Time is not relative, either. It can be anything from the current war in Afghanistan and Iraq to old hunter-gatherer wars over territories.
Think of it as a domino effect or a cause and effect relationship. While I realize all wars have some political, financial and civil impact, which war, in your opinion, set the most precedent?
2007-09-02 16:59:16 · 17 answers · asked by Glen B 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The American Revolution. The United States became the first country in the history of man that recognized that individual rights were not given by governments, but were inalienable rights bestowed upon us by our creator.
2007-09-02 17:08:32 · answer #1 · answered by Kirk 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would be hard to pick just one war.
The "wars of religion" in medieval Europe were important, because they were the transition to secular societies. Religous groups, tired of years of battle, began to sublimate their religious hatreds to secular interests, and the birth of the nation states was the ultimate result. (This is the process going on in Iraq and other Middle East countries today, though there's no guarantee they will reach the same conclusion the west did.)
The American Revolution (and to a lesser extent, the French) began the dismantling of monarchies and the development of democracies in Europe. The Declaration of Independence has been mirrored by many people throughout the world in rising up against oppressive governments.
World War 1. This war did for armies what assembly lines did for factories. It mechanized war, and depersonalized it. The days of "picketts charge" and "the charge of the light brigade" ended, and the wholesale slaughter of people began. It also brought the concept of the "death of god" from the coffee shops to the front lines.
2007-09-03 00:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by A Plague on your houses 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WW2 has to be the one that had the greatest influence on the world as we knew it but Vietnam should have been the one that showed the superpowers that having all the might in the world is not enough against a determined guerrilla force. Unfortunately the lesson has not been learnt and we now have Iraq.
WW2 has got to be the winner if there is any winner in a war.
2007-09-03 00:10:58 · answer #3 · answered by Ted T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
War of the Worlds
2007-09-03 00:05:44 · answer #4 · answered by fyrefly_xyz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
World War II.
There was the Holocaust, the dropping of Fat Man and Little Boy on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, and let's not forget what Stalin did to his own countrymen. It brought women into the workforce in ways never thought of. It had many ramifications that will last for decades to come.
2007-09-03 00:14:07 · answer #5 · answered by Rick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The US Revolution.
Without that the domino effect of modern society never ever starts. The US is removed from all future equations.
2007-09-03 21:37:55 · answer #6 · answered by whitiepossum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Crusades
set up the whole West vs East
taught everyone the value of international trade
and how to get rich and make war
especially the 4th crusade
2007-09-03 00:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by mike c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
World War Two, have you ever studied history, or watched PBS or listened to Tom Brokaw? Where have you been?
2007-09-03 00:29:42 · answer #8 · answered by Incognito 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the modern era, WWII. There were so many other wars in the other eras that it would be hard to pick.
2007-09-03 00:04:36 · answer #9 · answered by Mark C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They all did but the biggest one would be WWII which changed everything.
2007-09-03 00:11:59 · answer #10 · answered by dejavu7013 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋