AP World History 2012-2013
  • Unit 1
    • 1.1.3: Tools and Adaptation>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.9 & 1.3.2: New Religions & Geographies of Early Civs.>
      • Early Religions>
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
        • Works Cited
      • The Early Civilizations>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
        • Works Cited
    • 1.1.2: Humans and Fire>
      • 1.1.4: Economic Structures>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.6: Arts & Record Keeping>
      • Arts and Artisanship
      • Systems of Recordkeeping
      • Case Study: The Phoenician Alphabet
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.3.1-1.3.3: Early Culture & Systems of Rule>
      • Culture's Effects
      • Systems of Rule
      • Case Study: Hammurabi's Code
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.1-1.4 Early Human Innovation>
      • 1.1.1: Human Patterns of Migration>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.2.1-1.2.3: The Climate & The Neolithic Era>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 1.2.5-1.2.6: Reliable Food Sources & Innovation>
      • Case Study - The Plow
      • Works Cited
    • 1.3.1-1.3.2: Pastoralists & Early Architecture>
      • Introduction
      • Monumental Architecture And Urban Planning
      • Pastoralist Weapon Dissemination And Transportation
      • Pastoralist Tools
      • Basic
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Works Cited
  • Unit 2
    • 2.2.5-2.2.7 Social Hierarchy and Gender Roles>
      • Gender Roles>
        • Case Study
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Social Hierarchies >
        • AGMSPRITE
    • 2.2.4 Cities>
      • Trade>
        • Trade AGMSPRITE
        • Trade Case Study
      • Religious Rituals>
        • Religious Rituals AGMSPRITE
        • Religious Rituals Case Study
      • Public Administration>
        • Public Administration AGMSPRITE
        • Public Administration Case Study
    • 2.2.2 Orchestration of the Persian and S. Asian Empires>
      • Persia>
        • Imperial Administration and Legal Systems
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economic Integration and Regulation
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • South Asia>
        • Imperial Administration and Legal Systems
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economic Integration and Regulation
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 2.2.2 Orchestration of Rome and China>
      • China>
        • Imperial Administration
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economics
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Rome>
        • Imperial Administration
        • Military Power
        • Trade and Economics
        • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 2.2.1: Growth of Empires & States>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 2.1.6 Cultures Of Second Wave Civilizations>
      • Sculptures
      • Architecture
      • Literature
      • A.G.M.S.P.R.I.T.E
      • Sources
    • 2.1.1: Religions as a Bonding Force>
      • The Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
      • Case Study
    • 2.1.4 Buddhism and Hinduism Impact on Gender Roles>
      • Buddhism
    • 2.1.2 The Emergence of Religions>
      • Christianity
      • Confucianism
      • Greco-Roman Philosophy
      • Daoism
      • AGMSPRITE
  • Unit 3
    • 3.1.1 Third Wave Global Trade Routes>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.2 The Impact of trade on emerging trading cities>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.3. Spread of Islam Through Afro-Eurasia>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 3.1.4 Inter-Regional Travelers >
      • The Basic Gist
      • Compare and Contrast
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.5. Cultural Interactions and Art>
      • The Basic Gist
      • Cultural Traditions AGMSPRITE
      • Art AGMSPRITE
      • Literature AGMSPRITE
      • Case Study
    • 3.1.6: The Impact of Newly Spread Technologies and Scientific Knowledge>
      • Basic Gist
      • Movement of Gunpowder from East to West
      • Movement of Printing from East to West
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 3.1.7 Inter-Regional Conflicts>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
  • Unit 4
    • 4.1.1. - Influence of Tools Upon Transoceanic Trade>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 4.1.2: Maritime Reconnaissance>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 4.1.3 World Economies>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE analysis
      • Case Study
    • 4.1.4 The Colossal Impact of the Colombian Exchange>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study on Sugar
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis of the East
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis of the West
    • 4.1.5 Government and the Arts>
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 4.2.3 Forced Migration of Africans Cause and Effect>
      • Basic Gist
      • Causes of the forced migration of Africans
      • Effects/Developments of the forced migration of Africans
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 4.3.2 Impact of Technology on state consolidation and imperial expansion>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
  • Unit 5
    • 5.3.1 US and Latin American Revolutions >
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2b Hatian Revolution>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2a: Causes and Effects of French Revolution>
      • Causes of the French Revolution
      • Effects of the French Revolution
      • AGMSPRITE
    • 5.3.2c Causes and Effects of the Mexican Revolution>
      • Basic Gist
      • Causes of the Mexican Revolution
      • Effects of the Mexican Revolution
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 5.3.3: The Winds of Change>
      • Case Study
      • The Conception of Nation-States
      • Nationalism on the Rise
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 5.3.4 Nationalism and Democracy >
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
      • 5.3.5 Enlightenment and European Despots>
        • Basic Gist
  • Unit 6
    • War and Peace in a Global Context>
      • Big Gist>
        • WWI vs WWII
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Changing Economics>
      • Basic Gist
      • AGMSPRITE
      • Case Study
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Demographic and Environmental Changes>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE Analysis
    • 20th Century Globalization>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Effects of Revolutions on Women>
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
    • New Patterns of Nationalism >
      • Basic Gist
      • Independence of Vietnam Case Study
      • Effects of Communism Case Study
      • Chinese and Russian Revolutions
      • AGMSPRITE
    • Globalization of Science, technology and culture. >
      • Basic Gist
      • Case Study
      • AGMSPRITE
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WW1 v. WW2

World War I Versus World War II

By: Jazmin Haque

Causes of WWI & WWII 

Immediate origins of the war are due to decisions of Serbia. Gavrilo Princip, a Serbian, had assassinated Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne on June 28, 1914. This was the first event that had caused the beginning of World War I but the origins of the war go a lot farther back and involve national politics, cultures, economics, and alliances between European powers since 1870.

It can be seen that militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism had cause for much conflict that led up the World War I. At the beginning of the 20th century, an arms race had begum. Germany had been seen to have the largest increase in their military by 1949. At this time Great Britain and Germany had also increased their navies. The military establishments in Europe had also started to have a larger influence on public policies. These increases in militarism had pushed the countries into a war. Alliances had also caused for the war to begin. Many countries throughout Europe had made defense agreements that would pull them into battle to defend each other if one country was attacked. Imperialism leading up to World War I had caused for increased competition within the world. These increased powers and greater empires had led to more confrontations between nations further leading the world into the war. Lastly, nationalism had a large part in directing the war. It had caused for each country to try to prove their dominance and power, further creating more tensions between the world. 

WWII was really caused by the aftermath of WWI. Germany’s economy taking a turn for the world along with the rest of the world had caused for powers to be hostile and have mistrust in each other. The League of Nations had not been as successful as planned and there were many tensions between the world’s powers. After Germany had invaded Poland, rejecting Britain and France’s previous demands, World War II had started.
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It can be seen that Europe's map had changed tremendously from before World War I to before World War II.

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The atomic bomb that had been dropped over Hiroshima is shown above. This nuclear bombing had caused for many deaths in World War II.

Technology of WWI & WWII 

World War I technology had reflected the period of industrialism and its weapons had been made in mass productions. Trench warfare was a new strategy that had been used during World War I and had allowed for new technologies to be used. Artillery was a technological change in this war as well. Factors such as weather and barrel wear could be taken into account while firing for the first time and the majority of casualties during the war were due to artillery fire. Another aspect of new technology used in WWI was poison gas. Germany’s advanced chemical industry had allowed for them to use it as a weapon in trench warfare. It had been used first on the battlefield in April 1915. Mustard gas and phosgene were other gases that had been used later in the war. 

There had been many new technological breakthroughs during World War II. Between the wars, innovation of automatic weapons had improved tremendously. The machine gun which fired 1500 rounds per minute was developed by Germany and there had been many more automatic weapons that were developed. These innovations had allowed for these weapons to be more mobile and popular during the second world war. Planes were also a very large improvement in warfare for World War II. Planes were able to be more heavily armed and able to drop bombs. Bombings had caused many deaths during the war. Lastly, the atom bomb was the most powerful technological innovation to be used during World War II. The Manhattan Project had produced the first atomic bombs that were used to kill hundreds of thousands of people.


Human Losses

World War I had ended with a total number of 37 million casualties. There had been over 17 million deaths and 20 million wounded. Of those 17 million deaths, 10 million of those had been military personnel and 7 million had included civilians. It can be estimated that the Allies had lost about 6 million soldiers while the central powers had lose 4 million. The majority of deaths had been due to battle rather than diseases in the previous wars. 

World War II is known as “the deadliest military conflict in history”. There had been over 60 million people killed during the world which had been 2.5% of the population at the time. It can be approximated that about 23 million of those deaths had been military deaths. About 11 million deaths had been caused by the Holocaust alone, 6 million of them being Jewish.
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The Holocaust had caused millions of deaths of Jews and other supposedly, "racially inferior" people. Hitler had tried to create a "perfect" human race in exchange for the death of innocent people.

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This political cartoon expresses that the United States had reigned as a superpower from after World War I and World War II.

Political Outcomes of the Wars

The political outcomes of World War I had included the Treaty of Versailles, the decline of European power in exchange for North American power, democratic states taking the monarchies place, and the rise of Communism and Fascism. After WWI the United States held all of the economic power and most of the world had been in debt to it. Germany’s power had been diminished due to the Treaty of Versailles. Economic consequences include the failure of Europe’s economy and eventually the Great Depression which had affected both the United States and Europe. Communism and Fascism had become more popular in Italy, Japan, and Germany due to their political states after the war. 

The outcome of World War II had shown in favor of the United States. Once again, Germany had been defeated and had declined. WII had signaled the emergence of the United States as a superpower. The outcome of World War II had brought tensions between the communist and capitalist worlds. The United Nations had been created after the war as well. Europe’s power was diminished due to the damage due to the war as well as in Japan.
Works Cited: 

"Causes of World War I." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Apr. 2013. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Causes_of_World_War_I>.
"World War I Casualties." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Apr. 2013. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I_casualties>.
"World War II Casualties." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 May 2013. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II_casualties>."Firstworldwar.com." First World War.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/womenww1_three.htm>.
"Imperial Japan." - World War 2 on History. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://www.history.co.uk/explore-history/ww2/imperial-japan.html>.
"Causes Of World War 1" American History.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 May 2013. <http://americanhistory.about.com/od/worldwari/tp/causes-of-world-war-1.htm>.
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