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Ending wars : Comments

By Peter Bowden, published 8/1/2025

My suggestion is that Australia start a movement to strengthen UN peacekeeping.

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Actually, I'd argue that WW2 started on 11 December 1941. Before that it was a European civil war. All the combatants up to that point were European or their allies and almost all the battlefields were located in Europe.

It was only after Japan attacked the US and then Germany declared war on the US (11/12/41) that the conflict became truly global.
Posted by mhaze, Friday, 10 January 2025 7:38:14 AM
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Mhaze

Not sure about that. While the non-European participants before Pearl Harbour were allies or subjects of European powers, they came from over 30 countries and five continents. There was fighting in South America, Asia and North Africa as well as Europe. I think that qualifies as a “world war” even without the involvement of the USA.
Posted by Rhian, Friday, 10 January 2025 2:10:26 PM
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I like the concept of a European Civil War mhaze. Kudos.
Posted by Canem Malum, Friday, 10 January 2025 4:50:32 PM
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