“The First World War was mainly fought in Europe but its impact was felt around
the world”. Explain by giving examples.
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Answer:
Explanation:The First World War destroyed empires, created numerous new nation-states, encouraged independence movements in Europe’s colonies, forced the United States to become a world power and led directly to Soviet communism and the rise of Hitler. The balance of power approach to international relations was broken but not shattered. After both wars Europe was exhausted and devastated. The difference was that the second major internecine war in Europe in a generation led to a profound change in political thinking, at least in Western Europe, about how states should conduct their relations.
Explanation:
World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. Contemporaneously described as "the war to end all wars",[7] it led to the mobilisation of more than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, making it one of the largest wars in history.[8][9] It is also one of the deadliest conflicts in history,[10] with an estimated nine million combatants and seven million civilian deaths as a direct result of the war, while resulting genocides and the 1918 influenza pandemic caused another 50 to 100 million deaths worldwide.[11]
World War I
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(Clockwise from the top)
The aftermath of shelling during the Battle of the Somme Mark V tanks cross the Hindenburg Line HMS Irresistible sinks after hitting a mine in the Dardanelles A British Vickers machine gun crew wears gas masks during the Battle of the Somme Albatros D.III fighters of Jagdstaffel 11
Date 28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918
(4 years, 3 months and 2 weeks)
Peace treaties
Treaty of Versailles
Signed 28 June 1919
(4 years and 11 months)[a]
Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye
Signed 10 September 1919
(5 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days)
Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine
Signed 27 November 1919
(4 years, 1 month, 1 week and 6 days)[b]
Treaty of Trianon
Signed 4 June 1920
(5 years, 10 months and 1 week)
Treaty of Sèvres
Signed 10 August 1920
(6 years, 1 week and 6 days)[c]
United States–Austria Peace Treaty
Signed 24 August 1921
(3 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 3 days)[d][e]
United States–Germany Peace Treaty
Signed 25 August 1921
(4 years, 4 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)[f]
United States–Hungary Peace Treaty
Signed 29 August 1921
(3 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)[g]
Treaty of Lausanne
Signed 24 July 1923
(8 years, 8 months, 3 weeks and 4 days)[h]
Location
Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Pacific Islands, China, Indian Ocean, North and South Atlantic Ocean
Result
Allied victory
Central Powers victory on the Eastern Front nullified by defeat on the Western Front
Fall of all continental empires in Europe (including Germany, Russia, Turkey and Austria-Hungary)
Russian Revolution and Russian Civil War – the collapse of the Russian Empire and the subsequent formation of the Soviet Union
Beginning of Turkish War of Independence
Widespread unrest and revolutions throughout Europe and Asia
Rise of Fascism in Europe
Creation of the League of Nations (more...)
Territorial
changes
Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East
Transfer of German colonies and territories, regions of the former Ottoman Empire, regions of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire and Soviet Union territories to other countries
Belligerents
Allied Powers:
France
British Empire
Russia (1914–17)
Serbia
Belgium
Montenegro
Japan
Italy (1915–18)
United States (1917–18)
Romania (1916–18)