Before revision: While there is general agreement amongst historians regarding the definitions and extent of the first two world wars, namely due to the unmistakable global scale of aggression and self-destruction of these two wars, a few have claimed that a "World War" might now no longer require such worldwide and large-scale aggression and carnage; Yet such claims of a new "lower threshold of aggression", that may now be sufficient to qualify a war as a "World War" have not gained widespread acceptance and support as definitions of the first two world wars have received amongst historians.Is this really World War IV?
After revision: While there is general agreement amongst historians regarding the definitions and extent of the first two world wars, namely due to the unmistakable global scale of aggression and self-destruction of these two wars, a few have claimed that a "World War" might now no longer require such worldwide and large-scale aggression and carnage; Yet such claims of a new "lower threshold of aggression", that may now be sufficient to qualify a war as a "World War" have not gained large acceptance and support as definitions of the first two world wars have received amongst historians.Is this really World War IV?