Why was World War II considered to be the most destructive conflict in global history?
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary but correct responses should include: World War II dwarfed every previous war for sheer destructiveness. The unprecedented range and power of bombs condemned cities to destruction and, together with the deliberate massacres that ideological and racial hatreds provoked, drove the total number of deaths to over 30 million. War conditions, moreover, imposed levels of solidarity and discipline that choked individualism. The subordination of economies to war production transformed values, empowered states, and mobilized populations, including women, as never before. Above all, perhaps, the war exposed technology's power to deliver evil and people's moral incapacity to resist it.
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A. Japan. B. China. C. Italy. D. Great Britain. E. Germany.
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A) depended on farming. B) emphasized one large, stable community. C) believed in equality of the sexes. D) placed little emphasis on wars of conquest or extermination. E) all spoke the same language.