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In their book, Lessons of History, Will and Ariel Durant suggest the number is 268 not 29 years. I haven't been able to figure out the source of the 29 years quote that everyone cites but it seems to go back to Chris Hedges' War is the Force that Gives Us Meaning. He says that Will Durant calculated that there have been 29 years without war and a lot of subsequent authors cite Hedges. Maybe Durant meant 29 years was longest consecutive time without war and Hedges misunderstood. I can't find an original source so I'm not sure.
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What the European name for the French and Indian War?
The Seven years war
Was the Thirty Years War a meaningful conflict?
kind of. it established a lot of the borders we have today and established Swiss neutrality. but it could have been solved without all that bloodshed. the treaty of westphalia was something they could have come up with without the war.
What describes a country without war?
A country without war is peaceful
When was Win Without War created?
Win Without War was created in 2002.
What war lasted for 116 years?
The Hundred Years' War.
Length of Trojan war?
According to the only known source, the Iliad by Homer, the Trojan War lasted for ten years.
Is it true according to the Long Telegram communism could not be beaten without going to war?
false
What were the advantages of the US's remaining neutral during the early years of the war?
there would be less deaths. they also thought that the allies could win the war without them.
What Persian war battle according to historian Will Durant made Europe possible?
The idea that a battle made Europe possible is plain stupid. Europe is a continent. It had and has many peoples in it. The Persian War was a minor and temporary influence in local terms - the eastern end of the Mediterranean. Durant making grandiose claims about the future of the continent hanging on a battle in Greece is plain stupid. Had the Persians taken over mainland Greece, the Greek cities would have in due course freed themselves. Persia itself was vulnerable as Alexander provd a century later.
Throughout the years most Presidents have used the armed forces without a declaration of war. Many people argue that this is what?
Unconstitutional
Throughout the years most presidents have used the armed forces without a declaration of war Many people argue that this is what?
Unconstitutional
What the European name for the French and Indian War?
The Seven years war
Was the Thirty Years War a meaningful conflict?
kind of. it established a lot of the borders we have today and established Swiss neutrality. but it could have been solved without all that bloodshed. the treaty of westphalia was something they could have come up with without the war.
When did the post renaissance era end?
According to Theodore K. Rabb, the Renaissance ended with the end of the Thirty Years War.
What describes a country without war?
A country without war is peaceful
What was the central issues of the hundred years war?
When the French king died without an heir, the war was over France's throne, during the time that England ruled a section of France.
What was the central issue of the hundred years of war?
When the French king died without an heir, the war was over France's throne, during the time that England ruled a section of France.
