR had develop after WWII. Cold war started