explain your opinion
2006-12-18 10:39:30 · 5 answers · asked by priscilla 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
say you have to pick one, explain your opinion.
2006-12-18 11:00:34 · update #1
They prevent war in many cases, but the fact that they must be formed implies that a threat of war exists. The most dangerous scenario is when there are a small amount of alliances and the possibility of war between the powerful alliances.
2006-12-18 10:57:07 · answer #1 · answered by txwebber 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, in an ideal condition, alliances make people and countries stronger, so other powers wouldn't want to start a fight.
However, this strategy backfired just before WW1 when a fight between 2 countries started calling in alliances and soon got the whole planet stuck in a huge war.
i think that an alliance can promote peace as long as you are willing to talk to people you don't have an alliance with, otherwise you just make a bigger fight
2006-12-18 18:49:26 · answer #2 · answered by stevedude256 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can do both; alliances can prevent two groups from battling each other, but an outsider's alliance with one side of a fight brings more people into the war (like with WWI - Prussia entered the war because of an alliance with Austria-Hungary, thus prolonging the fight).
2006-12-18 18:46:44 · answer #3 · answered by Adriana 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We all need someone to have our backs. Yet, in politics no motive is clear. The almighty dollar decides if alliances are successful. To answer the question it is a double edged sword. It does both.
2006-12-18 18:59:10 · answer #4 · answered by blood and ashes 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nazi Germany + Fascist Italy + Japan (i.e. The Axis Powers of World War 2) were an alliance... So what do you think...???
2006-12-18 18:52:30 · answer #5 · answered by TruthHurts 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋