The Enlightenment was all about reason, progress, and treating people with dignity. However, World War I went against these values. The war was very brutal and showed how bad modern warfare can be. The ideas of fairness and working together peacefully were forgotten, and the war happened because of countries wanting more power and land. This showed that the Enlightenment's ideas of making the world better were not as strong as people thought. The war made people feel like progress was not possible and it was scary to see how quickly people could forget about being fair and kind to each other.
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The Enlightenment was all about reason, progress, and treating people with dignity. However, World War I went against these values. The war was very brutal and showed how bad modern warfare can be. The ideas of fairness and working together peacefully were forgotten, and the war happened because of countries wanting more power and land. This showed that the Enlightenment's ideas of making the world better were not as strong as people thought. The war made people feel like progress was not possible and it was scary to see how quickly people could forget about being fair and kind to each other.