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The '''Great War''' is a period defined historiographically as the boundary between the early modern period beginning in the late fifteenth century and the modern period beginning with the end of the [[Second Great War]] in 1943. First introduced in academic litterature by [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] historian [[Ewald Hohenkreuz]] in 1950, the Great War period is thus defined as lasting from 1896-1943 and encompasses the [[First Great War]], the [[Great Depression]] and the [[Second Great War]]. | The '''Great War''' is a period defined historiographically as the boundary between the early modern period beginning in the late fifteenth century and the modern period beginning with the end of the [[Second Great War]] in 1943. First introduced in academic litterature by [[Yonderre|Yonderian]] historian [[Ewald Hohenkreuz]] in 1950, the Great War period is thus defined as lasting from 1896-1943 and encompasses the [[First Great War]], the [[Great Depression]] and the [[Second Great War]]. | ||
The Great War period greatly changed the course of daily life globally. Technologies developed during wartime had a profound effect on peacetime life as well, such as by advances in jet aircraft, penicillin, nuclear energy, and electronic computers. The outcome of the wars of the period had a profound effect on the course of world history as empires collapsed or were dismantled as a direct result of the crushing costs of the war, leading to long term post-colonial conflicts such as [[Operation Kipling]]. | The Great War period greatly changed the course of daily life globally. Technologies developed during wartime had a profound effect on peacetime life as well, such as by advances in jet aircraft, penicillin, nuclear energy, and electronic computers. The outcome of the wars of the period had a profound effect on the course of world history as empires collapsed or were dismantled as a direct result of the crushing costs of the war, leading to heightened global tension in the shape of the [[Occidental Cold War]] and long term post-colonial conflicts such as [[Operation Kipling]]. | ||
The term "Great War" may also refer to either of the two separate conflicts from which the period takes its name: | The term "Great War" may also refer to either of the two separate conflicts from which the period takes its name: | ||