About the First and Second World Wars

World War I (August 1914 – November 1918) was a world war that took place mainly in Europe but spread to the whole world, and was one of the most devastating wars in European history.

World War II (World War II). From September 1, 1939 to September 2, 1945, the second global war was fought on a global scale with Germany, Italy, and Japan, the fascist Axis powers (as well as Finland, Hungary, Romania, etc.) on the one hand, and the anti-fascist alliance and the anti-fascist forces around the world on the other. From Europe to Asia, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, 61 countries and regions with more than 2 billion people have been involved in wars, covering an area of 22 million square kilometers.

According to incomplete statistics, there were more than 90 million military and civilian personnel in the war, and more than 4 trillion US dollars were put into the water. World War II ended with the victory of the United States, the Soviet Union, China, Britain and other anti-fascist countries and the people of the world over the fascist aggressors and the victory of world peace and progress.

World war ii. Bigger and more destructive. World War I.

Over the course of more than four years, more than 30 countries and 1.5 billion people were involved in the war, mainly in Europe. World War II lasted six years, and 80 percent of the world's population was involved in the war, with battlefields in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific islands, and many countries participating in the war, such as the atomic bomb, which was more destructive.

The nature is different. The First World War was triggered by the contradictory struggle of imperialism for the world, and was basically an imperialist war; World War II was caused by the frenzied aggression and expansion of fascist forces, mainly the anti-fascist war.

The fuse of World War I was an emergency, while World War II was a local war to a world war, which was more cosmopolitan. Soon after the events in Sarajevo, World War I broke out. World War II was China's War of Resistance Against Japan.

The war of resistance against Italy in Ethiopia broke out in advance, and then the German raid on Poland was followed by a full-scale outbreak.

The composition of the belligerents varies greatly. The First World War was mainly fought by imperialist countries and their dependents; The most important point of the participation of the countries in World War II was the participation of imperialist countries, fascist countries, colonial and semi-colonial countries and socialist countries, and the most important point is that the First World War embodied the spirit of nobility and chivalry, while the Second World War was the spirit of butchers.

Blitzkrieg was a tactic used by Nazi Germany in World War II. It makes full use of the quick advantage of aircraft, tanks and mechanized troops to defeat the enemy by surprise attack, and uses mechanized troops to quickly cut the enemy's main force to achieve the desired effect. The First World War was dominated by trench warfare.

With the progress of technology, the manufacturing level of aircraft during World War II has been continuously improved, and air supremacy has been paid more and more attention, and Germany is at the forefront of the world in tactical application, and the first action of the blitzkrieg is the German aviation force, whose mission is to attack the enemy's airfield, headquarters, military factories and other strategic targets, eliminate the enemy air force at the airport, and at the same time delay the enemy's reinforcements to the front line to the maximum extent, as well as provide intelligence for the ground forces through aerial reconnaissance, and provide support for the ground forces when they encounter difficulties, Such as bombing enemy armored forces, etc., to clear obstacles for ground forces. The Air Force of World War I was mainly aerial reconnaissance.

World War II aircraft carriers broke the supremacy of battleships and became the protagonists of naval battles.

The First World War was a war of imperialist plunder, while the Second World War was the evolution of the initial war of fascist aggression into a world anti-fascist war.

The causes of the outbreak are different. World War I was caused by an uneven division of interests, and World War II was caused by an economic crisis.

One is the First World War and the other is the Second World War, which is different, the same is that there is a war every time.

Politics: World War I and World War II basically changed the pattern of the world, World War I was the rapid decline of old Europe, and at the same time contributed to the birth of the Soviet Union, yes, the world political system was changed, and at the same time planted the seeds for World War II; World War II objectively promoted the pace of world progress, and at the same time generated the confrontation between socialism and capitalism - the formation of the Cold War, which established the situation of the United States and the Soviet Union competing for hegemony in the world, and at the same time broke the old colonial system.

Economy: The world integration has accelerated in the near term, and the global financial ties are becoming closer and closer, but it is also believed that the uneven economic development has caused the fragility and instability of the world economic system.

Military: sonar, radar, missiles and a series of epoch-making equipment have since changed the course of human warfare, especially the emergence of the atomic bomb, mankind is one step closer to destroying itself, but the emergence of the atomic bomb has also objectively prevented the further outbreak of world wars and played a "dangerous balance".

Science and technology: After the war, a series of wars, technology was found by scientists to be more peaceful and broad, automobiles, aircraft, electronics, electromagnetics, and even nuclear, not enough science and technology to bring us convenience but also brought some "trouble", Chernobyl, Fukushima, computer garbage, environmental pollution, etc.

1. Similarities:

1. The fundamental reason is the same: they are all the culmination of the aggravation of imperialist political and economic development imbalances.

2. Wars have brought huge losses to all countries in the world in terms of manpower and material resources; All of them struck a blow at the imperialist forces and promoted the development of the socialist movement and the national liberation movement; They have also objectively promoted the development of science and technology.

3. After the war, a new international order dominated by the will of the victorious country was formed, and an international organization with universal character was established.

2. Differences:

1. The background is different.

Before the outbreak of the First World War, there was only capitalism in the world; The formation of two major aggressor blocs by the major capitalist countries has constantly created war crises, among which the Balkans have become a powder keg of war because it is the focus of contention between the two sides;

Before the second outbreak, in addition to the capitalist system, there was a socialist state. The Versailles system of the capitalist system was appallingly predatory and became a breeding ground for new ones.

2. The purpose and nature of the war are different.

During the First World War, the main purpose of the warring parties was to divide the colonies, compete for markets and raw material production areas, and the two sides engaged in an unjust war of plundering by the imperial lords;

During World War II, fascist countries had to not only defeat each other, but also establish fascist systems around the world. On the contrary, the free capitalist countries and the people of the world are waging a just war against fascism with the aim of defeating fascism and striving for human security and social progress.

3. The impact is different.

The First World War brought to mankind mainly the disaster of war, and the post-war order established still embodied the imperialist principle that the big powers oppress the small countries and the strong countries control the weak countries.

World War II not only defeated fascism, educated the people of the world, and made the idea of striving for peace and progress more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but also advocated the principles of peace, democracy, and independence in the new post-war order, which had a tremendous impact on the development of the post-war world.