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==Impact==
==Impact==
===Casualties===
===Casualties===
[[File:Cwt22.png|right|300px|thumb|Allied Civilian deaths account for Soviet and Chinese peoples.]]
The war caused between 70 and 85 million deaths (3% of the world’s population) and untold numbers of seriously wounded.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/world-war-two-casualties-by-country World War II Casualties by Country 2024], worldpopulationreview.com </ref> People of the Soviet Union and China accounted for half of deaths. The Chinese lost between 15-20 million, or about 3-4% of its population. The Soviets lost 16-18 million civilians, and 9-11 million soldiers (14% of its population). A similar number were seriously wounded. In the Soviet Union 70,000 villages, 1,710 towns and 4.7 million houses were destroyed. Of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, the [[Russian Federation]] lost 12.7% of its population: 14 million, just over half were civilians. Ukraine lost nearly seven million, over five million civilians; a total of 16.3% of its population. The U.S. lost just 12,000 civilians, 407,300 military or 1/3 of one percent of its population.
The war caused between 70 and 85 million deaths (3% of the world’s population) and untold numbers of seriously wounded.<ref>[https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/world-war-two-casualties-by-country World War II Casualties by Country 2024], worldpopulationreview.com </ref> People of the Soviet Union and China accounted for half of deaths. The Chinese lost between 15-20 million, or about 3-4% of its population. The Soviets lost 16-18 million civilians, and 9-11 million soldiers (14% of its population). A similar number were seriously wounded. In the Soviet Union 70,000 villages, 1,710 towns and 4.7 million houses were destroyed. Of the 15 republics of the Soviet Union, the [[Russian Federation]] lost 12.7% of its population: 14 million, just over half were civilians. Ukraine lost nearly seven million, over five million civilians; a total of 16.3% of its population. The U.S. lost just 12,000 civilians, 407,300 military or 1/3 of one percent of its population.
===Effects of war on empires===
===Effects of war on empires===
[[File:Nazi Nato.PNG|right|300px|thumb|Growth of [[Western alliance|Western]] [[authoritarianism]].]]
*[[Iron Curtain]]
*[[Iron Curtain]]
:The Red army conquered much of eastern Europe and created an "Iron Curtain," destroying independent national governments and making them all subservient to Moscow. The US grudgingly tolerated this imperialism until 1947, when it was Greece's turn. Then the US drew the line and adopted a policy of [[containment]]. Because of the geography of war, [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Albania]] escaped the Red Army. They fell under the control of independent Communists--Yugoslavia received American support, and Albania turned to Red China for help against the Soviets.
:The Red army conquered much of eastern Europe and created an "Iron Curtain," destroying independent national governments and making them all subservient to Moscow. The US grudgingly tolerated this imperialism until 1947, when it was Greece's turn. Then the US drew the line and adopted a policy of [[containment]]. Because of the geography of war, [[Yugoslavia]] and [[Albania]] escaped the Red Army. They fell under the control of independent Communists--Yugoslavia received American support, and Albania turned to Red China for help against the Soviets.