Why was the 20th century the deadliest period in world history?

Question

It has been said that the 20th century was the bloodiest and most violent century, a century of revolutions, civil wars and world wars. What was the driving force behind the world's confliscts, was it technology, clash of idea imperialism or something else?

Answer 1

Both world wars were in the 20th century. Also the wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, etc. I think that most wars start as someones freedom of religion is denied.

Answer 2

Something else and all of the above.

Some creatures possess a mental mechanism that drives them to dislike and kill those who are not genetically identical to themselves or at least very closely related. It is probably there to aid in self preservation of the kind.

To counter this mechanism is another trait, where opposites characteristics attract, this aids some creatures maintain some level of biodiversity. This in turn, helps these creatures in self preservation.

Combined with the desire to propagate and technology, we have witnessed some of the bloodiest times, in the past century.

Answer 3

This was because nuclear weapons, downfall of countries and rise of dictators. Hitler for example, and his Holocaust - the mass killing of Jews. The Rise of El Duche a.k.a. Benitto Mussolinni, etc. Totalitarian States & Fascist Parties ruled most of Europe befor and during WWII


The need and greed for land and power... "the more a man has the more he wants"...

Nazi's, Fascist Part - Fascism (IPA; in Italian, fascismo), capitalized, was the authoritarian political movement that ruled Italy from 1922 to 1943 under the leadership of Benito Mussolini. Similar political movements, including Nazism, spread across Europe between World War I and World War II. Fascism is a radical authoritarian political philosophy that combines elements of corporatism, totalitarianism, extreme nationalism, militarism, anti-communism and anti-liberalism.

Answer 4

Technology, it allowed for an "offensive" war rather than the stalemates they used to have in WWI. More than 50 million people have been systematically murdered in the past century (genocide). Man has always wanted to be on top, they've always wanted to be the best, they've always wanted to be king or ruler. Mao Zedong killed 30 million of his own people, 8,000 Tutsis were killed a day during a 3 month period during the Rwandan genocide.

Answer 5

part technology,part clash of idea,part imperialism...all mixed. our body is evolving slowly through ages but our mind has evolved a great deal in last 100 yrs. we have bcom complex and more shelfish. we have got resources to get to our motives and this has been the reason for the 20th century being the deadliest period in world history.

Answer 6

Both of the World Wars. Wars in Vietnam.

Answer 7

in my opinion, i would like to agree with this question because before 20 century early to facing a lot of problem and crisis. Factor is humankind is changing, perception the world changed with globlization and such as religious can not save this kind of situation, so it worse and worse in our future....about technology and clash of idea imperialism just one of thing change though globalization...

Answer 8

world war 2 and pearl harbor were the bloodiest battles during that time period. world war 2 was all about slaughtering jews, over 3 million or something. pearl harbor O dont get me started...

Answer 9

E=MC2. War is a drop in the bucket when it comes to this equation and the 20th century came very close to using it.

Answer 10

In 1914 the devil was banished from heaven and confined to the earth he knows he has a short time and seeks to devour as many as he can befor he is destroyed. ther is no doubt that he controls the governments of this world,when Jesus was in the desert ,temted by the devil he was offered all the kingdoms of the earth if he would bow down and do an act of worship to the devil . not much of a temptation if they were not his to offer