On Monday, September 9th we discussed Europe and the world in the 20th century and their vital historical events. We first dove into Britain’s 20th century’s great imperial power to a island nation. About 25% of the worlds population and land was under the British Empire. Now, Britain today is a multicultural society.

Afterwards, we focused on Europe and it’s turning point in 1945. After World War II, Europe began it’s journey of reconstruction for it’s nation. The Welfare State was created to provide basic economic security for citizens. Another turning point for Europe was in 1989, when the Berlin Wall was destroyed. It was a symbol of the division of Europe into Communist East and
Democratic/Capitalist West. Europe was described as a rural yet also urban environment. Western and Eastern Europe have vast differences including geography, culture, and politics. For example, many nations have contrasting generosity scores.

The overall theme of today’s class was Europe’s evolution to becoming a multicultural nation.