The social costs of world war 2

The main social cost of WWII was the deaths of thousands of people, civilians and military personnel alike. The war and the accompanying Holocaust killed 6 million of the 8 million Jewish Europeans. Most of the survivors emigrated abroad, mainly to Israel and the U.S.

This site also talks about social costs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_World_War_II#Social_effects