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Originally posted by mad=dog:
As for WWIII it's not happening anytime soon. The previous World Wars have all been about resources. While oil is a resource western democracies are eager to control I don't see that control contested by a powerblock of equal size. Actually that is the only thing preventing WWIII from breaking out as the world is still largely colonial with the first world trying to control the third world and its abundant raw materials for our industries.
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Umm... no.
The Great War (aka WW1) was fought over the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and every country in Europe having an agreement to assist their allies (sort of like NATO) in the event of an attack, a little research and some reading at Wikipedia will help you alot.
WW2 was caused directly by the bankrupting of Germany by the Armistice signed at Compiègne, in France that ended WW1, The devastating depression in Germany led the way for National Socialism (aka Nazism) wherein the state of affairs was largely blamed on minority groups, Jews and Gypies among others. Hitlers goal of eliminating the Jews as well as his expansionist ideas were the cause for WW2, the hunt for resources was only important so far as they fueled the war machine.