Why is the war that broke out in 1914 called the First world war?Give 3 reasons
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WWI was arguably the largest war in world history up to that point, certainly the largest one in modern history at the time. It introduced the world to new forms of warfare (chemical, air warfare, tank warfare), and took recent innovations in warfare to the fore like never before (use of machine guns, trench warfare, use of artillery en masse). The mass casualties and devaluation of life in the trenches led to philosophical shifts in society as well. Certain new technologies that revolutionized civilian life became more accessible, such as radio and motorized transport.
It also caused a radical shift in the political map that we still feel today. Tsarist Russia ceased to exist, and the Soviet Union took its place; the Ottoman Empire began to rapidly collapse as a result of the war and eventually dissolved in 1923; the Austro-Hungarian Empire died; the British Empire lost much of its former global hegemony; Imperial Germany gave way to the disastrous Weimar Republic. Italy was destabilized. It also triggered a series of revolutionary wars, especially in Eastern Europe, such as in Hungary. "Brand new" countries came into existence, including (but not limited to) Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, as well as Austria and Hungary as separate entities.
WWI also exposed millions of people to other regions they would have never seen, so led to social change deeper than a redrawing of the map. It also led to changes in how disease was handled, and exasperated the Spanish Flu of 1918, one of the most deadly pandemics in world history.
The United States became involved in world affairs in a way it had never been before, through the weakening of European imperial possessions as well as the influence of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points and the well-intended but largely impotent League of Nations.
The scope of WWI's impact is, of course, much too large for any short answer to fully cover, but rest assured that it set the course for the rest of the 20th century. The handling of its aftermath was the primary cause of WWII, from the development of fascism in Italy, Spain, and Germany, all the way to the deleterious policy of appeasement practiced by Britain and France, which was itself a response to the horrific war experience of their leaders, many of whom were WWI veterans.
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WWI was arguably the largest war in world history up to that point, certainly the largest one in modern history at the time. It introduced the world to new forms of warfare (chemical, air warfare, tank warfare), and took recent innovations in warfare to the fore like never before (use of machine guns, trench warfare, use of artillery en masse). The mass casualties and devaluation of life in the trenches led to philosophical shifts in society as well. Certain new technologies that revolutionized civilian life became more accessible, such as radio and motorized transport.
It also caused a radical shift in the political map that we still feel today. Tsarist Russia ceased to exist, and the Soviet Union took its place; the Ottoman Empire began to rapidly collapse as a result of the war and eventually dissolved in 1923; the Austro-Hungarian Empire died; the British Empire lost much of its former global hegemony; Imperial Germany gave way to the disastrous Weimar Republic. Italy was destabilized. It also triggered a series of revolutionary wars, especially in Eastern Europe, such as in Hungary. "Brand new" countries came into existence, including (but not limited to) Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia, as well as Austria and Hungary as separate entities.
WWI also exposed millions of people to other regions they would have never seen, so led to social change deeper than a redrawing of the map. It also led to changes in how disease was handled, and exasperated the Spanish Flu of 1918, one of the most deadly pandemics in world history.
The United States became involved in world affairs in a way it had never been before, through the weakening of European imperial possessions as well as the influence of Woodrow Wilson's 14 Points and the well-intended but largely impotent League of Nations.
The scope of WWI's impact is, of course, much too large for any short answer to fully cover, but rest assured that it set the course for the rest of the 20th century. The handling of its aftermath was the primary cause of WWII, from the development of fascism in Italy, Spain, and Germany, all the way to the deleterious policy of appeasement practiced by Britain and France, which was itself a response to the horrific war experience of their leaders, many of whom were WWI veterans.
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