WWIII

I think that WWIII is defiantly a possibility; however I'm not sure that it would be in my life time.

The reason for an upcoming world war this time, I believe, would be over natural resources like land water and especially oil. As smaller and undeveloped countries become more and more urbanized and industrial they will begin needing the resources that larger and already industrialized countries have. Since the larger countries also want a strong industry they won’t willingly give the smaller countries what they need therefore causing the smaller countries to feel cheated. They would feel cheated because large countries like the US have tried to industrialize the eastern world for many years always lending them the resources they need but now since the smaller countries are on their way to becoming more western they won’t give them anything. Soon enough the smaller countries would come together and attack the larger countries for resources they need. However, I don’t think this will happen in my life time.

Even though I think a WWIII is very possible I don’t think it would happen in my life time. One reason for this is that we have a very strong UN. The UN would be a way for small and large countries to come together and come to a compromise about how much one country will give another. Although countries will be able to come to agreements the smaller countries will always need something more and there will eventually come a time when both countries disagree. Also, I think that we are finding new cheaper energy sources everyday which will slow down WWIII from happening. For example, scientists have figured out ways to farm without having to take up acres of space, as well as finding new ways to harness energy from natural sources like wind and water. However, these examples are all still in process, people are still in need of oil and lots of land. Again, these things will only slow down the war but it won’t stop it.

In conclusion I believe a war will happen because countries that are becoming more industrialized will be in need of more resources. However, if the war were to happen I think it would only happen either at the end of my generation or much later.