Phys.org: War has driven global connections for 500 years
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Phys.org reports that war has consistently deepened globalization by moving soldiers, civilians and technologies across continents since the 1500s. Historians trace this pattern to the late 15th and 16th centuries when European colonial empires began. Soldiers from Japan, Europe and Indigenous colonies served far from home, forming new cultural ties. Civilians displaced by conflicts such as the Safavid Empire relocations, the American Civil War and the Holocaust created lasting global networks. Weapons and military technologies also spread worldwide, turning war into a driver of worldwide connections rather than a brake on globalization. [1]
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- How war has connected the world for 500 years
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