Why does the First World War (WW I) play such a minor role today compared to Second World War (WW II)?
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One (possibly unsatisfactory) reason is that WWII happened after WWI, and so the interwar period is now seen as a period of 20 years that led to an even greater conflict. Had WWII not happened, WWI would have been seen as a watershed event, one that led to the fall of Four great empires (Russia, Austria-Hungary, Germany and Ottoman).
Another interesting point is that, WWI is still seen in the Eastern Europe as the fire that gave birth to new nations, and revived old (like Poland). So it also largely depends on who you ask.
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World War II was in many respects a "continuation" war of World War I, from which there were a lot of "unfinished" business. World War II brought "closure" to many of these things. Consider the following:
1, Yes, tanks planes, submarines, and other weapons were developed during World War I,but it wasn't until World War II that people realized how destructive they were. One scientific idea, atomic theory already existed by World War I, but no one knew until World War II where it would lead.
World War I began the destruction of "European" empires (mainly Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire), but it wasn't until World War II that global empires were dismantled, and countries like India became fully independent.
The League of Nations formed after World War I did not prevent a second world war. But the United Nations formed after World War II kept conflicts "local."
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