Summary
This war caused great devastation. Piles of dead bodies and ammunition everywhere testified to the gruesome horror. No country involved in the war claimed responsibility. Rather, they claimed that they had tried to maintain peace but had to fight because of the policies of the enemy nation.
War has always put the human community in a bigger and deeper crisis. That’s why many wars in the world are recorded as great tragedies in history. Russian President Vladimir Putin has started another war by announcing military action on Ukraine. Russia has launched rapid missile attacks on Ukraine after Putin ordered military action. So far 50 people have died in this attack. It has come to the fore that 10 civilians have been killed. Ukraine has also spoken of killing 50 Russian soldiers. Due to this war, thousands of people are in danger of being killed and a large number of people are displaced.
In such a situation, it is also necessary to remember the story of the First World War, due to which the world had seen the scene of terrible devastation. When the First World War ended, it proved to be the biggest horror.
Where did the spark go?
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungary Empire, was visiting Saraevo in Bosnia with his wife. Where both husband and wife were murdered. The event that started after this was called the First World War. Serbia was accused of this murder. A month after this incident, that is, on July 28, 1914, Austria invaded Serbia. Gradually, about 37 countries went on to join this war and eventually it took the form of a world war.
In this war the world was divided into two factions. The Axis Powers i.e. Central Power was led by Germany, which included countries like Austria, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria etc. On the other hand, the Allied Forces, which were called Allied Forces, included countries like Britain, France, Russia, America, Japan etc. America joined this war after 1917.
How long did the war last?
This great war, which lasted from 1914 to 1918, was fought in the land, water and sky of three continents Europe, Asia and Africa. About seven crore soldiers fought in this war. In which Germany was defeated.
Although the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand, the successor of the Austria-Hungary Empire on 28 June 1914, is considered to be the main and immediate cause for the First World War, but this was not the only reason for such a big war, but it had many other developments, which led to World War I. were responsible for. For example, Germany’s new international expansionist policy is also to blame. Indeed, in 1890, the new German Emperor Wilhelm II began an international policy that sought to make Germany a world power.
As a result of this, other countries of the world saw Germany as an emerging threat and then the world went on dividing into two factions. As we entered the 20th century, an arms race started in the world. By the year 1914, there was a great increase in military construction in Germany. Both Britain and Germany increased their naval strength significantly during this period. Because of this, the countries involved in the war helped to move forward.
What is the reason for the war?
Another reason for the First World War is also considered to be the absence of any effective international organization. At that time no such institution existed which could help in facilitating relations between different nations by controlling imperialism, militarism and radical nationalism. At that time almost every nation of the world was doing its own arbitrariness. Because of this a kind of chaotic situation had arisen in the politics of Europe.
Why was it called a world war?
It was called ‘World War’ because of the number of countries participating in this battle, its territory (in which it was fought), unprecedented figures of damage caused and great human tragedy. It is believed that half the world was in the grip of violence because of the First World War. During this, about one crore people died while more than two crore people were injured. Apart from this, lakhs of people also died due to incidents like diseases and malnutrition. In this war, 70 thousand Indian soldiers sacrificed their lives and gave the gift of historic victory to Britain.
When did the war end?
The war officially ended on 11 November 1918 after Germany surrendered. For this reason, November 11 is also called the last day of the First World War. After this, on 28 June 1919, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, also known as the Peace Agreement. Because of this he had to lose a large part of his land. At the same time, he was banned from capturing other states and the size of his army was also limited.
All the winning countries had unanimously decided that Germany would pay its full damages. By the end of this war, the four major world empires Russia, Germany, Austria-Hungary (Hapsburg) and Osmania (Ottoman Empire) were destroyed. After this the boundaries of Europe were re-determined and at the same time America also emerged in front of the world as a ‘superpower’.
Expansion
War has always put the human community in a bigger and deeper crisis. That’s why many wars in the world are recorded as great tragedies in history. Russian President Vladimir Putin has started another war by announcing military action on Ukraine. Russia has launched rapid missile attacks on Ukraine after Putin ordered military action. So far 50 people have died in this attack. It has come to the fore that 10 civilians have been killed. Ukraine has also spoken of killing 50 Russian soldiers. Due to this war, thousands of people are in danger of being killed and a large number of people are displaced.
In such a situation, it is also necessary to remember the story of the First World War, due to which the world had seen the scene of terrible devastation. When the First World War ended, it proved to be the biggest horror.
Where did the spark go?
On 28 June 1914, Archduke Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungary Empire, was visiting Saraevo in Bosnia with his wife. Where both husband and wife were murdered. The event that started after this was called the First World War. Serbia was accused of this murder. A month after this incident, that is, on July 28, 1914, Austria invaded Serbia. Gradually, about 37 countries went on to join this war and eventually it took the form of a world war.
In this war the world was divided into two factions. The Axis Powers i.e. Central Power was led by Germany, which included countries like Austria, Hungary, Italy, Bulgaria etc. On the other hand, the Allied Forces, which were called Allied Forces, included countries like Britain, France, Russia, America, Japan etc. America joined this war after 1917.