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Keep in mind Europe had almost 100 years of peace before WW1; the war to end all wars.
by jorblumesea 7y ago
Keep in mind Europe had almost 100 years of peace before WW1; the war to end all wars.
- Hoasi 7y ago> Keep in mind Europe had almost 100 years of peace before WW1 Not really: Europe saw plenty of wars after the Napoleonic wars.
- Der_Einzige 7y agoIt's like the franco-prussian war and German unification just didn't happen! Have you ever asked yourself why France was so willing to fight Germany?
- jorblumesea 7y agoNone of those came close to the scale of the Napoleonic wars. Nor did they involve many nations.
- joycian 7y agoAs far as I can find, the military casualties of the (decade-long) Napoleonic wars were around 3 million. The Crimean war caused close to 1 million casualties in 3 years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War The war involved Second French Empire, British Empire, Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Perhaps there are other examples of major wars, but this one seems significant. EDIT: Outside of Europe, consider the Taiping Rebellion, with the highest deaths estimates at 30 million (or even higher!). The British and French got involved as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion