WORLD WAR II

How Has the United States of America Become Medicalized Since World War II?

How Has the United States of America Become Medicalized Since World War II?

Introduction

World War II was a military conflict from 1939 to 1945 that resulted killing of 62 million people on the battlefield, in massive bombings of civilians in cities, and by genocide. There were two hostile camps; the Axis Powers of Germany, Italy, Japan, Romania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Croatia, Slovakia, Finland (cobelligerent), Thailand, and others; and the Allied Powers of the British Empire and common wealth. The global reach of the empires of France, Italy, and Britain meant that non-European areas became directly involved with battles fought in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Organized civilian resistance movements in occupied countries (notably Yugoslavia, France, and Greece) made important contributions to the war effort.

In World War II, there were more killings and decimation than any other conflict before or after it. Due to World War II, citizens of the surrounding countries of Germany and the Soviet Union dreaded the Nazi equipped armies and Red Army troops. It was because these armies conveyed decimation, looting, rape, and death. It appeared that no good would arrive out of the conflict. This section of the paper will explore different dimensions of World War II. World War II had a significant impact on the economies that were actively involved. The impact of this major event did not only engulf the economic structure of the nations; but, it caused numerous civilian and non-civilian casualties. The World War II enhanced different nations' development of atomic and nuclear energy. As a result of this advancement, Japan experienced two atomic attacks that deteriorated the nation.

World War II significantly affected the economic conditions of several nations; according to different studies, World War II caused $1 trillion economic downfall in 1945 (approximately $10.5 trillion in 2005 terms). It is the only time in history that nuclear weapons were used. The effects of World War II caused the partitioning of Europe into East and West (with democratic governments receiving economic reconstruction aid through the U.S. Marshall Plan aligned under NATO), the U.S. occupation of Japan. The immediate post-war era also saw the rise of European integration efforts along with the structure of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community, which would develop into the European Union at the end of the century.

The Psychological Effect of World War II

Psychology's relationships with war and the military are complex and far-reaching. A basic dilemma is that if war is pathological psychologists should seek its causes and cures, but as loyal citizens will, in wartime, promote their country's victory. Psychology has been affected both by direct involvements in war and, indirectly, by the effects of military-sourced funding. several episodes illustrating the first are well known - the world war I work on 'shell-shock' and invention of the US Army Alpha group intelligence tests, and the Applied Psychology Unit (APU)'s World War II research into psychophysical aspects of ...