War destroys communities and families and often disrupts the development of the social and economic fabric of nations. ... They include endemic poverty, malnutrition, disability, economic/ social decline and psychosocial illness, to mention only a few
War can wipe out a generation of men and cause a slight dip in the birth rates. Over 60 million people died in World War II. Women end up raising children on their own because their husbands died in the war. The anxiety, guilt, grief and other emotions disrupts families and changes social patterns.