1914 all over again?

[fluffymark]

The Serbian Leader has just been shot dead. And the world is on the brink of war. Don't people learn?

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There are some similarities though:

First world war several major powers playing off against each other (France, Britian, Russia, Germany, Austo Hungary, Ottoman Empire)
Security Council Five powers playing off each other.

Africe: Germany wanted an Empire there, Britian and France controlled it.
Now the US and France squabble to control the votes of Africa (though admittedly with money rather then invading).

Europe: Two diffeent views of how the continet should organise. France Britain on one hand, Germany Austro Hunagry on the other.
Now UK and Spain taking one direction Franc egermany another.

Flash point: Then Balkans with evryone having vested intersts in particular Russia and Austris Hungry.
Now the Middle East mainly France and the US.
Note both were imprtant in there time.

I could go on because there are a large number of similarities, but the last one was it got to the point that war had to happen all that was needed was the flash to start (the assination), has that point occured again?