Outcomes of global conflict

The world wars were important because they sparked change among several of the major powers. The war forced some countries to change by overpowering their enemies into submission and others changed because of what they had experienced,the powerful shock that would be known as modern warfare. Each country had an individual experience that would change their perspective on what should be done during the aftermath. Germany and Japan had very similar experiences, especially in the second war. Germany was to Europe what Japan was to Asia. Both in their own parts of the world an unsatisfied power that was hungry for land and domination. The Germans never got over the first war and again assumed the position of the aggressor sparking a second world. The Japanese desired to be a dominated culture and when threatened by Chinese nationalism they began to attempt to take over territories. The west, along with parts of Europe, would not let this happen. The west along with the allied forces would control the aggressive nations and influence them with western culture that would be infused in their history whether it was accepted or not. The west, on the other hand saw the massive destruction it cause and multiple mistakes it had made with its own people and other countries. The realization left the culture tentative and unsure of themselves. I feel that since the major wars our country has been unsure about solving exterior problems.