Question 13: Why is World War II, such a deadly and destructive conflict, remembered as “The Good War”?
a. Despite the destruction, death, and devastation, the war helped usher in a new world order, one in which Hitler’s Third Reich in Europe was no more, and some of history’s most heinous crimes had been exposed and resisted. In the United States, wartime mobilization pulled the economy out of depression, employing millions. American women and blacks experienced some freedoms unattainable in pre-war society. And on the world stage, the United States earned a new, powerful, and coveted role.
b. Although World War II is often remembered as “The Good War” most people do not consider it as such. After all, this “good war” brought mass destruction, death to tens of millions of men, women, and children, and enormous suffering to many more. How could such an awful event be considered good?
c. This is noted from the side of the Nazis. Although good for them, horrible for the rest of the world. Death is never a good thing unless you are on the opposite side of the story.
b. Although World War II is often remembered as “The Good War” most people do not consider it as such. After all, this “good war” brought mass destruction, death to tens of millions of men, women, and children, and enormous suffering to many more. How could such an awful event be considered good?
c. This is noted from the side of the Nazis. Although good for them, horrible for the rest of the world. Death is never a good thing unless you are on the opposite side of the story.