In our every deliberation we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations. That isn't just a marketing slogan from an excellent household products company, it's a guiding principle leading us to low impact living in the garden paradise of our dreams.
Knights of the Sky Air War Over Romania
A key prize for Nazi Germany in World War 2 was Romania's oil fields. Romania was one of the first countries in the world with commercial oil production. The lack of oil fields in Europe meant that Germany desperately needed that oil to power its war machine. Conveniently Romanians have a historical feud with the Slavic people, and when Germany took over Romania the Romanian military joined the fight against Russia. Which meant that American and Allied forces needed to conduct bombing missions on Romania as soon as possible.
What would have happened if Romania did not unify as Romania Mare in 1918?
<p>In WWII Romania played a significant if little recognized role. It began World War II when Russia annexed Bessarabia (which is part of Moldova) and Hungary annexed part of Transylvania. Quickly, Romania joined the Axis Powers, supplying oil to the Nazi War Machine, and Romanian troops participated in the invasion of the Soviet Union and the Battle of Stalingrad. Later, Romania flipped sides, joining the Allied Powers, with its troops fighting alongside the Soviets, which hastened the end of WWII.</p><p>In other words, Romania greatly helped both the Axis and the Allied powers. Its ability to do all that was partly due to having become a relatively large country following WWI. The period between WWI and WWII is called Romania Mare, as it was first time in history that ethnic Romanians were ruled by a single Romanian government. But what if they'd been unable to form Romania Mare?</p>
