The Mega-Wars That Shaped World History

[Stryder50]

Given how the "History" Sub-Forum here is rather generic and broad, here comes another thread that should fit.

The Mega-Wars That Shaped World History​

Renowned scientist and best-selling author Vaclav Smil meticulously charts one of the single largest causes of non-natural mortality.​

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Interesting chart for context;

Figure 1: Wars of magnitude 6 or 7, 1850–2000. Boldface font indicates wars that the author considers transformational. Plotted fatalities are minimal to average (heavily rounded) estimates from sources cited in the text.
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The Mega-Wars That Shaped World History

Renowned scientist and best-selling author Vaclav Smil meticulously charts one of the single largest causes of non-natural mortality.

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[shoshi]

World War 2 was the biggest. It changed the world in major ways. beginning of the nuclear age. End of western European glory. America and Soviet union came out as superpowers. British empire fell. Those are a few of the changes it caused.

 

[The Sage of Main Street]

World War 2 was the biggest. It changed the world in major ways. beginning of the nuclear age. End of western European glory. America and Soviet union came out as superpowers. British empire fell. Those are a few of the changes it caused.

Homo Sapiens v Neanderthal II

The Third World War will be against the Third World.

 

[Bezukhov]

The most transformational war in history was the civil war between Julius Caesar and Pompey Magnus. Just wonder what the world would look like had Caesar decided not crossed the Rubicon.