A Comparison Of World War One And Two

As we all know World War 1 and 2 were the largest military conflicts in human history but they both have their differences. World War 1 is known as the First World War, The Great War, The European War, and The War of the Nations, but was fought in Europe from the year 1914 to 1918. The world warring nations were divided into two groups, the Allied Powers consisted of France, Britain, Russia, Japan, Italy, and in the later years, the U.S.; and the Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria- Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey. Colonial rivalry between the Great Powers was an important factor in increasing suspicion between the countries. Indeed Germany’s quest for colonies and Kaiser Bill’s ‘place in the sun’ prompted the Moroccan crises of 1906 and 1911, as

While it is true that these colonial crises were solved peacefully, and thus cannot be seen as direct causes of the war, they did serve to intensify the arms race, strengthen the Triple Entente and encourage Germany’s sense of isolation and injustice at not being able to express its great power status through colonial acquisition overseas. In this sense, colonial ambitions were an expression of the challenge that the rising power of Germany posed to the balance of power in Europe.
World War 2 is known as the Second World War and was fought from 1939 to 1945. It resulted in a very high number of casualties for all the nations that were involved on both civilian and military personnel. It also has two warring groups, the Axis powers and the Allies. The Axis Powers consisted of Germany, Italy, and Japan, but as for the Allies group