International Tensions

Read today's textbook assignment and answer the following question in a detailed post. Before 12 noon on Saturday, respond to AT LEAST 2 of your peers, engaging in debate and discussion. The more you engage, the more credit you will receive.

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The further along we go in the course, the more we encounter globalization in every facet: international politics, society, economics, culture, etc. We are about to embark on a heretofore unexplored part of globalization: global war. Based on your interpretation of the reading, how were the colonial conflicts in Africa between European powers a primary cause of twentieth century global war? Were they more or less important than European-based conflicts such as France vs. Germany, Liberalism vs. nationalism/conservatism, or East vs. west (think about the Crimean War)?