It was now joined by the entire Eastern Europe and China to form a large
‘Socialist Camp
The first consequence of the two World Wars was widespread deaths and injuries. As
stated earlier, almost 10 million people were killed in the First(they included
about 75,000 Indian soliders who fought in Africa and Europe on the British side)
and 20 to 25 million in the Second World War. Most of those who died were men and
almost all of them were under forty years of age. A deadly race of arms and weapons,
particularly nuclear and chemical weapons, started after the World Wars. The world
is still constantly living under the threat of total destruction of all life through
even an accidental use of such weapons.
world had understood the dangers of undemocratic government after the two wars.
This led to an increasing need for democracy. With the First World War, several
empires also ended (For example, the Austro Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire,
the Ottoman Empire, and the German Empire etc). In countries like Russia occured a
socialist revolution while countries like Germany overthrew monarchy and became
Republics. The Ottoman Empire was replaced by a democratic and secular state in
Turkey. Similarly, during the First World War, colonies became self governing. After
World War II, the colonies got their independence and several new countries were
born across Asia and Africa.