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		baud147258 on Nov 13, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Colonial violence came home in the First World War " the “long peace” of the 19th century " The article lost me a little there. I think there as enough wars in the 19th century in Europe (Franco-Prussian, Crimea... [0]) so that using 'long peace' is a bit of a stretch [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_Europe#19...

asianthrowaway on Nov 13, 2018 [–]

The 19th century (post 1815) didn't see huge conflicts like the Napoleonic wars, the 7 year war or the 30 year war which completely wrecked Europe.

baud147258 on Nov 13, 2018 | [–]

But there was enough high-intensity conflicts (France-Prussia, Spain, Italy, Crimea, Balkans...) that saying "long peace" is a stretch.

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