Question

Compare ww1 and ww2 were they similar or different to each other?

Answer 1

Answer: The two wars are very similiar but they are not the same war. yes WW1 influenced WW2 but they were not the same. The pivitol thing that ties the two together is the treaty of versailles. Germany and Italy both felt short changed, be it by having to pay insane reparations for the war or not recieving territory that they were preiviously promised. The treaty provided dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mousiliini an oppurtunity to build on the feeling of resentment and the desire for revenge that their countries people felt. Therefore kickstarting the events that caused Germany to invade Poland, starting the second world war.

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Answer 2

Similarities
· Germany was considered the main oppressor and was defeated both times.
· Both led into further wars...the Treaty of Versailles which ended WWI is considered to have put Germany in a position to begin WWII, which in turn spawned the Cold War.
· They were pretty similar in length: WWI was 4 years, WWII was 6.
· Genocide was present in each: The Armenian genocide in WWI and the Holocaust in WWII
· Both saw the use of new military technology and in a way fueled technological advance at the time. In WWI: Machine guns, tanks, planes, noxious gas. In WWII: Submarines, more evolved tanks, encrypted communication, missiles, nuclear power.
· The US tried to stay neutral in both but was forced to enter after innocents were killed. In WWI: German subs destroying American ships. In WWII: The bombing of Pearl Harbor.
· Germany tried to capture France in both wars, but was only successful in WWII with the creation of Vichy France...? I will say that Germany had a lot more conquest in WWII, though.

Differences
· WWI was a territory war whereas WWII was a war of ideologies, e.g., facism and communism.
· WWI was tension between two large parties, whereas WWII was a single party (Nazis) caused by economic instability and Hitler's ideals then hiring other countries into the Axis (Italy and Japan)
· 10 million casualties in WWI vs. 60 million in WWII

In the end, both wars were fought similarly but were over different natures of disagreement.