What criterias are necessary for a World War?

[vital]

Do all countries in the world have to be involved? If not, how many countries?

 

[KLin]

I believe 4 is the minimum. Anything less than that is just a regional war.

 

[confused1234]

the world needs to be at war....

 

[A5]

I would say anything with at least 3 major theaters of operation.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

I don't think there's a clearly defined set of criteria, it's like obscenity. You know it when you see it.

Probably a safe definition is that it would involve countries from every continent.

 

[tasmanian]

I think its either a certian number of continets or people who arnt adjacent with each other.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I don't think there's a clearly defined set of criteria, it's like obscenity. You know it when you see it.

Probably a safe definition is that it would involve countries from every continent.

Which country would be involved from Antarctica?

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: A5
I would say anything with at least 3 major theaters of operation.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I don't think there's a clearly defined set of criteria, it's like obscenity. You know it when you see it.

Probably a safe definition is that it would involve countries from every continent.

Which country would be involved from Antarctica?

Argentina?

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I don't think there's a clearly defined set of criteria, it's like obscenity. You know it when you see it.

Probably a safe definition is that it would involve countries from every continent.

Which country would be involved from Antarctica?

If you need that question explained you're too stupid to understand the answer.

 

[FoBoT]

anytime it is large enough to change the history of the world

 

[everman]

Lots of sh1t hitting a huge fan.

 

[confused1234]

Originally posted by: everman
Lots of sh1t hitting a huge fan.

😕

 

[AgentJean]

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I don't think there's a clearly defined set of criteria, it's like obscenity. You know it when you see it.

Probably a safe definition is that it would involve countries from every continent.

Which country would be involved from Antarctica?

The United States, which has claims to Antarctica but has not excersied them yet

 

[bobdelt]

Originally posted by: AgentJean

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I don't think there's a clearly defined set of criteria, it's like obscenity. You know it when you see it.

Probably a safe definition is that it would involve countries from every continent.

Which country would be involved from Antarctica?

The United States, which has claims to Antarctica but has not excersied them yet

riiiiight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Antarctica.jpg

 

[0roo0roo]

all the countries that matter are fighting.

 

[FeuerFrei]

Originally posted by: vital
Do all countries in the world have to be involved? If not, how many countries?

Only requires 4 countries. Double that if they're African countries.

 

[chrisms]

A world war requires at least two fronts with at least two sides compromised of allied powers. If one side is not made of allied powers, it must be at least powerful enough to engage in a long, conventional war with the other side. This means that if a coalition of nations with modestly sized militaries teams up on another nation, it is only a world war if that one nation has the power to fight back for a number of years.

Two more more countries involved must be world powers. That means if Ethiopia and Rwanda team up on Sudan and Somalia, I do not consider that a world war. Just a normal day in Africa.

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Only two wars thus far have counted as world wars. They both involved dozens of nations (to some extent or another) and millions of soldiers and deaths. Anything less is a regional conflict of some sort.

 

[potato28]

Originally posted by: bobdelt

Originally posted by: AgentJean

Originally posted by: KLin

Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
I don't think there's a clearly defined set of criteria, it's like obscenity. You know it when you see it.

Probably a safe definition is that it would involve countries from every continent.

Which country would be involved from Antarctica?

The United States, which has claims to Antarctica but has not excersied them yet

riiiiight

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Antarctica.jpg

Argentina! Well, look how close they are to Antarctica! They could easily take over Antarctica if they wanted to...