The Great War

The Great War is an event in the Spy Classroom universe described as 'a conflict on a scale never before seen.'  and the largest war in human history. The Great war cost tens of millions of lives, the majority of which were civilians. The Great War came to an end with the surrender of The Galgad Empire. Making an end to an era of wars fought in light.

## Background

The Great War came during the Industrial Revolution— a time of scientific progress. A cornerstone of the Industrial Revolution being the steam engine creating a leap forward in transportation technology. With this change in transportation and production, the scope of creating weaponry changed. It became possible for nations to mass produce supplies needed for war far away from the battlefield and get the supplies to the front lines in a timely fashion. The Great War came at a time of scientific progress in weaponry. Nations made use of submachine guns, poison glasses, fighter jets, and landmines.

## Events of The Great War

Radio broadcasts gained popularity while The Great War was still ravaging the world. The purpose was so that civilians could stay updated regarding the conflict on ground.

Nations at war would deploy soldiers from territory they occupied to fight in the war. The Galgad Empire also took to testing poison gas on a certain village in The Din Republic where Flower Garden resided in as a child. In the final stages of conflict, both sides committed mass murder, the notable majority being defenseless civilians  targeted were women are children.

End of the war In the final stages of the conflict, both sides committed mass murder, the notable majority being defenseless civilians targeted where women are children. Nobody won that war.

## Aftermath

At the end of The Great War, world leaders came to the conclusion war would not be a feasible option. The nations signed various peace treaties and established an international organization supposedly dedicated to maintaining peace. Unbeknownst to the citizens, war was far from over. The war among battlefields did come to an end, but an era of shadow wars using spies and information would awaken.

The Great War caused great trauma among citizens, with scars present a decade later.

The purpose of the radio broadcast changed from providing information on the war to becoming a tool for entertainment and to raise the spirits of the population after The Great War

## Gallery

Great war depiction, MangaSoldiers in The Great War, Season 1 Anime OPFighter Planes in The Great War, Season 1 Anime OPGreat War Destruction, Season 1 Anime OPUnknown viruses and bacteria from Season 1 Anime OP, could be bioweapons or Abyss Doll
## Trivia

* There is no exact known number of people who died during The Great War in Spy Classroom
* The Great War in Spy Classroom seems to be inspired or directly based on World War 1 which is also referred to as The Great War which started on July 28th 1914 and ended on November 11th 1918. While this sounds like the case because of the identical names between the two wars. But the technology and historical events that took place before The Great War in Spy Classroom share a striking resemblance. Takemachi has not made an official statement whether The Great War is a fictional event that shares the same name of based off of World War 1. In the first Short Story Collection, Mattel mentions that the Galgad Empire fought against 'the Allies', which were also present in World War 1.
* A notable exception to the technology matching that of World War 1 being the use of the term fighter jets in the Yen Press translation of Light Novel Volume 1 when in fact, fighter jets did not appear during The Great War fact did not appear during World War 1 However, Spy Classroom translator Rook made a comment on this saying that at the time of translation he wasn’t aware that jets were a specific type of plane.

1. ↑ Spy Classroom volume 1, Chapter 1, page 1
2. ↑ vol 4 page 7
3. ↑ Spy Classroom Light Novel volume 1, Chapter 1, page 1
4. ↑ Volume 2 page 1 prologue
5. ↑ volume 2 page 1 prologue
6. ↑ Spy Classroom Light Novel volume 1, Chapter 1, page 1,
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Volume 3 page 1
8. ↑ Volume 2 page 1 prologue
9. ↑ Volume 1 chapter 1 page 39
10. ↑ Spy Classroom Light Novel volume 1, Chapter 1, page 1
11. ↑ Volume 1 chapter 1
12. ↑ Spy Classroom Light Novel volume 1, Chapter 1, page 2
13. ↑ Spy Classroom volume 1, Chapter 1, page 1
14. ↑ SSC 1 page 89
15. ↑ https://www.britannica.com/technology/military-aircraft/Fighters