Despite the fact that the war happened in continents far away, the war had a great effect on modern North American life. For one thing, it helped end the depression. The poverty of the 1930s seemed to disappear almost overnight as North America made weapons for the war effort. The economy was reenergized. Finally, people had jobs again.
The second world war also lead to the development of the atomic bomb. This helped to make America the super-power that it is today. People are scared of the U.S.A. because of all the big bombs we've got. Because Europe was nearly destroyed during the war, America was able to take over and become the power-house that it is today. Even though we fought the cold war with the Russian's it was clear who the winners were even before we won. Everyone in the Soviet Union was sad-- it was like the depression in the United states, only it lasted longer. The Soviet Union spent all it's money trying to compete with the U.S. and bankrupted itself in the process. This is proof that communism does not work, but democracy does.
Increased wealth and technological acheivements brought on by the war also led to the popularity of television. People could now be entertained in their homes. THis led to celebrities being even more famous and has led to the modern day celebrity culture that we have in north america.
THe suburb in turn led to the rise of the car in American society. Cars became an important part of american life. Restaurants like McDonalds thrive on cars, because people can get there quickly and this allows for a faster turn around. Which leads to more money for the company and is part of the reason that McDonalds and similar restaurants have grown to be so succesful and popular.
In short, the wealth generated by world war two made life easier, but brought with it some of the things that people disapprove of today. But in all, it is clear that the Second World war was a good thing for America.
The war generated a lot of wealth for a lot of people and created our middle class today. Because people had more money they spent it on convenient things to make life easier, such as the car, fast food rest
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