How did world war 2 affect the future?

Answer 1

World War II had a profound impact on the post-war world, both in Europe and throughout the globe. The rise of both the United States and the Soviet Union as world super-powers was perhaps the most significant. Also significant was the break-up of the British Empire, which led to a post-war future (with more independent nations in the Middle East and beyond) that few could have predicted once hostilities began.