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Why was world war named world war?
World War I was so named in retrospect with reference to World War II. At the time that World War I was being fought, it was simply known as "the Great War". These two wars were termed "World Wars" because they involved so many more countries than had every been part of any previous war. In the past wars were usually fought between two factions within a nation or a couple of nations or perhaps 2 or three nations allied against 2 or 3 other nations. In these wars, many, many nations were allied on each side and the battle fronts reached across the continent and out into the oceans. In the case of WW II, the battle was being fought in Europe, Africa, Asia, the Atlantic, and the Pacific - truly a world-wide war.
After which war was the United Nations formed?
the United Nations ( or the UN) was formed after World War ll.The UN was formed after World War II to replace the League of Nations, which had failed so miserably at containing Hitler post WWI and pre-WWII.
How successful was the united nations the world peacekeeping body established after world war 2?
So successful that we haven't had World War II yet.
What was significant of World War 1?
World War One was significant in a negative manner. It was the first world wide war that involved many nations and many battles. Loss of lives was immense. Some 5 billion people died. It was so brutal that it was called the "war to end all wars". It did give birth to the League of Nations, designed to prevent wars, but it was ineffective. The war brought into play new weapons, and trench warfare.
What organization failed to prevent World War 2?
The league of nations failed to prevent it, but so did a lot of other people and nations.
How many European nations were fighting in World War 1?
Well there is the war of the Romans the British and French war there is also ww1 ww2 and parts of the cold war so my answer is a whole lotta wars
Why did US emerge from World War 1 in a stronger economic condition than European nations?
The US emerged from World War I in a stronger economic condition than European nations because the war wasn't fought on US soil so we didn't have to rebuild and we entered the war late so we had fewer casualties.
Why did wilson want to form the league of nations?
After World War I, Woodrow Wilson didn't want another war to arise so he created the League of Nations for countries to talk out their issues before going to war.
What was the importance of WW1 to the world?
World War One was significant in a negative manner. It was the first world wide war that involved many nations and many battles. Loss of lives was immense. Some 5 billion people died. It was so brutal that it was called the "war to end all wars". It did give birth to the League of Nations, designed to prevent wars, but it was ineffective. The war brought into play new weapons, and trench warfare.
How did the U.S. try to help European nations devastated by World War 1?
The US tried to help European nations that were devastated by World War 1 in various ways. There was so much money spent by the US government to help in rebuilding this nations and stabilizing their economies.
What was World War 1 optimistically called?
wars of wars Bzzt! The war to end all wars. ...but then the League of Nations wasn't ratified, so guess what? World War II mysteriously arose with its newly financed Hitler which brought about the United Nations and, of course, its financial arm, the World Bank. World War III will bring about... any theories?
What were some of the European attitudes at the start of World War I?
well, in world war you, most Europeans resented the nations who started to attack me. Thus, the Europeans invaded the others and defended me. You call it "world war you", however, it concerned me, so I call it "world war me"
