Global Energy - At a Hinge of History: Gianni Kovacevic
Commodity Culture
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The Birth of Oil and Global Power Shifts
This chapter explores the pivotal discovery of oil at Spindletop in 1901 and its transformative impact on the energy landscape, alongside the intertwined fates of major powers in the early 20th century. It examines how energy resources influenced geopolitical dynamics, war strategies, and the rise of nations like Japan and Germany leading up to World Wars I and II.
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