World War I

The First World War of 1914 1918, also known as the Great War was the first global war in the history. War began because of conflicts between European empires. Europe was spitted in two great alliances the triple alliance of France, Britain and Russia on one side and the central powers of Germany and Austria Hungary on the other. The conflict in Europe caused the war that involved the imperial powers of Europe and their colonies and lands such as the Ottoman Empire, Japan and the United States. The number of countries involved in the conflict is enough to describe the First World War as a mass war, what makes it total is the fact that it was waged not only against the enemy armies, but also against the civilian population. The First World War was represented by new war technologies, new strategies and tactics, greatest battles in the history, number of countries involved what makes this war different form other wars that had gone before it.

The number of countries involved in the war was the greatest in history. It involved more countries than any previous war. It used new technology into warfare, and caused destruction on an unequalled scale. It was global war that involved the mobilization not just of vast armies, but of whole nations. Thanks to the new and developed transportation system trough the seas and land the First World War not only involved European empires and countries, but also the colonies. Altogether about thirty two nations were involved in the war. Many numbers soldiers were sent from colonies like New Zeeland, Australia, Canada, India and South Africa to support the imperial powers in the conflict. The war affected not only people in Europe, but also in other continents that’s why we can call it a world war.