I’ve been thinking about it and as far as I know WW1 was essentially just a war between European great powers and their overseas colonies, where almost all of the war was in Europe and in a smaller amount in the middle east. Some independent countries in other continents declared war on the central powers but most didn’t really do anything else. Why is it considered a world war?
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I really want to emphasise what “Europe, some allies, and some colonies” looked like during World War I.
**Here’s a list of every country that participated in WWI.** ([source](https://www.thoughtco.com/countries-involved-in-world-war-1-1222074)) They may have provided troops, supplies, or natural resources. They may have volunteered these things, or been required to provide them because of colonisation. Some of these countries were invaded or plundered for resources by warring countries.
It’s a long list:
**Africa:** Algeria, Angola, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Basutoland, Bechuanaland, Belgian Congo, British East Africa (Kenya), British Gold Coast, British Somaliland, Cameroon, Cabinda, Egypt, Eritrea, French Equatorial Africa, Gabon, Middle Congo, Ubangi-Schari, French Somaliland, French West Africa, Dahomey, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Mauretania, Senegal, Upper Senegal and Niger, The Gambia, German East Africa, Italian Somaliland, Liberia, Madagascar, Morocco, Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique), Nigeria, Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, South West Africa (Namibia), Southern Rhodesia, Togoland, Tripoli, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zanzibar.
**Americas:** Bahamas, Barbados, Brazil, British Guiana, British Honduras, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Newfoundland, Nicaragua, Panama, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Trinidad and Tobago, U.S.A, and West Indies.
**Asia:** Aden, Arabia, Bahrain, El Qatar, Kuwait, Trucial Oman, Borneo, Ceylon, China, India, Japan, Persia, Philippines, Russia, Siam, Singapore, Transcaucasia, and Turkey.
**Australasia:** Auckland, Austral Islands, Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Bounty, Campbell, Caroline Islands, Chatham Islands, Christmas, Cook Islands, Ducie, Elice Islands, Fanning, Flint, Fiji Islands, Gilbert Islands, Kermadec Islands, Macquarie, Malden, Mariana Islands, Marquesas Islands, Marshal Islands, New Guinea, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, New Zealand, Norfolk, Palau Islands, Palmyra, Paumoto Islands, Pitcairn, Philippines, Phoenix Islands, Samoa Islands, Solomon Islands, Tokelau Islands, and Tonga.
**Europe:** Albania, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Finland, France, Great Britain, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, and Turkey.
**Atlantic Islands:** Ascension, Sandwich Islands, South Georgia, St. Helena, and Tristan da Cunha.
**Indian Ocean Islands:** Andaman Islands, Cocos Islands, Mauritius, Nicobar Islands, Reunion, and Seychelles.
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