How Did The World Change Throughout The 20th Century

Throughout the 20th century there has been a series of events that no man could ever hope to overlook. These events have changed the lives of so many that it is impossible to count up to the number in one life time. It is these occurrences in the past that have altered the way we, as humans, look at modern civilization today. An extraordinary amount of dire and both fortunate and unfortunate events have happened causing life-changing results in both the past and in modern society. In the 20th century, events such as these have had both a devastating and a great impact in the world. One event in particular that happened in the 20th century is the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was signed as a peace making process at the end of WWI even though absolutely no peace would come as a result of it. The treaty was signed in order
Hitler was again given territory by Prime Minister of Great Britain, Neville Chamberlain to keep him satisfied. At this point Hitler thought he could get away anything, which led to the German invasion of Poland in 1939. This event would trigger the start of WWII and thus cause further conflict between European countries. Hitler then began to initializing the blitzkrieg which was a quick method of taking over on unsuspecting enemies and catching them off guard. With this tactic Hitler was able to take over France. After France, Hitler tried to occupy Great Britain, but with new Prime Minister, Winston Churchill’s never surrender policy, he was unsuccessful. Now he turned his attention toward the Soviet Union. Violating the Non-Aggression Pact, Hitler’s troops marched into the motherland and after harsh weather conditions and an unsuccessful battle in Stalingrad, he was beginning to show signs of weakness. The Allies, with the help of the U.S., would then be able to conquer Hitler’s