Ch. 20’s Big Question — In what ways did Europe’s internal conflicts between 1914 and 1945 have global implications?

Europe’s internal conflicts between 1914 and 1945 had global implications were the First World War of European Civilization in Crisis, Capitalism Unraveling of the Great Depression, a Second World War, etc.. These are major conflicts for the time period of 1914 and 1945. 

 

The First World War of European Civilization in Crisis happened between 1914 and 1918. In 1500, “Europe had assumed an increasingly prominent position on the global stage, driven by its growing military capacity and the marvels of its Scientific and Industrial Revolutions” (Strayer, 882). This is what most Europeans were affected as the First World War was started to be unraveled.

There has another point about the First World War, which is called Capitalism Unravelling of the Great Depression. This is mainly about “the political collapse of Europe, this catastrophic downturn suggested that Western capitalism was likewise failing” (Strayer, 891). This is also affected by the economic system in world history that “had raised the living standards of millions, but to many people, it was a troubling system” (Strayer, 891). Furthermore, this was happened in 1929 for “the outbreak of the Great Depression” (Strayer, 891) through the capitalism unraveling. 

The last point of European internal conflict between 1914 and 1945 is the Second World War. This happened between 1937 and 1945. This is usually “more than the Great War, was a genuinely global conflict with independent origins in both Asia and Europe” (Strayer, 906). This is the best way for people to think that this is the Road of War in world history. 

Overall, the First World War of European Civilization in Crisis, Capitalism Unraveling of the Great Depression, a Second World War are internal conflicts that had global effects in Europe.