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Friday 22 May 2015

Comparisons - World War 1 and 2

World War 1 and 2 have a difference between each other with the year.World War 2 lasted for 6 years from 1939 to 1945 and World War 1 started 1914 and ended in 1918.So World War 2 had lasted longer.The Great Wars also have similarities too.

World War 1 had to have a reason to start and this is what happened.World War 1 started when Gavrilo Princip,a Serbian man killed not just Archduke Franz Ferdinand but his wife too.After Archduke Franz Ferdinand was gone Gavrilo Princip,Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s country swore to avenge him and World War 1 came to life.When you thought there would be no more wars a few years later World War 2 started.It was started by a German man named Adolf Hitler,the leader of the Nazi’s.This German man and his Nazi army wanted more land and attacked Poland.Then France and Britain declared war on Germany.France and Britain declared war because of Hitler refused to stop his invasion in Poland.

World War 1 and 2 had lots of countries fighting.In World War 1 these countries Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States fought against Central Powers which included Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria.In World War 2 there were Allies fighting which included Britain, France, Australia,Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America.The Allies were fighting against the Axis Powers which included Germany, Italy and Japan

The Great Wars took place in lots of places.World War 1 took place in Europe,Africa,Middle East and Asia.World War 2 took place in a few places too.They fought in Russia,Europe,Africa,Pacific Ocean,Asia,Middle East,Scandinavia,Mediterranean Sea,Atlantic Ocean,South-east Asia.

In the Great Wars a lot of people died.In World War 1 it was estimated to be 10 million military dead,7 civilians dead,21 million wounded and 7.7 million missing or imprisoned.World War 2 it had the same problem and over 60 million died and estimated 50-80.38 to 55 million civilians were killed including 13 to 20 million from war related disease and famine

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