WWI as Compared to WWII
WWI as Compared to WWII WWI and WWII can be compared in terms of causes, sides involved, main fronts or theatres of war, military operations, weapons/warfare, basis for peace, and global effects. ... Causes Nationalism may be said to be nº1 cause of both WWI and WWII. However, whereas WWI was mainly brought about because of Germany’s urge to prove she was better than UK, WWII was brought about by a different kind of nationalism, i. ... ” As in WWI, imperialism also played a great part in bringing about WWII: one of the main causes of the Second World War was Mussolini’s and Hitler’s hunger for territories. Moreover, and just like in WWI, several alliances were made before WWII, which also contributed to the starting of hostilities: in 1934, Germany and Poland signed a non-aggression pact; later on, Hitler and Mussolini signed the Anti-Comintern Pact together with the Japanese, the main objective of which was to limit communist influence around the world (the alliance became known as the Axis Powers). ... Sides Involved Two blocks of countries fought against each other both in WWI and in WWII: in WWI, the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey) confronted the Allies (France, UK, Russia),1 and in WWII, the Axis Powers (Germany, Russia2, Italy, and Japan) fought against the Allies (UK, France, and USA).