(November 10, 2015 at 8:05 pm)abaris Wrote:(November 10, 2015 at 7:44 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote: Yes, WWI was terrible for Europe. But terrible for Europe in 1914-1918 was ultimately good for the world.
Nothing like that. Colonialism prevailed unti after 1945 and well into the 50ies. Took a second world war to put an end to that.
WWI caused the seed of anti-colonialism to germinate. Native anticolonial movements was active and organized in the 20s and 30s in ways it never was before 1914. WWII facilitated their full flowering. Since WWII was a probable outcome of WWI, one might as well say WWI both germinated the seed and facilitated its eventual flowering.
