1940s
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May 25, 2022
The 1940s were a decade in the Gregorian calendar that began on January 1, 1940 and ended on December 31, 1949. Most of World War II, which significantly affected the lives of many countries and people in Europe, Asia and around the world, occurred in the first half of this decade. The consequences of the war continued into the second half of the decade, with the subsequent division of militant Europe into the spheres of influence of the Western world and the Soviet Union, which led to the beginning of the Cold War. To some extent, internal and internal tensions in the postwar era were driven by new institutions, including the United Nations, the Commonwealth, and the Bretton Woods system. The era contributed to economic expansion after World War II, which lasted back to the 1970s. However, the conditions of the post-war world contributed to decolonization and the emergence of new states and governments, India, Pakistan, Israel, Vietnam and others declared independence, although rarely without bloodshed. The decade was also the time of the birth of new technologies (such as computers, nuclear power, and jet engines), often new developments developed through military efforts, and later adapted and improved in the postwar era. Politics and War