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Countries in World War I (WWI)

Name the countries that had at least 1,000 military deaths during WWI.
Sovereign countries that existed as of 1914. Dominions are considered independent countries.
Estimates from Wikipedia. The highest estimate is used.
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Last updated: September 14, 2018
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Deaths
Country
2,254,369
Russia
2,037,000
Germany
1,494,200
Austria-Hungary
1,397,800
France
960,036
United Kingdom
771,844
Ottoman Empire
651,000
Italy
Deaths
Country
450,000
Serbia
335,706
Romania
116,708
United States
87,500
Bulgaria
64,997
Canada
62,081
Australia
58,637
Belgium
Deaths
Country
26,000
Greece
18,053
New Zealand
13,325
Montenegro
9,592
South Africa
7,222
Portugal
4,661
Japan
1,570
Newfoundland
brunogabrieleok
+3
Level 20
Apr 18, 2014
Missed Australia and New Zealand
PatoPotato
+24
Level 47
Jan 15, 2016
Haven't you heard of the ANZACs (Australia, New Zealand Army Corps) famous for fighting on the Turkish beaches of Gallipoli.
anavil1234
+27
Level 46
Feb 18, 2016
I have heard of ANZAC after eating an Anzac biscuit.
OJOdin
+5
Level 22
Feb 29, 2016
Maybe he isn't a HistoryFan?
grantdon
+7
Level 73
Jun 26, 2016
Gallipoli was Australia's first major involvement, but by far a more significant contribution was on the western front and in Palestine
mrcheesymustard
+3
Level 41
Dec 7, 2016
i have i come from nz
RaidLander
+1
Level 33
May 29, 2021
I missed only Newfoundland. How is that a country, shouldn't it be a part of Canada?
turnbacktwo
+1
Level 38
May 29, 2021
Check first caveat
JT1281
+8
Level 24
Nov 15, 2015
Newfoundland is a province in Canada not a country (I'm Canadian)
plattitude
+82
Level 90
Nov 16, 2015
Not during World War 1 it wasn't. It became a Dominion (self-governing state in the Commonwealth) in 1905, and didn't join Canada until 1949.
howdoiquiz
+26
Level 62
Feb 18, 2016
They basically joined Canada because the war killed all of their young men therefore they couldn't reproduce. Without Ww1 who knows Newfoundland could be an independent country.
ander217
+9
Level 78
Apr 19, 2017
Had no idea about this. Hard for me to understand the concept of a British dominion even after looking it up. Why is it different from a self-governing territory?
tshalla
+2
Level 72
Nov 11, 2018
howdoiquiz: no.
FolgoreCZ
+4
Level 61
Jul 18, 2020
howdoiquiz: Either their entire young adult male population was 1570 people at the time, or you are exaggerating a little. I would say the latter.
ihaveanewname
+6
Level 85
Dec 18, 2020
Nearly the entire Newfoundland forces were killed, wounded or captured on the First Day of the Somme. The debt and economic loss from the war were 2 major factors that put Newfoundland in a downfall from which it couldn't recover.
tom88
+6
Level 68
Mar 9, 2016
I missed Newfoundland, but as soon as I saw it I kicked myself. I knew they weren't part of Canada at that point, I guess I assumed they still counted as the UK at that point.
JBrommit
+8
Level 44
Sep 27, 2016
So am I. And I actually took history class- until 1949 Newfoundland was NOT a province of Canada but an overseas dominion of the UK. And some of the toughest fighters of both world wars.
idontlikeit2
+24
Level 71
Jun 19, 2017
Learn more about your own country's history, please.
pkerr116
+14
Level 74
Jan 17, 2018
Wow. And stated with such certainty!
fjakob
+2
Level 52
May 13, 2020
it's sovereign countries as of 1914
ihaveanewname
+3
Level 85
Dec 18, 2020
1907-1949

At a 1907 conference Britain made Newfoundland and New Zealand dominions and worked on various settlements that would unite the individual colonies of modern South Africa. Ireland and India got screwed, causing serious domestic strife over the draft in Ireland during WW1.

ChocolateMoose
+3
Level 35
Nov 28, 2015
I missed Portugal
KoljiVriVoda
+14
Level 74
Feb 4, 2016
Too much for little Serbia.
quizzicalguy
+5
Level 58
Feb 18, 2016
Half a million deaths are too many for any size country. USA lost that many in WWII. Geez.
Antimatter
+4
Level 45
Nov 11, 2018
Agreed... for our tomorrow they gave their today <3
Sifhraven
+12
Level 67
Jan 26, 2019
Really? You re gonna fight him for saying that is a lot of deaths for the country? It is not a comptetion, or something to show off.. like "hey we got deaths too, so dont grab attention that deserves to go to me too"....

every life/death matters ANYWHERE. But there ís quite a difference of impact for the society/country. The military deaths for the us in ww2 would amount to 0,3% of the population. Whereas for serbia it was 10%(though I ve read more). If you go by all deaths that would go towards 30% Imagine losing a quarter to a third of your population. That is unfathomable.

KoljiVriVoda
+7
Level 74
Dec 9, 2019
Serbia lost about a 60% of its male population in WWI.
wiifly
+5
Level 50
Dec 16, 2020
@Sifhraven , I think they were saying that Serbia lost so much, that they lost as many people in WWI as the U.S. did in WWII, and they were using that as a comparison to show how much it was.
HinesBrothers
+4
Level 74
Mar 2, 2020
I think you misunderstood what he said Sifhraven. He was saying that 500,000 is a lot for Serbia considering that the United States lost less than that in WW2
fjakob
+2
Level 52
May 13, 2020
IM SORRY 60%????????????
TravelingMama
+1
Level 73
May 31, 2021
One book I read on WWI described Serbia as a gallant fighter in the war. I don't think they get enough credit.
twained
+11
Level 60
Feb 18, 2016
I kept wondering why my Turkey response wasn't getting anywhere...
mrcheesymustard
+4
Level 41
Dec 7, 2016
i come from nz and the ANZACs fought there and alot were killed not just a tiny bit
bkbrowning
+3
Level 49
Jun 20, 2017
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Elan
+4
Level 63
Feb 18, 2016
How did only 55% know the Ottoman Empire? How do they think the Middle East was created?
PrinceEric
+41
Level 54
Feb 26, 2016
And here this whole time I thought it was plate techtonics.
mikeb
+15
Level 67
Nov 11, 2018
Cause we tried Turkey!
ihaveanewname
+2
Level 85
Nov 11, 2018
Like sands through the hourglass.
gorbachor
+4
Level 49
Jul 4, 2020
Yeah, I thing Turkey should be accepted answer. They were Ottoman Turks and Turkey/Turkia/Turska was a common name at the time.
NKpride
+2
Level 52
Feb 18, 2016
I notice the tagline says '... military deaths during WWII.' Could you change this to 'WWI'?
Rozzi
+2
Level 57
Feb 18, 2016
Yes please do - I was doing world war 2, no wonder I missed the Ottoman empire (and a few others!)
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Feb 18, 2016
Fixed
Gamer1162
+2
Level 63
Feb 18, 2016
I found interesting that the Ottomans were still around the 20th century. Can't believe I missed Newfoundland, New Zealand and Australia
Gamer1162
+3
Level 63
Feb 18, 2016
Also, was Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia part of Yugoslavia or did Yugoslavia exist later on?
Morker
+6
Level 52
Feb 18, 2016
Yugoslavia was found in 1918 after WWI
spotmuulix
+6
Level 70
Feb 18, 2016
Croatia was part of Austria-Hungary at the time, while Serbia and Montenegro were independent states. The so-called first Yugoslavia was formed (as "The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes") after WW1.
Gamer1162
+2
Level 63
Feb 18, 2016
Oh ok, now I get it
kalbahamut
+8
Level 83
Apr 19, 2017
The Ottomans were one of the three (four, if you count Bulgaria) major "Central Powers" of WW1, the others being Germany and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Definitely a major player in WW1, though at this point in European history, 600 years after the its founding, the Ottoman Empire was known as the "sick man of Europe." People had been foretelling it's demise for some time. The rise of Nationalism and defeat in WW1 was what it took to finish it off.
djgab
+1
Level 35
Feb 18, 2016
Serbia ? Why not Yugoslavia ? Should be better
Morker
+11
Level 52
Feb 18, 2016
Yugoslavia was found after World War I
BrosephStalin
+6
Level 63
Feb 19, 2016
Probably because Yugoslavia didn't exist but the Kingdom of Serbia did. Austria-Hungary controlled Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina of course, Vojvodina in Serbia, and the northern coastal region of Montenegro. Montenegro controlled most of its own country and a small amount of territory in Kosovo. Serbia controlled most of its own country as well as most of Kosovo and Vardar Macedonia (aka Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia). After the war, Yugoslavia was formed by the union of Serbia and Montenegro along with Austria-Hungary's territory mentioned above. Western Slovenia came under Italian control but was added to Yugoslavia after World War II.
orchardgirl
+2
Level 53
Feb 18, 2016
The title says World War I but the instructions say World War II!
Arp2600
+3
Level 83
Feb 18, 2016
I should have read the introduction... I totally missed the dominions.
Qikiq
+2
Level 83
Feb 18, 2016
Why do the instructions say to name the countries with the most military deaths in World War II?
MacZidane
+4
Level 62
Feb 18, 2016
It's clearly just a typo. Have a bit of common sense, people.
YantheMan
+3
Level 65
Feb 18, 2016
Japan? Please explain.
Sulps
+6
Level 59
Feb 18, 2016
They invaded most German Pacific islands.
BrosephStalin
+6
Level 63
Feb 19, 2016
And captured German possessions in China while Britain took the credit.
Sulps
+2
Level 59
Feb 18, 2016
I'm glad this quiz finally got made. I feel like this was missing from Jetpunk for years.
gzx5
+4
Level 62
Feb 18, 2016
Portugal?
BrosephStalin
+7
Level 63
Feb 19, 2016
They joined in 1916 because of repeated German encroachments into their African colonies and the sinking of Portuguese ships in the Atlantic by German submarines.
david2013
+2
Level 82
May 29, 2021
Yep. And the British persuaded the Portuguese to seize Central Powers ships in Lisbon. After all the German shenanigans on the high seas and in Africa, the Portuguese were happy to comply. Which garnered them a declaration of war from both Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Canuckquizzer1981
+2
Level 55
Feb 18, 2016
DIdn't read the part about Dominions being accepted as countries...missed NFLD cause I assumed it was in the boat with UK.
travelfan
+2
Level 71
Feb 18, 2016
Would never have guessed Newfoundland. I'm Canadian and I do know that it did not join the Confederation until 49, but I admit I never thought of what kind of status it had before that. Thanks for fixing that :).
PacoGee
+2
Level 49
Feb 23, 2018
before WWII in the 1930s Newfoundland was an English Colony still. I learned this the hardway playing a game called Calm before the Storm, which takes place pre-WWII days, if you were the US and attacked Canada for resources the UK (England) would attack you .
Gripgirl17
+3
Level 41
Feb 20, 2016
Where's India? Even by your own source, Wikipedia, they lost over 60K military, and were a separate country within the Commonwealth, like Australia or Canada.
Arp2600
+5
Level 83
Feb 22, 2016
No, India was a colony, not a dominion.
Corrode
+4
Level 61
Mar 1, 2016
Yeah. UK should really be "British Empire" excluding dominions to make this clearer.
Gripgirl17
+2
Level 41
Nov 11, 2018
By this logic, Australia and New Zealand should also be omitted as they were also dominions at this time.
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Nov 11, 2018
The quiz clearly states that dominions are counted as independent countries. But India was not a dominion.
canmau333
+2
Level 21
Jun 6, 2016
i forgot Romania..:(
interopia
+2
Level 82
Jun 28, 2016
Missed Newfoundland (of course). I KNEW it had to be a country that didn't exist anymore, but couldn't think of what it was.
Findlay
+2
Level 78
Jul 25, 2016
Missed only poor little Montenegro. I confess, I was under the impression it was just part of Serbia at the time.
GoGo13
+1
Level 70
Jul 20, 2021
It never was a part of Serbia.
GopnikSergey
+2
Level 29
Aug 10, 2016
South Africa was independent during World War I?
PacoGee
+2
Level 49
Feb 23, 2018
I thougth they were a colony of Dutch/English so I kept typing netherlands and thinking I misspelled it.
RhymingCouplet
+3
Level 66
Dec 30, 2020
The Union of South Africa was formed on 31 May 1910, uniting four colonies into a dominion with the same status as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Newfoundland. The Union engaged in an invasion of German South West Africa independent of the UK, took over the invasion of Tanganyika and sent troops to Palestine and the Western Front.

At the end of the war it was rewarded with a mandate over South West Africa (Namibia), which it treated as an integral part of South Africa until 1990.

Knowledgio
+2
Level 40
Sep 4, 2016
Can't believe I missed the United States.
mrcheesymustard
+1
Level 41
Dec 7, 2016
RUSSIA WAS USSR / SOVEINT UNION DUMBY
CaptainHumanLogic
+20
Level 43
Dec 14, 2016
Uh, it was called the Russian empire until the October revolution where it backed out of the war as USSR. Also people always still called it Russia. Before you get angry, get educated
lolbrownielol
+1
Level 32
Jun 1, 2021
It was Russian Empire before USSR drew out of the war,like Captain mensioned.
DrTwoBrains
+1
Level 36
Dec 8, 2016
Isn't Newfoundland part of Canada
hraze
+2
Level 43
Apr 6, 2017
"The Serbian Army declined severely towards the end of the war, falling from about 420,000[2] at its peak to about 100,000 at the moment of liberation. The Kingdom of Serbia lost more than 1,200,000 inhabitants during the war (both army and civilian losses), which represented over 29% of its overall population and 60% of its male population"

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Campaign_of_World_War_I

Malbaby
+2
Level 71
Apr 19, 2017
You all probably know what 'Enigma' means. Try my puzzle............... "The CHALLENGE" ............ click on Malbaby and look for it in my Quiz list.
TravisKewley
+2
Level 26
Jun 20, 2017
OMG! How in the world did I forget Japan?!?!?! Also bulgaria.
PacoGee
+2
Level 49
Feb 23, 2018
I forgot those two and Italy, how the hell did I forget them?
KoljiVriVoda
+4
Level 74
Aug 22, 2017
I am surprised that people discuss here about Serbia and Yugoslavia. Little history lesson.

Austira-Hungary attacked Serbia and that is how the World War I started.

By the way, Serbia gave a faighting lesson to them in the first few battles.

Gigalol12
+4
Level 53
Sep 17, 2017
*cough* Cer and Kolubara *cough*
AbhishekNS
+3
Level 53
Jun 30, 2020
Didn't the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb Nationalist triggered WW1 ?
Gigalol12
+2
Level 53
Sep 17, 2017
Missed South Africa and Newfoundland
Nick16
+2
Level 52
Oct 18, 2017
Newfoundland? Damn
Abraxas79
+1
Level 17
Jun 7, 2018
Turkey, Anatolia or Asia Minor should be acceptable answers in lieu of Ottoman Empire.
Corrode
+6
Level 61
Nov 11, 2018
Two of those are geographic descriptors, not country names. Turkey probably should be acceptable since it was common to call it that at the time.
mikeyq6
+4
Level 32
Jun 8, 2018
You forgot to add India. 74,187 Indian soldiers died during the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army_during_World_War_I

Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Nov 1, 2018
India was neither a dominion or an independent nation during WWI
mrnafe
+9
Level 79
Nov 11, 2018
It's a shame their sacrifice cant be seperately recognised here, but your reasons are 100% valid.
KingEureka
+1
Level 62
May 29, 2021
The brits promised us independence after WW1, and Gandhi told Indians to fight WW1. They broke the promise after the war was over.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 56
Jun 23, 2018
Please accept USSR or Soviet Union.
Corrode
+7
Level 61
Nov 11, 2018
The USSR wasn't founded until 1922.
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 56
Aug 13, 2021
True, I must have been thinking that cuz of October Revolution in 1917
mrnafe
+2
Level 79
Nov 11, 2018
Didn't even realise Montenegro existed back then, naively thought it was a new state carved out with the collapse of Yugoslavia.
GoGo13
+1
Level 70
Jul 20, 2021
Statehood of Montenegro dates back to the middle ages.
unknown2000
+2
Level 46
Nov 11, 2018
Got everything but Newfoundland... Never would've guessed it.
MattSch16
+1
Level 40
Nov 11, 2018
Newfoundland wasn't a country. It was part of the UK until 1949 when it joined Canada.
Corrode
+2
Level 61
Nov 11, 2018
It wasn't part of the UK. It was a dominion, which this quiz treats as being an independent country.
Turtlescantalk
+2
Level 49
Nov 11, 2018
Shouldn’t the United Kingdom be “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” as it was known at the time?
TWM03
+4
Level 65
Nov 11, 2018
Only if all the other countries are going to have their full names listed as well. And if the Countries of the World quiz changes the UK's current name to "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
Turtlescantalk
+3
Level 49
Nov 11, 2018
I take your point. It’s just sad that over 49000 Irish men died fighting in ww1 and they really aren’t recognised at all.
IXON009
+2
Level 41
Nov 11, 2018
Just 19% texted Montenegro... Why???
ihaveanewname
+2
Level 85
Nov 11, 2018
Quite the November 11, 2018 bump. Did everyone post at 11 AM Verdun time?
WolfCam
+2
Level 63
Nov 11, 2018
I was excited for the 100th anniversary, but not enough to celebrate at 5:00 am.
GeographyGeek42
+2
Level 65
Nov 11, 2018
missed the UK. rip me.
BoomDude298019
+2
Level 27
Nov 12, 2018
I missed the US because in the quiz I put 'US' but it didn't work. Guess it needs the A.
tbd123
+5
Level 52
Nov 13, 2018
I'm surprised India isn't on here. Was it excluded because it was part of the Empire but a dominion? Over 65,000 Indian troops died in WW1.
ShnevorSomeone
+2
Level 47
Nov 14, 2018
lmaoooooo I got all of them including Newfoundland & Labrador except for the Ottoman Empire that's embarrassing
ShreyDay
+1
Level 57
Nov 15, 2018
Netherlands had thousands of soldiers and citizens die as they fought against the Germans while they executed the Schlieffen plan.
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 74
Mar 2, 2020
Wrong. The Schlieffen Plan did not include the invasion of The Netherlands. In World War 1, they respected Dutch neutrality
qcumber
+2
Level 47
Mar 7, 2019
forgot about newfoundland...
Nintendofan
+1
Level 27
Apr 9, 2019
Newfoundland isn't an actual country. It's literally just Canada.
KingWilwin
+3
Level 52
Dec 9, 2019
Can you accept 'Rumania' for Romania since that is what it used to be called?
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 74
Mar 2, 2020
+1
Marijn96
+2
Level 48
Jan 2, 2020
I got Newfoundland, but i forgot USA :l
608gdk09
+3
Level 37
Feb 24, 2020
your missing Luxembourg with 10 total deaths
Philip09
+2
Level 52
Mar 19, 2020
What about the UK....?
brandybuck96
+2
Level 80
Jun 29, 2020
in at number 5
Fishyyy
+1
Level 54
Apr 21, 2020
you're missing thailand with 19 deaths
brandybuck96
+2
Level 80
Jun 29, 2020
"at least 1000 military deaths"
FolgoreCZ
+1
Level 61
Jul 19, 2020
Ok. Call me biased because it's my homeland, but what about Czechoslovakia? I know it was founded after the war, but the "legionnaires" fought and died for their freedom from Austria-Hungary, so it's not really fair to count them under Austrian casualties.
LuigiDood227
+1
Level 53
Jan 4, 2021
China declared war on Germany at one point, where is China?
NiobiumVoid
+2
Level 53
Feb 19, 2021
Read the description.
Historyman0
+2
Level 37
Feb 19, 2021
i got all with 2:40 left
Koult45
+2
Level 55
Mar 6, 2021
I always forget that Newfoundland was a separate country at one point.

But how in God's name did so many people miss Ottoman Empire? I was always taught they were one of the three main combatants on the Central Powers side. It was in fact this war that ended the Ottoman Empire.

JackintheBox
+2
Level 74
Mar 6, 2021
Interesting how the quiz title has 'WWI' in brackets.
isitsouptime
+1
Level 59
May 10, 2021
somehow forgot Germany smh
FlyingG
+1
Level 55
May 19, 2021
I had no idea Portugal was involved at all, let alone having more than Japan.
Shadow24
+1
Level 21
May 29, 2021
I forgot Newfoundland
giommaso
+1
Level 66
May 29, 2021
I managed to get all but USA.

At the start I thought "I'll go with the bigger ones first", at the end I was sure I had it already in, so I didn't think of it...

howard38
+1
Level 61
May 29, 2021
Some African countries other than South Africa would be on this list if conscripted natives forced to hump supplies for European armies were included. Plenty of African soldiers went to fight and die in Europe as well but casualty records are spotty.
Penguiniman
+1
Level 58
Jul 3, 2021
South Africa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Liberia were the only African countries which existed in 1914
perfectbalance
+1
Level 53
May 29, 2021
*Calmly forgets about France*
Penguiniman
+1
Level 58
Jul 3, 2021
I'm surprised Romania had that many because it only joined in 1916.
Elomiau
+1
Level 55
Jul 8, 2021
Where is Netherlands?
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 56
Aug 13, 2021
Newfoundland's a tricky one
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 56
Aug 13, 2021
I was taking this quiz at 1:40 AM and I zoned out/fell asleep and I was thinking about colleges and then when I remembered I was taking the quiz I started typing in colleges smh
Aficionado
+1
Level 50
Sep 23, 2021
Even though the caveat states sovereign states that existed in 1914, I feel that India should have been included here. Although, India was a British colony until 1947, it had some sort of autonomy. The Indian Army was independent of the British Army. More than 70,000 Indian soldiers died in the Great War and not including India in this quiz makes me feel uneasy, rather uncomfortable. India is a founding member of several international organisations, including the League of Nations and the United Nations despite being a colony at that time. So, why is it not included here? Please consider revising.
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