The war destroyed or left destitute all of the world powers opposed to the concept of a mare liberum-a " free sea" -first enunciated by the Dutch philosopher Hugo Grotius in 1609.

1609年，荷兰哲学家雨果·格劳秀斯首次提出了“海洋自由”的概念，而二战摧毁了所有反对这一概念的世界强国，让这些反对国陷入贫困。