10 Wars that Nearly Didn't Happen

There are some that believe all wars can be avoided, but the history of humanity belies that position. History demonstrates humanity going to war for diverse reasons, including acquisition of territory, of slave labor, over religious differences, and in all too many cases genocide. Self-defense is another reason for warfare, often unavoidably in response to aggression... Love content? Check out Simon's other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw MegaProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0woBco6Dgcxt0h8SwyyOmw SideProjects: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Wn3dABlgESm8Bzn8Vamgg Casual Criminalist: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp1tsmksyf6TgKFMdt8-05Q Today I Found Out: https://www.youtube.com/user/TodayIFoundOut Highlight History: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnb-VTwBHEV3gtiB9di9DZQ XPLRD: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVH8lH7ZLDUe_d9mZ3dlyYQ Business Blaze: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYY5GWf7MHFJ6DZeHreoXgw Simon's Social Media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/SimonWhistler Instagram: https://ift.tt/2EJ18Cm Text version: https://ift.tt/3xh4yWV →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at http://www.toptenz.net Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/3v8OUv1 https://pixabay.com/ru/photos/война-солдаты-парашюты-десантников-469503/ https://ift.tt/3xh4zKt https://ift.tt/3vhzkh2 https://ift.tt/3gEfzej https://ift.tt/3zgWMhk https://ift.tt/3gs8i0M https://ift.tt/3wbnvdv https://ift.tt/3g7Q5GS https://ift.tt/2TiDgk0 https://ift.tt/3xh4Blz https://ift.tt/3pGilDH https://ift.tt/3wbnpm9 https://ift.tt/354TAaH https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mexican–American_War-uk.svg https://ift.tt/2ShGKU4 https://ift.tt/3zh2sYP https://ift.tt/3xawlIh https://ift.tt/3zjASdB https://ift.tt/3vcVQau https://ift.tt/3zhp6As https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Treaty_of_Versailles.png https://ift.tt/3xaws6F https://ift.tt/358gb6s https://ift.tt/3zh2tvR https://ift.tt/3ghxUxe https://ift.tt/359oiQ1 https://ift.tt/3vfSYJX https://ift.tt/2SodH0Y https://ift.tt/35bMMIk https://ift.tt/3gb7vCI https://ift.tt/3gmMtzK https://ift.tt/3cw3dnd https://ift.tt/2RG1jsL https://ift.tt/3g90rpT https://ift.tt/34pLVSk https://ift.tt/2RKJmtg https://ift.tt/3zf9ey9 https://ift.tt/3x6RFOQ https://ift.tt/3vcepLW https://ift.tt/3pHxSmB https://ift.tt/3557RED https://ift.tt/2ZdkrfE https://ift.tt/3pDGZ7S https://ift.tt/3gg3zRf https://ift.tt/3cwtXEa https://ift.tt/35am1nI https://ift.tt/2TfLR79 https://ift.tt/2Sn6s9q