The largest calamity in human history culminated in the two World Wars with the Second World War seeing the most death, devastation, and destruction around the world. Yet before WWII, the First World War is technically far more important as it lays the groundwork for much of the 20th century. Using specific information – names, dates, facts, concepts, etc. – describe Europe’s events from 1900 to the early 1930’s.
*One way out of many to write this essay is separate paragraphs into parts:
1- Lead up to WWI
2- Outbreak of War, 1914
3- Reality/Cost of modern war
4- Ending the war- Versailles
5- Long-term consequences- Communism vs. Fascism
**Your essay should include specific names, dates, events, facts, terms, ideologies, and locations. In an essay like this, you should always consider the Who, What, Where, When, Why and How’s.