Anyone want to challenge the proposition that World War 1 was the first event to have a global common-knowledge consciousness impact? Ie it didn’t just affect all parts of the world; all parts of the world were aware/conscious of it affecting all parts of the world *at the time*
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The Phillipines certainly noticed?
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And, of course, the Japanese couldn't have missed the massive American fleet that first showed up a few decades prior was bigger, made of steel, and suddenly extremely active
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From what I've read (my research is secondary), the toppling of Spain had a huge international impact. Recall the legacy of the Spanish explorers, all of Spain's political affiliations were compromised.
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Well, half the world... the inter caetera had the effect of weirdly segregating Spanish and Portuguese zones from age of exploration, and except for Philippines I’d guess the eastern hemisphere basically didn’t notice
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