Azrael or Gabriel?

     The darkest period in the world, World War II, took away more than 60 million people's lives. "Six long and bloody years of total war, fought over many thousand of square kilometres followed. From the Hedgerows of Normandy to the streets of Stalingrad, the icy mountains of Norway to the sweltering deserts of Libya, the insect infested jungles of Burma to the coral reefed islands of the pacific. On land, sea and in the air, Poles fought Germans, Italians fought Americans and Japanese fought Australians in a conflict which was finally settled with the use of nuclear weapons" (World War II).

     Apparently, it was a deadliest catastrophe in the nineteenth century; nevertheless, it also brought the American civilization a great advancement.  So, in your opinion, is WW II an Azreal or a Gabriel?



         Taken place from 1939 to 1945, WW II was not only a war about millitary and power, but it was also a war involving economies, cultures, and industries.

       
      Azrael?
    
        First of all, the death is the worst impact that WWII brought to the whole world. Besides the sacrifices of soldiers, civilians also died because of deseases, massacre, and starvation. Especially the death of Chinese, the country with the second highest number of death, is the worst for me as a Chinese.
      
         Second, everybody back to that time had to work hard to provide most of what they get to the armies; thus, life was miserable for citizens around the world. Wives were separated from their husbands; children were separated from their fathers.
 
        Third, the world was  stagnant. WHY? Outputs were "invested" into the war, and there would not be any payback in any means; thus, people had to raise money for the money to put in the next producing, and obviously it was not a long lasting way. Consequently, the productivity gradually went down, and the standard living was recordly low. Therefore, the whole society was almost like the situation ten times worse than the Great Depression.

        Gabriel?

      Relatively good impacts were still exist around the time for WWII. There were a lot of documentary films for the World War II, and also many painters vividly depicted the life within the countries. The posters also came out to be phenomenal: varieties in the presenting styles, new creative ways of illustrations to WWII. For example, He's watching you, Enemy Ears .

          In short, I think World War II was an historical event that stands as a warning to us about the importance of peace, and it also stands as a chemical for the changes in civilizations. WWII is a history to us now, and I think we should remember it and also move on, and let us try to make a better world without harsh discrimination, horrible competition. We are one family!

Citation:

World War II: http://www.worldwar-2.net/

Pictures: http://www.stanford.edu/~suky/WW2/

Vedio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CsCAI5z0yw