PETER BRUCE | With WW3 in prospect, don’t tell me not to worry about petrol
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“The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated by Gavrilo Princip on June 28, 1914.”
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“Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia one month after the assassination.”
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“Germany declared war on Russia, France, and Belgium a few weeks after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia.”
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“Britain declared war on Germany, and France and Britain declared war on Austria-Hungary.”
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“Britain and France declared war on the Ottoman Empire.”
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“The US entered the war after the Germans sank a US cargo ship on its way to France in 1916.”
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“The British and French carved up the Middle East, giving birth to what would become Israel.”
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“Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia in 1917 to lead the revolution there.”
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“The Spanish Flu pandemic killed more than 20-million people.”
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“Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz, causing oil prices to rise.”
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“Trump personally ran the war in the Middle East.”
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“The war could widen, potentially affecting South Africa's position.”
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“Saudi Arabia and the UAE are on opposite sides of the civil war in Sudan.”
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“Trump claimed he would knock over Iran in a few days.”
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“The US and Israel attacked Iran with air strikes.”
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“The South African government has not explained its plans for fuel supply.”
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“The Suez Canal could become unreliable in a wider war.”
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“Russia and Ukraine have been at war for as long as World War 1 lasted.”
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“South Africa's energy infrastructure plans are being questioned due to potential LNG price volatility.”
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“Iran has globalized a war Trump thought he could contain.”
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