Upon completion of this investigation, we can conclude that the First World War:
1. It lasted four years, three months and fourteen days with profound changes in the European territory.
2. The war represented a cost of 186,000 million dollars to the belligerent countries.
3. The casualties on the ground fighting amounted to several million people belonging to the civilian population and, in some cases, died indirectly because of the war.
4. Although all nations hoped that the agreements reached after the conflict would restore world peace on a stable foundation, the conditions imposed promoted an even more destructive conflict. The Central Powers agreed to the fourteen points made by President Wilson as the foundation of the armistice, hoping the allies adopted as the basic reference in the peace treaties.
5. Most of the allied powers went to the Conference Versailles with the determination to obtain compensation for war reparations equivalent to the total cost and share the same territories and possessions of the defeated nations by secret agreements.
6. During the peace negotiations, President Wilson insisted that the Paris Peace Conference accepted the full program organized in fourteen points, but finally abandoned its original purpose and focused on getting the support of allies for the formation of the Society Nations.
7. The occupying powers allowed it to fail to meet certain terms set out in the Versailles peace treaty which led to the resurgence of militarism and aggressive nationalism in Germany and social unrest in many parts of Europe.
8. World War I brought destruction, disease and pain to all participating countries.
9. There was great scientific advances for military purposes which resulted in more deaths and destruction.
10. And finally, this war did not resolve the conflict, on the contrary, stressed that after twenty years or so, caused the World War II.
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