• xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    40·
    5 months ago

    It’s difficult to quantify, but I think there is a compelling argument to be made - just off of my head, WW2 led to:

    • the fall of German autocracy/restoration of German democracy (though Hitler did kinda break that one in the first place)
    • Italian and Japanese democracy
    • redistribution of wealth/power in Britain
    • the 4th french republic
    • alignment of the European democracies
    • establishment of the UN
    • itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      28·
      5 months ago
      • end of the British empire
      • eventual formation of the EU to replace the League of Nations

      But also

      • invention of the nuclear bomb
      • by extension, escalation of the cold war
      • numerous coups against democratic leaders and proxy wars due to it
    • ZagorathEnglish
      20·
      5 months ago

      Italian and Japanese democracy

      And, albeit on a longer timeframe, Taiwanese and South Korean democracy.