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		tomohawk on Oct 18, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US Announces Withdraw From Postal Treaty Before WW I, France and Germany were each others largest trading partners. Trade and prosperity are orthogonal to war.

notfromhere on Oct 18, 2018 [–]

Trade wasn't anywhere as big as it is now; most trade was within internal colonies, not externally.

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