Is it true that no two democracies have ever gone to war against one another?
98657
No it is not.  For example:\n\nThe Greek Wars between city states.\nThe Punic Wars\nThe American Indian Wars (most of the tribes involved had some form of democratic government)\nThe Franco American War, circa 1795\nThe Spanish-American War\nThe Anglo-Bohr War in South Africa \nThe First World War\nThe First Indio-Pakisatani war\n\nDoes that help?
108667
We are not going to have a WWIII anytime soon.  The polarization that affected the world in the 20th century is not present.  Democracies rarely if ever go to war with one another.  Since almost the entire worlds wealth is in 10 countries, all democracies, I do not see a political conflict ever arising.  The only wild card is China. When they do rise to economic and military prominence, there could be a destabilization of Asia.  If they also convert to a social democracy there will be no real threat of a world war.\n\nCulturally there is a war, between Jedo-Christianity and Islam.  The birthrate in European countries is so low that their Islamic immigrants will outnumber the original inhabitants of France, Italy, and Germany in 100 years.  The distinct differences beftween the cultures will have to blur or there will be another holocaust, which side will do it, who knows?  Remember Bosina-Herzogovina??  Orthodox Christians decimating and raping muslims to wipe them out.   If nations are pushed to the brink of extinction, they will use all means available.  Another cultural wildcard, India.\n\nNo one knows what will happen, I just hope that the Israeli-Palestinian confllict is resolved fairly and justly for both sides, that moderate and tolerant religeous leaders of all faiths prevail, instead of the fear and hatred that is growing all over the world.  \n\nI have hope, that with no facist or expansionist communist regime with any money or resources, our world will eventually learn to be at relative peace.
1023119
Democracy like ours, no. A functioning, more free, and less hostile government than Saddams, yes. Civil war, no.
65325
I never accepted Bush's idea that democracies will always be peaceful. Democracies are nice, but don't guarantee a country that follows humanitarian values. Unfortunately, Bush told us that democracies will lead to peace, and creating democracies became his top justification for the war.\nNow perhaps we can get back to reason and realize that what we are after is a world with governments that do not promote violence and terrorism and that support human rights. These governments may or may not be democratic, and we should not act as though democracies are the only form of government capable of producing peace.\nHow will the world react? Probably by further isolating the Hamas and doing what we can to overthrow the government.
1104455
crap! i learnt that this year. i forgot about the first question. but i do know that there are socialist democracies. those scandanavian countries and there are some in europe. socialist democracies are basically where they have freedom unlike in the USSR but the government will do things for the people like give free health care, free education, stuff like that. \nhope i answered ur question
570913
Old habits die hard, both sides still target each other....\n\nLook at the POST-cold war incident back in 1995 when a Norwegian scientific satellite launch caused the Russians to go into war mode ready to retaliate against NATO and the US.
533841
Why someone is required to make a comparison between these two countries.........they are two different countries and are distinct in thier identities...No comparison is possible in the countries...if u are talking about the western power's strategy they don't compare the countries they compare thier own advantages and interests associated with countries.... and about distinction that they can't made...when the countries have accepted both the countries there is no question of not distinguishing between the countries..
145565
World war III has yet to happen
415489
Yes, but we hope and pray this may not happen.\nWorld wars or even major wars started with some of the ff. sequences: prejudice, bigotry, greed, social divisiveness, an upsurge of national or patriotic fervor, then internal political upheavals, war pacts and peace agreements, military buildup/escalation, interior cultural or ethnic clashes, economic blockade, consular debacles, political/electoral intervention, military intervention (training, advisers, military hardware, support), an open war, multi-theater wars, one, two thermal bombs...
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As long as the country remains free and subject to the rule of law, it is still a democracy even if a Communist Party is in power. That is only the governing party, who are still subject to the (usually constituionally-based) system of governance in place unless there is constitutional change or some sort of revolution.\n\nThe United States, for instance, doesn't actually shift between being a Republic and a Democracy depending on the name of the party in power. It has been both since 1776. Likewise, France or Italy don't cease to be democracies when their Communist Parties win votes.
1003599
Both world wars were in the 20th century. Also the wars in Korea, Vietnam, Iran, Iraq, etc. I think that most wars start as someones freedom of religion is denied.
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None.  Every "race" or tribe has had wars/conflicts since before recorded history.  And just like today, most of the conflicts were over land and resources.\n\nPS.  The Irish have had lots of wars in thier long history.  Just because a country is new does not mean the people are.
97814
Was there ever no civil war there?
691201
theres like a million countries..\n\nand they dont have to be democratic.\n\nlook at china or soviet union \n\nas long as we get along who cares if its democratic?\n\nlet everyone have what they want...\n\nGood Question though.. make me think\npeace
1100815
I think by 2075 , 95% of all nations will be democracies of some kind. even China. Democracies do not fight democracies and are more safe to live in
177744
No country exists forever.  The US is only two hundred years old and Israel much younger.  In a thousand years or so it's quite possible that neither will exist.\n\nTerrorism has been around for longer than either the US or Israel--the attempted attack on the English parliament by Guy Fawkes and friends comes to mind.  I imagine that this form of political dissension will be around as long as anyone thinks it might be of use to them, regardless of what countries may or may not be in existence.
117615
C'mon... the Swiss were never neutral.  They have always picked a side.  In WWII they picked the Germans.  Just cuz they didn't pick up arms doesn't mean that they didn't pick sides.  Anyway... when was the last time the Swiss sucessfully prosecuted a war?  I think it was about the same time as France or New Guinnea.  In other news... Swiss Miss Instant Hot Chocolate warms the hearts of children around the world.