Effects
The most obvious outcome of the Pacific War was the arms race that grew out of the discovery and use of nuclear weapons during the war. To date, the long-term effects of this arms race (including the threat of mass destruction and the accumulation of atomic waste) have yet to be fully determined. Ironically, during the period that became known as the Cold War, the arms race did prevent a third world war and even brought about an unprecedented period of peace among major powers. The outcome of the Pacific War also contributed to the post-World War II power dynamic, with the USSR and the United States remaining as the two dominant powers after the conflict had ended. In the wake of Japanese defeat, the United States was prompted to rebuild Japan (in addition to much of Europe) in an effort to help deter communism. This support, however, initiated lingering economic competition between the United States and Japan that has been tinged with many of the same racial tensions that contributed to the Pacific War. Lastly, the vestiges of empire that many European countries had in the Far East were lost after the war. Vietnam, for example, was freed from French rule by Ho Chi Minh, who gained much of his experience fighting the Japanese. Finally, Japan was removed as a military threat to the world, which allowed the United States, the USSR and China to militarily dominate the Pacific.
EffectsThe most obvious outcome of the Pacific War was the arms race that grew out of the discovery and use of nuclear weapons during the war. To date, the long-term effects of this arms race (including the threat of mass destruction and the accumulation of atomic waste) have yet to be fully determined. Ironically, during the period that became known as the Cold War, the arms race did prevent a third world war and even brought about an unprecedented period of peace among major powers. The outcome of the Pacific War also contributed to the post-World War II power dynamic, with the USSR and the United States remaining as the two dominant powers after the conflict had ended. In the wake of Japanese defeat, the United States was prompted to rebuild Japan (in addition to much of Europe) in an effort to help deter communism. This support, however, initiated lingering economic competition between the United States and Japan that has been tinged with many of the same racial tensions that contributed to the Pacific War. Lastly, the vestiges of empire that many European countries had in the Far East were lost after the war. Vietnam, for example, was freed from French rule by Ho Chi Minh, who gained much of his experience fighting the Japanese. Finally, Japan was removed as a military threat to the world, which allowed the United States, the USSR and China to militarily dominate the Pacific.
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