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Date Posted: 16:20:00 03/02/08 Sun
Author: RMW Stanford
Author Host/IP: c-98-215-47-72.hsd1.il.comcast.net / 98.215.47.72
Subject: Re: World War
In reply to: Barry 's message, "World War" on 16:08:46 03/02/08 Sun

>World War I sapped a lot of resources from the British
>Empire and although it gained some colonies from the
>Turks and Germans I believe it was the beginning of
>the decline of the empire. Do you think the British
>Empire would still be around today had they stayed
>neutral during WWI?

Probably not, it would most likely would have taken longer for it decline had the World Wars not start but even with out it would probably have still ended by now. One can make the argument that decline of the age of empires started before the World Wars and that the change economic, political and technological conditions that helped to end them would of still happen just slower and later.

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