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How is world war different from a standard war

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A war can be termed as world war if the war spans in multiple countries on multiple continents and it involves world's most powerful and populous countries. The effect caused by war is also a determining factor to consider it as a world war. The number of death in a war is not a prime factor to term it as a world wa

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World War refers to an armed conflict that embraces the whole world in a system of alliances and counter alliances, where total war happens- society dedicates to produce and focuses on the war effort.

World War has a destructive effect unprecedent, casualities are measured in terms of millions, and the weapons that develop are mechanized or product of innovative technologies.

Ex : use of machinge guns, WWI, use of nuclear bombs WWII

As the impact lies on a global scale, the economic impact is felt on both sides, leading to a recession or wars for expanding export markets

Before armed conflicts were seen as regional disputes between world powers with little impact to the peripherial nations. Many of the underdeveloped countries which were former colonies of these powers became producers of materials needed for keeping the war and often also served in sending troops.

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