Using specific examples from the course materials, provide your assessment of the twentieth century. Did the human condition profoundly change — for the worse?

The twentieth century is often understood as a period dominated by death and destruction on a scale previously unknown to human societies: global and industrial warfare, the Holocaust, and atomic weapons. It was a period of brutal colonialism and Communist and Nazi dictatorships. Using specific examples from the course materials, provide your assessment of the twentieth century. Did the human condition profoundly change — for the worse? How was the twentieth century similar to or different than previous eras?

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