A friend of mine's Grandfather was in the US Army during WWI. The Grandfather had a picture of his company taken at their graduation of basic training which he gave to my friend. When he presented my friend the framed picture, he said, "That's me there, and that other fellow here is the other guy that survived the war." Out of a company of nearly 200 young men, 2 survived.
WWI is a war that should have never been fought. It is a war that will go down in history as an absolutely tragic waste of humanity and a predecessor to a worse tragedy. Because of the stupid mistakes before, during, and after WWI, WWII became a war that had to be won at any cost.
Typically, no lessons were learned from the aftermath of WWI and Stalin was allowed to spread his insane reign of terror past the borders of Russia to Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, and eventually Korea and Viet Nam.
I've come to the conclusion that anyone wanting to be a politician should have at least a masters degree in world history.
... and in-depth study of the United States Constitution!
"I've come to the conclusion that anyone wanting to be a politician should have at least a masters degree in world history."
That sounds like a great idea but....
The problem there lies in the reality that most college history departments are unabashedly liberal so the politicians will be taught accordingly.