was there better opportunity for World peace after WWI or WWII?
362025
I'd say WWI, after WWII the soviets and Americans were pretty much at eachother's throats and the advent of the atomic age ensured heightened levels of paranoia from all sides now that a single bomber could level a city.\n\nAfter WWI things could have gone a lot better if the allied powers weren't so harsh on germany (but that goes back to the french's stupidity during the napoleonic wars, but I digress) and if the stock market hadn't crashed hitler would have had a much harder time coming to power.
162235
There would be peace and tolerance?
1038771
The only way to achieve world peace is to completely annihilate basal human nature. Wars are fought over greed, jealousy, anger, bigotry, and lust. While it would be nice to imagine a world without these things, it'll never happen.
1100599
Hey Hans, stick to the subject.\nWithout war there would be no peace. Without war or the threat of war, the Germans would control Europe, the Soviet Union would still exist and Saddam would still be killing his own people and stockpiling WMDs. Without our military and OUR President the world would be a much more dangerous place. Someone prove otherwise. God bless our military and God bless our President!\n\nremeoui - Keep drinking the Kool Aid!
851538
no WW3 required, a little justice would have the same result
198167
That's easy. The aftermath was world war 2.\n\nWell, economic depression, the rise of Adolf Hitler, the extermination camps, etc..\n\nSome historians say that actually world war one and two are just an expanded period of great changes.
99290
world peace/ for everyone to get along.
115013
world peace will never be accomplished; terrorism will not be erradicated either.. unfotunately.. but well we can all do a little bit to make this world a little better at home, and thats by starting to accept and love one another no matter what age, race, size, shape, religion, nationality, how rich or poor you are...
892332
Both.  Ghandi picked the perfect time to start his independence movement.  Empires around the world were crumbling after WW2 and the British empire was no exception.
600783
German resistance would have collapsed sooner.  The Allies were going for "Unconditional Surrender" no matter who was in charge for the Germans.  The result for the most part would have been the same, probably saving a significant number of lives on both sides. The political climate may have been more friendly between east & west over the next 60 years.  There might not have been the partitioning of Germany the way it was.  And maybe it could have freed up a lot of needed resources to get the Pacific war ended sooner also.
1138930
There will not be a WW3 as the defintion of WW1 and 2 is that they were the 1st and second World Wars in the 20th Century, we are now in the 21st Century!  I don't think anything like that will happen again, the stakes are too high now with nuclear weapons.  If it did happen there would not be the same community survival spirit due to the selfishness of modern society.  I however wish we still had the grit and determination along with community spirit wichi existed during both World Wars.\n\nTo answer the question, if there were another big War like WW2 I would do what I could to survive and support my countrys efforts (unless we are the bad ones in which case to hell with survival, I'd be in the resistance!).
875259
America's role in WWI was not as large as it was in WWII (although in both wars the U.S. entered the war late - for more information I would compare the information between the two wars check here for a start http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_states_of_america#World_War_I_and_II\n\nGood Luck!!!
188954
I once had a 6th grade teacher that said that nobody could rule the world because it would spread them to thin. I subscribe to that theory because it sounds reasonable to me. Just because Germany or Japan took over France there was still a resistance that contributed to the victory by the allies. If it was here there would also have been an underground that would have made it tough to keep us in line. So the answer to this is no I think that English will always be the language of the land regardless if we pass on a war or not.
431908
The possibilty exits for WWIII. Recent happenings around the world suggest and actually point to this dreadful fact. Hunger, famine and instability in Africa, terrorism and civil unrest in Europe and the overbearing and meddlesome attitude of America in everybody's affairs all point to the possibility of a 3rd world war.
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.
263410
The end of the Cold War and the break up of the Soviet Union would be the first event, however this event came over a period of years and with many players.  However to get to this event you would have to acknowledge the fact that the U.S. became a Superpower by our involvement in both World Wars.
1160185
World peace is a misnomer. There has always been war on the earth, and there will be war long after we are gone from it. It is a sad truth that war is part of human nature. I would love it if the whole world could get along, but let's be honest, most of can't even get along with our neighbors and co-workers, much less the rest of the world.