[HPforGrownups] Re: Voldemorts Sphere of Influence

[Ebony Elizabeth Thomas]

No: HPFGUIDX 11497

I wrote:

> >Many have noted parallels between Voldemort and Hitler. I'd like to point
> >out that both of the World Wars were mainly fought in Europe. 
>Technically
> >speaking, "world war" is a misnomer, since the majority of the world's
> >population might not have had any clear idea of what was going on.
> >
> >However, because of the relative dominance of the West over the past half
> >millennium, whatever happens in the Western, "developed" nations has 
>echoes> >in the so-called "Third World".

Jane replied:
>FYI, WWII was fought in Europe, Asia and North America (if you count
>Hawaii). Japan, China and Russia were heavily involved in the War.

Yes, I know this.  However, none of the above are considered "Third World" 
countries... I'm not sure about China, but it seems to have evaded the 
"underdeveloped" stamp in the past.

And subsequent messages in the thread did not include all of the major world 
regions.  <vbg>

I'll repeat what I said--because of Western dominance, whatever happens in 
the "developed" world has echoes in the "Third World".  I'm not saying that 
WWII was a localized phenomenon.  However, day-to-day existence was not 
affected for hundreds of millions, even billions of people.  I'll even go so 
far to say that millions may not have even known what was going on.

Anyway, the original question was whether or not V's first push affected 
just England, just Europe, or the rest of the magical world.

If WWII was worldwide, then so was VW1.

--Ebony AKA AngieJ


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