Both wars saw countries trying to upset the power balance in Europe for their own gain. While WWI was fought in the trenches and used machine guns and poisonous gas, WWII was fought using modern artillery and machines utilizing more airplanes, ships, tanks, and submarines. Special operations methods were also developed during this war together with atomic missiles and secret communications.
But when another major conflict happened from to , the two events became known as the First World War and the Second World War. As with book titles, this sounds less like separate wars and more like two parts of the same story. The correct answer is — Both wars were fought across multiple continents. Both wars ended up with millions of deaths, large portion of the dead being innocent civilians, economic downfalls, ruined countries.
Radar, computers, penicillin and more all came out of development during the Second World War. WWI led to depressions in Germany, Italy, the Soviet Union, and many more places which in turn caused powerful people to rise in many differtent countries. These countries in which a person of power rose each had some part in the start of WWII. Nature of war War between countries for acquiring colonies or territory or resources. War of ideologies, such as Fascism and Communism.
He was killed by Serbian nationalists. Austria-Hungary invaded Serbia. At same time Germany invaded Belgium , Luxembourg and France Russia attacked Germany Several alliances formed over the past decades were invoked, so within weeks the major powers were at war; as all had colonies, the conflict soon spread around the world.
Political and economic instability in Germany, combined with bitterness over its defeat in World War I and the harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles. Rise of power of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party.
In the mids Hitler began secretly to rearm Germany, in violation of the treaty. In March and April British sea and land forces attacked the Dardanelles. The Turks countered both threats, causing the British to evacuate the Gallipoli peninsula at the end of A joint Austro-German offensive at Gorlice-Tarnow 2 May unlocked Russian Poland and the tsar's shattered armies fell back In the Allies agreed that simultaneous attacks on all fronts were the way to drain the reserves of the Central Powers On 21 February Germans attacked the Verdun salient; however this attack was stalled in June.
Austrians' independent offensive against the Italians in the Trentino also stalled. Simultaneously they continued to advance in the east, competing with their Austrian allies in the Ukraine and the Turks in the Caucasus. Together with the Americans, they drove the Germans back in a series of individually limited but collectively interlocking offensives. On 15th September the Anglo-French forces at Salonika attacked in Macedonia, forcing the Bulgars to seek an armistice by the end of the month.
The German high command initiated the request for an Armistice on 4 October. The people of Germany and Austria-Hungary were battered by food shortages and inflation. At 11 a. This video presents a concise history of the events of World War II: German armies invaded Belgium, Luxembourg, and northern France and within six weeks defeated western forces. Soviet Union was shattered. Italy's complete defeat in Africa was avoided only by Hitler's decision to send German reinforcements under Rommel, and the weak logistical position of Commonwealth forces.
The US navy became closely involved in the battle of the Atlantic in efforts to break the German submarine blockade of shipping destined for Britain. In March Congress approved the Lend-Lease Bill which allowed almost unlimited material aid, including weapons, for any state fighting aggression. Throughout and the USA tightened an economic blockade of Japan which threatened to cut off most Japanese oil supplies.
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Written by : Emelda M. User assumes all risk of use, damage, or injury. You agree that we have no liability for any damages. Summary: 1. Another underlying cause is militarism. When the Great Depression came to an end and the U. One country in particular was Germany who suffered greatly after World War I because of the requirements made in the Treaty of Versailles. The Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, came into power shortly and promised to bring greatness back into Germany with the concept of totalitarianism.
In Asia, Japan increased its aggressive nature by overtaking many nations as well as attacking China under Hirohito. This war is a war between the Allies and the Axis. On the other hand, the Allies consists of the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and the United States and there was two important countries that soon joined the Allies, China and France. They were the largest military confrontations in human history. Both wars involved military alliances between different groups of countries.
Periods and duration The World War 1 started from to and it lasted for 4 years. The World War II started at to and it lasted for 6 years. The two world wars have distinct periods and durations. As a comparison, the World War II lasted longer. Triggers and causes In World War I , the trigger was the assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria in June and the causes were militarism, imperialism, nationalism and the alliance system.
The harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of power of Hitler and his alliance with Italy and Japan to oppose the Soviet Union and the Allies. As a comparison, in my opinion, World War I was more avoidable as the triggers and causes were not as sophisticated as the World War II.
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