SHOCKFACTS: War in the 20th century

Wednesday, February 16, 2005 - 11:00

An estimated 200 million people died as a result of war during the 20th century, including:

  • World War I (1914-18): 15 million

  • World War II (1937-45): 55 million

  • Korean War (1950-53): 2.8 million

  • Vietnam War (1960-75): 3.5 million

  • Gulf War (1990-91): 100,000

[Source: <http://users.erols.com/mwhite28/warstatx.htm>. Got a shockfact? Email <glw@greenleft.org.au>.]

From Green Left Weekly, February 16, 2005.

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