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This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics , famines , or genocides .
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
The war seriously hampered the environmental protection of the Baltic Sea, [121] which can be soon turn into a carbon source due to climate change and environmental degradation. [122] The rhetoric of some green parties in the EU saying that the conflict in Ukraine can "help" the climate is counterproductive, increasing war and consequently ...
Globally, the civilian casualty ratio often hovers around 50%. It is sometimes stated that 90% of victims of modern wars are civilians, [13] but that is a myth. [2] [4]In 1989, William Eckhardt studied casualties of conflicts from 1700 to 1987 and found that "the civilian percentage share of war-related deaths remained at about 50% from century to century."
1718–1720 War of the Quadruple Alliance – 25,000 killed in action [1] 1722–1723 Russo-Persian War; 1727–1729 Anglo-Spanish War – 15,000 killed in action [1] 1733–1738 War of the Polish Succession – 88,000 killed in action [1] 1735–1739 Russo-Ottoman War; 1740–1748 War of the Austrian Succession – 359,000 killed in action [1]
Death tolls Event Countries affected Type Date 1900 6,000–12,000 1900 Galveston hurricane: United States Tropical cyclone September 9 1901 9,500 1901 eastern United States heat wave: United States Heat wave June–July 1902 29,000 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée: Martinique Volcanic eruption April–August 1903 3,500 1903 Manzikert earthquake ...
American Civil War: 50,000 50,000 Siege of Paris: 1871 Franco-Prussian War: 332,142 229,000 Siege of Plevna: 1877 Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) 75,000 [14] 75,000 Siege of Port Arthur: 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War: 100,000 [15] 100,000 Siege of Adrianople: 1912–1913 First Balkan War: 93,282 [16] 93,282 Siege of Liege: 1914 World War I ...
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