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AnswerWar has been used for hundreds of thousands of years as a way of attaining a certain goal through the use of force. There are two main categories for which countries go to war:

1. Political,

2. Economic.

All of the possibilities fit into one (or both) of these two categories. For example:

1. Freedom from oppression (political)

2. Boundary disputes (political)

3. Assasination (political)

4. Resources (economic)

5. Poverty (economic)

6. Boundary disputes, again (economic)

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Mostly economic, although any number of philosophical reasons may be cited to justify war. These other reasons may have truth to them, or no truth at all, but the underlying causes of war are generally concerned with trade and Natural Resources, and who should control them.

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  1. Economic Gain
  2. Religion
  3. Race
  4. Land
  5. Women (historically, as with Troy)
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because they where stupid

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