• This assignment fulfills the following learning objectives from all of the sections in the module: Describe political conditions in Europe at the beginning of the twentieth century Analyze the nature of the alliances made among European powers by 1914. Explain how new technology affected combat in World War I. Describe the experience of the average soldier on the battlefield in World War I Understand the precursors and reasons behind the Armenian Genocide Analyze Japan’s efforts to expand its empire in Asia and the Pacific. Discuss Hitler’s actions in the 1930s and how they led to World War II.