War of the worlds

When your clock ticks 11:00 A.M. on 11th November, you can become a volunteer towards world peace. All you have to do is to observe 2 minutes silence and pray for those innocent lives that were lost in the ego clashes between countries in the name of world war season I and II. But why should you do it on 11th of November and not any Sunday. Because, the first season of world war ended on this particular day and hence it is observed as Armistice Day.

So when did the series begin. What was the reason of thousands of humans from different regions clashing against to become the most powerful nation on earth? Franz Ferdinand, the then archduke of Austria was assassinated on 28th June 1914 and this day in history marks the beginning of First World War. The war ended on 11th November 1918 killing 8,556,315, injuring 21,219,452 and leaving 7,750,945 missing or without identification.

The second series of the mass killer termed as “World war II” began on 1st September 1939 following German invasion of Poland and a series of other events such as declaration of war on Germany by France and Britain, Germany’s attack on USSR and more. To the Americans, the war started on December 7th 1941 following Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbour. But the war officially started in 1939. The war officially ended in 1945, but there are no specific dates for the same. The probable reasons for the end of war are Armistice on August 14 1945 and formal surrender of Japan on 2nd September 1945. The Second World War claimed more than 60 million lives. There is no steady count for that till date because the aftermath of this war was worse than its earlier version.

Courtesy:

http://www.firstworldwar.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II