What would the world be like if the First World War DID NOT take place?

Answer 1

It would depend a lot on exactly how the war was avoided.

The Austrian, Russian and British empires would haved lasted longer, to unpredictable degrees.

The Balkans would still have had, (still have!) ethnic and political conflicts to resolve, possibly in war. Eventually the different parts of the Austro-Hungarian Empire would have fallen apart.

With a less disaffected military, the bolsheviks would have had a harder time in Russia. Communism as a world-wide minority idealistic movement, rather than a power-bloc one?

A stronger Britain may have led to independence for India coming later, and the retreat from empire in Africa being more bloody than that negotiated by an exhausted Britain post-WW2.

America? Slower to develop, probably. WW1 was an economic, political and military boost.

Germany? It would depend on what alternative prevailed: did it gain a place on the high seas and in the colonies by negotiation, the last of the imperial powers, after America, or did it concentrate on becoming the foremost European power, out-performing France industrially and economically, rather than being a military rival?

In the Far East, the rise of Japan would be little affected, and hence their expansion into China could well have led, in due course, to conflict with Britain and America.

In the Middle East, there would almost certainly have been no Israel, at least not one founded in1948. No need for the wartime promises to the arab nations and the Balfour declaration which set up the basic conflicts that still exist.

Answer 2

Interesting question. For what it's worth, I don't think it would have made a lot of difference as far as world stability is concerned. The Russian revolution would still have happened and we would still have had many years of problems with the Soviet Union.

However, it is just possible that, without the problems that the Treaty of Versailles caused for Germany, WW2 might not have happened and, therefore, Hitler might not have come to power. Even if he hadn't though, we probably would have had the same problems with Japan. Now there's a thought - it could have been an American war rather than a European war.

Thanks for the question, it's got me going and I shall go away and think about it!

Answer 3

The war would probably have occurred at a later time. WW I and WW II were needed in order to set world order. When looking at modelski's cycle of world order, the only way a world leader can come to power is through a world conflict. A major world war would have erupted at a later time with more sophisticated weapons. Image a war where nukes were the standard weapon. That is as deep as I can get without bringing in political philosophers, and the inherent natural state of humans. It all depends if humans natural exist in a state of war or peace. Ask your self this simple question, then decide for yourself. Is peace the time between wars, or is war the time between peace?

Answer 4

relies upon at the front. Sino-eastern warfare could be considered to commence as early as 1932 yet truthfully in complete swing in 1937. This merged into the warfare on the Pacific Theatre. Hitler invaded Poland on Sep a million, 1939, which led to the warfare in Europe. the US joined the warfare the day after being bombed at Pearl Harbour on Dec 8, 1941. The warfare resulted in Europe (VE day) on could 8, 1945. The warfare antagonistic to Japan ended later an same 3 hundred and sixty 5 days - Sep 2, 1945.

Answer 5

believe me...it could have been worse. whatever happens ....happens for a purpose.
in my personal opinion.....great leaders (even though some of their ways were cruel) like Hitler...Mussolini...had to come to this world...just to serve the purpose of sparking up a world war...
they were motivators...and highly confident and fearless leaders...it wouldn't have been there if there was no world war...
and then their follies and the amount of destruction they caused....serves as a check for all other countries to never reach that height of destruction...

hey why am i lecturing ^_^
the simplest answer is....the world needed UNO....and the only thing that could give it was the World War!! :P
(pardon me...if i messed up some hist.facts) :P

Answer 6

Like a few others, I also believe that WWII would have been less likely because if it didn't take place, Germany wouldn't have lost, and the Treaty of Versailles probably wouldn't have been created and made Germany bitter. If the Treaty of Versailles hadn't been made, Hitler may not have come to power, as one of his main aims that got people to vote for him was the promise of abolishing it.

Answer 7

World war two would have happened

Answer 8

There still would have been a war involving communist countries such as Russia and possibly Germany and China, and the democracies, the remaining Allies.

Answer 9

I'm absolutely sure that the second world war did not happen also.

Answer 10

Over populated?