The Great Illusion
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Written by Norman Angell, 'The Great Illusion' (1909) argues that war between industrialized nations had become economically futile and irrational due to their increasing economic interdependence. Angell contended that the costs of modern warfare, both direct and indirect, would far outweigh any potential gains, making conquest unprofitable. His work was widely read before World War I, though its predictions were tragically disproven by subsequent events.
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so there was an author named Angel before World War I who made that exact same argument before World War I
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"Norman Angell is mentioned as an author who, before World War I, argued that global economic interconnectedness would prevent war. The speaker uses this historical example to counter the idea that current global interconnectedness would prevent conflict, highlighting the irony of Angell's prediction."
