World War II's Effect on the World

The atomic bomb was created during World War II and the world politics of the day was the factor that prompted the United States and Britain to throw themselves into building the atomic bomb. Other countries began to work on the project as well, though America was the first to have possession and control. Britain sent scientists to help the United States. As allies in the war against Germany and Japan, Britain and the United States agreed to work together on the project. Because Britain was under constant attack, British officials agreed that the actual work should be done in the United States.

The war began with Adolf Hitler's programs, which included ethnic cleansing. He began to push his armies into other countries and it became evident that he was determined to take over a large part of the world...