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It led to the rise of two new world superpowers, the USA and the Soviet Union. WWII ended with the defeat of Germany and Japan.

It led to the development of the atomic bomb which was the catalyst in ending the war. Special operations methods were also developed during this war together with atomic missiles and secret communications. While WWI was fought in the trenches and used machine guns and poisonous gas, WWII was fought using modern artillery and machines utilizing more airplanes, ships, tanks, and submarines. It started in Europe but soon spread across the globe drawing in the U.S. He allied with Italy and Japan to fight against the Soviet Union, and on September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. Adolf Hitler took advantage of this and led Germany to war. The outcome of WWI and the Versailles Treaty caused bitter feelings among those who were asked to pay for their crimes, especially Germany.

It was the most atrocious war with the Nazi’s genocide against the Jewish people. The two warring groups were: The Axis powers composed of Germany, Italy, and Japan and The Allies composed of the U.S., Britain, France, the Soviet Union, and China. It lasted for six years which resulted in a very high number of casualties for all the nations involved in both civilian and military personnel. WWII, on the other hand, was also known as The Second World War and was fought between the years 19. It also led to the formation of the League of Nations. It resulted in the separation of Austria-Hungary into several states, and the independence of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, and Poland from Russia. It ended with the Treaty of Versailles in 1919 wherein Germany took responsibility for the war. The allies of Austria-Hungary then invaded their enemies and it became one of the two largest wars of the world. It was triggered by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria by Serbian nationalists.

and the Central Powers composed of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey. There were two warring groups, the Allied Powers composed of France, Britain, Russia, Japan, Italy, and in the later years, the U.S. It was fought primarily in Europe from the year 1914 to the year 1918 and lasted 4 years. WWI is also known as the First World War, The Great War, The European War, and The War of the Nations.