Which country won world war 2?

Question: Which country won world war 2!?

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I know theres lots of answers, but i will answer anyway!.!.!. The Allies!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com

We all have won in some way or another!. The forces and ideology of nazism was defeated for good and unlikely to surface in the near future!. Germany, Japan and Italy have been liberated of dictatorships and the era of posperity which we now enjoy have began!. Without the sacrifaces of WW2 we might never have understood that the war is pointless and peace movement might never be born!.
Countries which officially won the war: USSR, British Empire, USA, Canada, China and many others who supported them one way or another!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Theoretically, the allies (UK, USA, Russia, Canada, etc)!.
However, if one looks at it realistically then probably Japan and West Germany!. Particularly when you realise that most of their industry was flattened by the end of the war and they had the opportunity to create a new industry with new ideas and equipment!. The winners on the other hand continued to operate their much older industrial equipment which was not as competitive as countries like Germany!. This is often given as the result of the collapse of the shipbuilding industry in the UK!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

the allies (british empire, the USSR and the USA ) won the war!.
In europe the biggest contribution was undoubtedly by the USSR and in the pacific by the USA!.

"the scale and grandeur of the (Russian) effort mark it as the greatest military achievement in all history!."
General Doulas MacArthur

"History know no greater display of courage than that shown by the people of Soviet Russia!."
Henry Stimson, Secretary of War

"The gallantry and aggressive fighting spirit of the Russian soldiers command the American army's admiration!."
George C!. Marshall, Chief of Staff U!.S!. Army

"Marshall Zhukov!."
General Eisenhower's response to the question, what single person is most resppnsible for winning the Second World WarWww@QuestionHome@Com

well, nobody really won, but i guess the US and Britain came out less scathed than others!. Britain was bombed many times during the war, howeverWww@QuestionHome@Com

USA, Britain, Russia, Australia, New Zealand, India, France, Norway, Canada!.!.!.!.probably quite a few more but not great at historyWww@QuestionHome@Com

nobody realy won
heaps of people died but in theory the England/Australian/ New Zealand & American AllienceWww@QuestionHome@Com

No one really wins in a war!. The allied forces stopped the facist, which needed to be done!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Japan!. Look how much we pumped into rebuilding their infrastructure!.

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The Allies!. Britian, France, America, ect!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The big three were the USA, UK, and USSR
and about 64 other nations!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

us!. canada, great britain, philippines, china,Www@QuestionHome@Com

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the allies
Britian, France, The U!.S!. etcWww@QuestionHome@Com

Allied forces!.On December 16, 1944 German forces counter-attacked in the Ardennes against the Western Allies!. It took six weeks for the Allies to repulse the attack!. The Soviets attacked through Hungary, while the Germans abandoned Greece, Albania and were driven out of southern Yugoslavia by partisans!. In Italy, the Western Allies remained stalemated at the German defensive line!. In mid-January 1945, the Soviets attacked in Poland, pushing from the Vistula to the Oder river in Germany, and overran East Prussia!.
On February 4, U!.S!., British, and Soviet leaders met in Yalta!. They agreed on the occupation of post-war Germany,and when the Soviet Union would join the war against Japan!.
In February, Western Allied forces entered Germany and closed to the Rhine river, while the Soviets invaded Pomerania and Silesia!. In March, the Western Allies crossed the Rhine north and south of the Ruhr, encircling a large number of German troops, while the Soviets advanced to Vienna!. In early April the Western Allies finally pushed forward in Italy and swept across western Germany, while in late April Soviet forces stormed Berlin; the two forces linked up on Elbe river on April 25!.

Several changes in leadership occurred during this period!. On April 12, U!.S!. President Roosevelt died; he was succeeded by Harry Truman!. Mussolini was killed by Italian partisans on April 28thand two days later Hitler committed suicide, succeeded by Grand Admiral Karl D?nitz!.
German forces surrendered in Italy on April 29th and Germany itself surrendered on May 7!.

Nuclear explosion at HiroshimaIn the Pacific theater, American forces advanced in the Philippines, clearing Leyte by the end of 1944!. They landed on Luzon in January 1945 and Mindanao in March!. British and Chinese forces defeated the Japanese in northern Burma from October to March, then the British pushed on to Rangoon by May 3!.American forces also moved toward Japan, taking Iwo Jima by March, and Okinawa by June!. American bombers destroyed Japanese cities, and American submarines cut off Japanese imports!.
On July 11, the Allied leaders met in Potsdam, Germany!. They confirmed earlier agreements about Germany,and reiterated the demand for unconditional surrender by Japan, specifically stating that "the alternative for Japan is prompt and utter destruction!.During this conference the United Kingdom held its general election and Clement Attlee replaced Churchill as Prime Minister!.

When Japan continued to reject the Potsdam terms, the United States then dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August!. Between the two bombs, the Soviets invaded Japanese-held Manchuria, as agreed at Yalta!. On August 15, 1945 Japan surrendered, ending the war!.

Aftermath
Main article: Aftermath of World War II
In an effort to maintain international peace, the Allies formed the United Nations, which officially came into existence on 24 October, 1945!.
Regardless of this though, the alliance between the Western Allies and the Soviet Union had begun to deteriorate even before the war was over, and the two powers each quickly established their own spheres of influence!. In Europe, the continent was essentially divided between Western and Soviet spheres by the so-called Iron Curtain which ran through and partitioned Allied occupied Germany and occupied Austria!. In Asia, the United States occupied Japan and administrated Japan's former islands in the Western Pacific while the Soviets annexed Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands; the former Japanese governed Korea was divided and occupied between the two powers!. Mounting tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union soon evolved into the formation of the American-led NATO and the Soviet-led Warsaw Pact military alliances and the start of the Cold War between them!.
In many parts of the world, conflict picked up again within a short time of World War II ending!. In China, nationalist and communist forces quickly resumed their civil war!. Communist forces were eventually victorious and established the People's Republic of China on the mainland while nationalist forces ended up retreating to the reclaimed island of Taiwan!. In Greece, civil war broke out between Anglo-American supported royalist forces and communist forces, with the royalist forces victorious!. Soon after these conflicts ended, war broke out in Korea between South Korea, which was backed by the western powers, and North Korea, which was backed by the Soviet Union and China; the war resulted in essentially a stalemate and ceasefire!.

Following the end of the war, a rapid period of decolonization also took place within the holdings of the various European colonial powers!. These primarily occurred due to shifts in ideology, the economic exhaustion from the war and increased demand by indigenous people for self-determination!. For the most part, these transitions happened relatively peacefully, though notable exceptions occurred in countries such as Indochina, Madagascar, Indonesia and Algeria!. In many regions, divisions, usually for ethnic or religious reasons, occurred following European withdrawal; this was seen prominently in the Mandate of Palestine, leading to the creation of Israel and Palestine, and in India, resulting in the creation of the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan!.

Economic recovery following the war was varied in differing parts of the world, though in general it was quite positive!. In Europe, West Germany recovered quickly and doubled production from its pre-war levels by the 1950s!. Italy came out of the war in poor economic condition,but by 1950s, the Italian economy was marked by stability and high growth!. The United Kingdom was in a state of economic ruin after the war, and continued to experience relative economic decline for decades to follow!. France rebounded quite quickly, and enjoyed rapid economic growth and modernization!. The Soviet Union also experienced a rapid increase in production in the immediate post-war era!. In Asia, Japan experienced incredibly rapid economic growth, and led to Japan becoming one of the most powerful economies in the world by the 1980s!. China, following the conclusion of its civil war, was essentially a bankrupt nation!. By 1953 economic restoration seemed fairly successful as production had resumed pre-war levels!.This growth rate mostly persisted, though it was briefly interrupted by the disastrous Great Leap Forward economic experiment!. At the end of the war, the United States produced roughly half of the worlds industrial output; by the 1970s though, this dominance had lessened significantlyWww@QuestionHome@Com

Actually only one nation "won" WW2 -- the United States!. But, the real answer is the Allies, of which the major powers were the United States, Britain, France, the Soviet Union (Russia) and China!. These are the five permanent members of the Security Council, with Red China replacing Nationalist China (or Taiwan) in 1971!. There are a large number of countries that also participated on the Allied side, either through sending armies or declaring war!.

BTW, Italy is numbered among the losers and victors!. Italy was defeated by the Allies in 1943!. The new Italian government then declared war on Germany!.

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To those who are giving me a thumbs down!.!.!. do you know anything about the pre- and post-WW2 period!?

The New Deal and federal work programs in the 1930s only stopped the deepening of the Great Depression!. World War 2 cured the Great Depression in the U!.S!. In 1939, nearly 10 million workers, or 18 percent of the workforce, were still unemployed!. Factories were still silent!. In 1948, even after we demobilized an army of over 8 million men, the national unemployment rate was 3!.75 percent!.

Why!? For one, United States factories and other means of production were not severely damaged in World War 2!. We laid waste to Germany and Japan!. Germany laid waste to Russia, France and England!. Japan laid waste to China and European Asian colonies!. The economies of each of these nations had to be rebuilt!.

Secondly, with the nation on a war footing, America's factories received the infusion of technology and investment that was lacking during the hard times of the Great Depression!. Yes, as others have mentioned, Japan and Germany were rebuilt after the war!. The United State's industrial base was rebuilt DURING the war!. And with no threat of Axis bombing, the factories were ready by the end of the war!.

Thirdly, with strict rationing at home and factories being forbidden to make such things as stoves, refrigerators, cars and tires, there was enormous pentup demand in the United States!. Yes, salaries were low during World War 2!. And, yes, war bonds were aggressively pitched and people made you feel like a Nazi if a significant portion of your salary did not go to war bonds!. However, there was nothing to buy except for war bonds!. Think about it, if basic necessities are rationed and major items are forbidden, what are you going to buy!.

With the task to rebuild Europe and Asia falling squarely on American factories, with the pent-up demand and cash in the American economy and with factories being updated by the government during the war, the United States was poised to expand after WW2!. And, it did!. The 15 years following WW2 were the most prosperous of our nation's history!. We had no competition, either domestically or internationally!.

Of all the nations in the world, the United States won!.

The Soviet Union!? Yes, they got East Europe!. But with 23!.1 million civilians and military dead (31!.7 percent of all deaths in WW2 -- all theaters) and 8!.13 million military dead (34!.5 percent of military deaths in WW2 -- all theaters), you can't say they won!.

Germany!? Yes, we rebuilt their economy!. But, over 7!.2 million Germans died in the war, or 10!.5 percent of their 1939 population!. Dresden looked like Hiroshima!. And, the country was divided until recently!. You can't say they won!. (As a comparison, the U!.S!. lost 0!.32 percent of its 1939 population in WW2)!.

Japan!? The Japanese lost 2!.7 million dead, or nearly four percent of their 1939 population!. Tokoyo and many of their major cities laid in ruins!. Hiroshima and Nakasaki were radioactive!. Still, of the Axis powers, they were best off following WW2!. But it wasn't until the 1970s that Japan became a major economic power!.

England!? Before WW2, the sun didn't set on the English Empire!. After WW2, the English Empire was quickly reduced to the British Isles and few other holdings in the world!. You can't say they won!.

France!? France got whipped in WW2 and, like England, eventually lost their empire!. Another loser in WW2!.

China!? WW2 was followed by three more years of civil war and a disasterous centralized Communist regieme!. It wasn't until the late 70s and 80s that China finally started to become an economic power!.

If you are talking about WW2, the winner was the U!.S!. Once you look at the facts, there simply isn't any debate!. Now, we may not have maintained our economic momentum through the 70s and 80s, but that does not take away from the economic opportunity we took advantage of immediately following WW2!. Yes, we lost 416,800 soldiers in the war (about 30,000 fewer than Yugoslavia lost and the sixth-most in the war), but compared to the world, our losses were very light!. So, if you think I am wrong when I say the U!.S!. won, give me a valid historical reason for your thinking!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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