World War I was an incredibly important event in world history. Many new technologies were used during this time, and a huge part of the geography of Europe was changed after the peace treaty. George Washington once said, "beware of entangling alliances". This definitely applies to WWI and to today, because one of the big reasons for the war was the many different alliances that were happening all over the world. If one country is focused on the needs of another, it can lead to major complications, like war.
This may have been called "the war to end all wars" but it was far from it. The treaty of Versailles actually partly motivated World War II. Germany felt slighted by the fact that it had to take the full blame for WWI, and had to pay a huge amount of money for it. It even lost some territory, making it bitter towards the allies in the future. From this, the world could learn to spread the blame to all who actually deserve it.
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