Ch 21 Collapse and Recovery of Europe!

The old and new during the 20th century, like most historical periods the 20th century carried on from the past and developed new distinct characteristics. The combination of the new and old is what designed a new era in world history. The world wars played an important rold in the first half of the century. The communist ere is what provides another illistration of the old and the new eras. in novermeber 2005 Alfred anderson died at the age of 109, this is unreal to see someone during this time to have lived until the age of 109. The great war which is now called the first world war is what launched the 20th century. IN 1500 EUROPE HAD ASSUMED a position on the global stage. Europeans modern transformation and its global ascendancy were not accompanied by a growing nity or stablility. The outbreak of the war was an accident in that none of the mojor states planned or predicted the archdukes assasination. The great war was a conflict that shattered almost every expectation., many thought the military would be coming home for christmas but instead it lasted for more the 4 years. The treaty of Versailles which is what ended the war in 1919 and the conditions generated a second world war. The outcomes of the war were not surprising, there were well educateed groups and becasue they were well educated there was a lot of destruction. due the collapse of the german russian and austiran empires, they emerged into a new map of central europe. WW1 brought a short halt ot the womens sufferage movement as well as to womens activities on behalf of international peace. most women actually supported their countries war efforts. The great war brought into existence a number of  new states that were carved out of the old german russian and middle eastern ottoman empires.  Between 1919 and 1945 a new political ideology known as fascisim  found expression across europe. at the level of ideas facism was intensley nationalistic looking to change the people.