What was the result of the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk? What were the problems that the United States faced after World War 2?

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Jan 19, 2017

This seems to be 2 marginally related questions.

Explanation:

The result of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty (March 1918) was the end of Russian participation in World War 1. The terms of the treaty were harsh to Russia. It include a large territory loss and large financial payment.

It also freed up a large number of Austrian and German troops to fight elsewhere. This led to a spring offensive by Germany in France. The use of this new reserve and new tactics led to large gains by Germany. The offensive eventually petered out because it lacked Strategic focus and the Allied counter efforts began to be successful.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Brest-Litovsk

The United States had many problems at the end of World War 2.
1. That major parts of the world were in ruin and many people needed assistance. In many places US forces were available to give assistance. Political direction was needed for this to effectively happen.

  1. The political organization of the world was completely changed. Russia and America found themselves in control of major parts of the world and were forced to create nations from the mess. Naturally conflicting Ideologies and the pall of Nuclear weapons led to the cold war.

  2. In a war weary world everyone wanted to go home and restart their lives.

  3. There was a problem of punishment of the perpetrators of the War and the prevention of future warfare.

  4. The War had created enormous technological advances on all sides. The control and development of the these and subsequent advances was important to the future.

  5. The USA had 25% of the Gross Domestic Product of the World in 1945 and had largely escaped the devastation of the war. This was an enormous asset and a huge responsibility because they could do something when so many others could not.

https://infogr.am/Share-of-world-GDP-throughout-history