History of World War II (Third Edition)

Author: Zhu Guisheng
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: World War II was a great anti-fascist war. The history of war in human society is very long. However, the true world wars, that is, wars with a global impact on the overall life of human society and involving the entire world, were products of the 20th century, the result of the world forming an interconnected whole. When capitalism developed highly productive forces in the early 20th century, with capital spreading across the globe, the competition and struggle between powers inevitably affected the entire world. The war that eventually broke out over the struggle for hegemony, interests, and the division of global resources and markets also easily developed into a world war. The victory in World War II was the common victory of the anti-fascist forces. World War II changed the world. After the devastation of two world wars, the world's people deeply felt the preciousness of science and technology, and the ability to restrain world wars was greatly improved. First, World War II awakened the world's people on an unprecedented scale, and the forces for peace grew immensely, making peace an unstoppable trend. Second, the Bretton Woods system established at the time of the war's victory deepened economic ties between countries and created conditions for the future globalization of the economy. Third, the advanced military science and technology developed during the war not only pushed comprehensive conventional warfare to its peak but also the emergence of nuclear weapons forced humanity to face the catastrophic prospect of nuclear war. China is an important force in upholding world peace and promoting common development.