With it's roots in the events of the previous decades, the effects of WW2 set the projection of humanity.

Historical Developments in Unit 7.7 - Conducting World War 2

• World War 2 was a total war. Governments used a variety of strategies, including political propaganda, art, media, and intensified forms of nationalism, to mobilize populations (both in the home countries and the colonies or former colonies) for the purpose of waging war. Governments used ideologies, including fascism and communism to mobilize all of their state's resources for war and, in the case of totalitarian states, to repress basic freedoms and dominate many aspects of daily life during the course of the conflicts and beyond.

Additional Resources 7.7