> World War II, for example, was started off because Hitler (if you don't know who he is you must have really flunked History at school) wanted to kill all the Jews. The only way that could happen was if he became the premier of Germany, and Hey Presto, look what he did.

Wow, awesome analysis. To further help the cause, I present An American's guide to Major Wars:

Revolutionary War: Caused by the Brittish taxing us.

French Revolution: Caused by the Frogs copying us.

War of 1812: Caused by the Brittish stealing our men and making them fight in their damn limey army.

Spanish-American War: Who knows? Probably because Mexico attacked us.

Civil War: Slavery.

World War I: Germans.

World War II: Like World War I, only this time it's personal.

Korea: The Commies invaded Korea or something.

Vietnam: The Commies invaded Vietnam or something. Charlie Sheen had to kick Marlon Brando's ass in this one.

Desert Storm: The Camel Jockies tried to steal our oil. Was good on CNN.

Stephen