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It was also one of the worst things to happen to Europe, the Soviet Union, and Japan.

All of them were completely devastated, while the US was largely unscathed.

I really wonder what the world would look like today if they'd managed to avoid this senseless war and/or the first World War.



This is one of the main reasons for our economic prosperity post WW II. You have room for a lot of excess in your economy when your global competition are all living in smoldering piles of rubble.




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