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" the “long peace” of the 19th century " The article lost me a little there. I think there as enough wars in the 19th century in Europe (Franco-Prussian, Crime
by baud147258 8y ago
" the “long peace” of the 19th century "
The article lost me a little there. I think there as enough wars in the 19th century in Europe (Franco-Prussian, Crimea... [0]) so that using 'long peace' is a bit of a stretch
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Europe#19th_century https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Europe#19...
- asianthrowaway 8y agoThe 19th century (post 1815) didn't see huge conflicts like the Napoleonic wars, the 7 year war or the 30 year war which completely wrecked Europe.
- baud147258 8y agoBut there was enough high-intensity conflicts (France-Prussia, Spain, Italy, Crimea, Balkans...) that saying "long peace" is a stretch.