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> A Global pandemic (Spanish Flu), revolutionary technology (Aeroplane, etc.), Killing of influential people and then war.

Uhm, you are mixing facts a bit: aeroplane came before WWI; the shooting of an archduke started WWI, but the flu only arrived at the end of the war.



Correct, so did the revolutionary tech of our times (Internet). But yeah pandemic came after the war


I don't think WWII happens without WWI and the interregnum clearly contributed to igniting WWII in many ways. Conditions after WWI never fully cleared to a period of world peace. More like, world divisions and clashes outside of global war. Then fascism and the Nazi rise, etc.

Edit-to be clear, this is a good moment to reflect on the tendencies towards war in the current era. It's the time to push back. Certain forces are clearly pumping out "accelerating" propaganda via the internet. Those same forces clearly have territorial disputes in mind along with global aspirations. The time to counter them is now, before WWIII fully ignites.




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