The tragic Second World War
The whole World War II brought great losses to the whole world, and many countries were very badly damaged in this war. However, to say which country lost the most in World War II, many people may think that it is Japan or Germany, but in fact, looking at the impact of World War II on the main participating countries, the country that lost the most was not Germany and Japan at all, but britain that had wiped out all its family foundation for hundreds of years.
If we only look at the direct losses caused by World War II, Germany and Japan did lose the most. First the indigenous facilities were destroyed, and then the population was massively lost, and the country returned directly overnight to the pre-liberation period. But there are two sides to everything, and although Germany and Japan suffered great losses, they also gained a lot of benefits in World War II.
Losses and gains in Germany and Japan
In Japan, for example, although a cannon shot at Pearl Harbor sent a "father" to the Showa boy, Japan now has no sovereignty to speak of. But Japan also received a series of American support, coupled with the fact that it plundered a large number of Chinese resources in the war of aggression against China and fed a large number of domestic enterprises. At the end of World War II, although these Japanese enterprises fell to the bottom, the technological advantages developed in the 14 years of invasion of China were still there, and they quickly ushered in a revival by relying on a wave of support from the United States.
Although Germany was divided after World War II, both East and West Germany received a lot of support from the United States and the Soviet Union, which led to a sharp increase in the strength of East and West Germany. When our country first saw the living standards of the East German people, it believed that East Germany had become a communist society. After the soviet union was divided, a united Germany united Europe economically, and together with France became the actual speaker of Europe. What Hitler did not do by force is now done by economic means.
Weakening Britain
And the seemingly beautiful Britain's fate in this war is simply worse than that of the Axis powers. Before World War II, British
Power reached its peak, and its colonies were everywhere in the world. At that time, the British Empire always had a territory in the daytime, so Britain was known as the Empire where the sun never set.
However, a World War II made the world see the weak nature of Britain, coupled with the United States and the Soviet Union behind the waves, the world soon formed a wave of independence, British colonies began to become independent. Therefore, many people in modern times believe that the Iron Curtain speech during Churchill's reign was Britain's last highlight moment.
By now, Britain has long lost the glory of the British Empire, and the British Commonwealth is crumbling. On October 21, 2021, after the former British colony, the current member of the British Commonwealth, Barbados, amended the constitution to no longer recognize the Queen of Great Britain as the supreme head of the British Commonwealth, and replaced Sandra Plumela Mason as president, the British Commonwealth also began to understand.
It can be said that the Current United Kingdom is in the final stages of disintegration, a World War II has exhausted its centuries-old family, and then various traps in the United States have also taken away a large number of British industries, resulting in Britain having to rely heavily on the United States economically and politically.