Counterpoint: the imperialists ran out of room while the price of conquest caused humanity (conqueror & conquered) to oppose the practice.
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I'm not seeing any evidence that the decrease in conquest was the result of this treaty. 1/2
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I will suggest the treaty and the trend have a common cause: The anti-imperialist movement that predates both. 2/2
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No it didn't. It just changed the nomenclature and nature thereof. There's more than one way to skin a cat.
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No actually no this didn't "end war." No treaty, truce or peace ever has. As long as there is humankind, there will be war & rumors of war.
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co-variant with WW1-1919 Treaties-norms for self-determination, and new borders reflecting same. League of Nations then UN outlawed conquest
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For a time.
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Definitely spotted a correlation, there still remains external possibilities worth looking into though.
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Seems like the ability to hit strategic targets, and end civilization may be more likely the reason.
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Thank you Steven for sharing another level headed look at who and what we are as well as what we can become.
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