World War I

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This paper explains that World War I was "the war to end all wars"; however, it was just the beginning of a century of both infighting and violent destruction of homes, property and the utter disregard for the sanctity of life, which continues into the present century. The author points out that the wide open spaces and the emerging consumerism, which economists could see in Russia, led France and Britain to ally themselves with Russia. The paper relates that another major cause of World War I and its aftermath was the unhappiness and uprising of the lower working classes, which was fanned by communism and socialism.

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"What is most frightening, in retrospect, a disastrous scenario that has been played over and over again, is that the lives of millions were in the hands of some of the most inept politicians who regarded themselves as statesmen. Senility was surely a factor in the push toward war, incited by the French Clemenceau and Britain's Lloyd George. This would be similarly acted out by Frances' Daladier and Britain's Chamberlain in the late 1930s. Again, we need to realize that nationalism, ethnic claims of superiority, political maneuvering, expanding colonization in Africa and Asia all led to one true cause of World War I and its aftermath: the dollar, the franc, the mark, the ruble, the schilling: It was economics. Not to make light of the situation, but one is reminded of the sign in Bill Clinton's office as he was running for President: "It's the economy, stupid!""

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