Question

Compare the First World War and the Second World War with the help of the following points:

Points	First World War	Second World War
1. Period
2. Involved nations
3. Impacts (Political and Economic)
4. International Organisations established after the War

Answer 1

Points	First World War	Second World War
1. Period	1914 − 18	1939 − 45
2. Involved nations	Allied Powers – Britain, France, Russia, Italy, America Central Powers – Germany, Austria, Hungary, Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria	Allied Powers – Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, Soviet Union, China, America Axis powers – Germany, Japan, Italy
3. Impacts (Political and Economic)	(i) Earlier empires in Europe collapsed and new nations came into being. (ii) Independence movements in European colonies changed hegemony of European Nations. (iii) League of nations was established. (iv) Autocratic regime came up in Germany, Spain, Italy and other countries. (v) Destruction of public property.	(i) Beginning of Cold War (ii) Destruction of public property on larger scale due to use of nuclear weapons
4. International Organisations established after the War	The League of Nations	United Nations Organisation