I recently finished my course in World History part two and I recently realized that during the 1st half of the 20th century, technological change made the the world a very violent place. It made war more dangerous than ever before in the history of the world but it also enabled more people to live healthier and and more comfortable and to fully enjoy more interesting lives than ever before. New York City was a major hub--just like today.
In other places though, the Ottoman empire was growing weaker (Europeans referred to it as the 'sick man of Europe') leaving a power vacuum in the middle east, there was chaos in the Balkans and WW1 led to revolution in Russia with the Bolshevik party storming St Petersburg in 1917. It's crazy to think of this upheaval especially in the calm of our existence today.
The biggest problems I have are fairly simple by comparison. Namely, how do I get through Math 110 and also how do I sell my car without walking away with a car payment? It seems a dramatic contrast.
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