What Changed Between World War 1 And World War 2

What Changed Between World War 1 And World War 2

The First World War (WWI) was fought from 1914 to 1918 and the           
Second World War (or WWII) was fought from 1939 to 1945. They were the
largest military conflicts in human history. Both wars involved military alliances
between different groups of countries. World War I (a.k.a the First World War,
the Great War, the War To End All Wars) was centered on Europe.
The world warring nations were divided into two groups namely ‘The Central
Powers’ and ‘The Allied Powers’.
The central powers group consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey,
and Bulgaria.
The Allied powers group consisted of France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan,
and (from 1917) the U.S
World War II (a.k.a the Second World War), the opposing alliances are now
referred to as ‘The Axis’ and ‘The Allies’.
The Axis group consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan.
The Allies group consisted of France, Britain, the U.S., the Soviet Union,
and China.
World War II was especially heinous because of the genocide of Jewish
people perpetrated by the Nazis.
The Cause of WW1

The assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria in June 1914.
Militarism, Imperialism, nationalism, and alliance system.
The Cause Of WW2

Political and economic instability in Germany.
The harsh conditions of the Treaty of Versailles Rise of power of Adolf Hitler.
and his alliance with Italy and Japan to oppose the Soviet Union.

Teams

The Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) and the Allied Powers (France, Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and(from 1917) the U.S.)

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Mass Genocide

In WW1 the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) carried out the genocide of Armenians.
In WW2 German Nazis committed genocide against Jews and Romanis,
people with disabilities, Poles, homosexuals, Jehovah's witnesses,
and Afro-Germans.

Methods Of Warfare

In WW1 they fought from lines of trenches and supported by artillery and
machine guns,
infantry assault, tanks, early airplanes, and poisonous gas.
sometimes trenches were named to make soldiers feel more at home.
they had signs made to name them. Mostly static in nature, mobility was minimal.
In WW2 nuclear power and missiles were used, modern concepts of covert
and special operations.
Submarines and tanks were also more heavily used. Encryption codes for secret
communication became more complex. Germany used the Blitzkrieg fighting method.

  Conclusion 

After  WW1The the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian, and Ottoman empires were defeated. Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires ceased to exist. The League of Nations was formed in the hope of preventing another such conflict. After world war 2 ended with the total victory of the Allies over Germany and Japan in 1945. The Soviet Union and the United States emerged as rival superpowers. The United Nations was established to foster international cooperation and prevent conflicts. Post-War Politics After WW1 Resentment with the onerous terms of the Treaty of Versailles fueled the rise of Adolf Hitler's party in Germany. So in a way, World War I led to World War II. The first Red Scare in the U.S. to fight communism. After WW2 There was a Cold War between the United States and Russia after the end of the Second World War until the collapse of the USSR (1947-1991). The wars in Afghanistan, Vietnam, and Korea were, in a sense, proxy wars between the two nations.