The American Revolution is described as part of a wider world war rather than an isolated colonial conflict. The Seven Years' War and Napoleonic Wars can also be placed within the longer cycle sometimes called the Second Hundred Years' War. This framing treats familiar named wars as connected phases of recurring great-power conflict. It encourages viewers to look beyond national labels when judging a war's geographic and chronological scale.
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World wars and the Second Hundred Years' War
The American Revolution, Seven Years' War, and Napoleonic Wars can be read within wider global and long-term conflict frames.