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^^The AGE OF WAR, 1900-1950 
^After dividing up the the rest of the world after 1850, the European states
^Turned once more to local rivalry. Since Waterloo, the wars had been short
^and relatively bloodless. The Crimean War, the Six Weeks War, and the 
^Franco-Prussian War were bloody but brief. England, France, and Germany,
^the Industrial giants, built fleets of warships and vast armies. Italy,  
^Russia, and Austria, facing social unrest, irredentism, and flagging claims
^to international prestige, all sought to somehow keep pace, thereby placing
^undue strain on their nascent industrial economies. Every summer new 
^international crises appeared, and the inevitability of war became 
^increasingly clear to all the powers. Imperialism had run its course, now
^the nations of Europe would become involved in the contest to determine
^not simply European hegemony, but world hegemony. The wars would come; the 
^conclusion was inescapable. The only question was where would the powder keg
^explode and how long would the colossal contest last?
^^SPECIAL NOTES
^Government switching is permitted, pollution will appear.
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