This file LIB 316 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 The War to End All Wars contains overview to this task: “At the end of the nineteenth century, many believed that there would never again be an “all-out” war among nations and were optimistic that civilization was advancing in ways that would make wars of all kinds less likely. Beginning with World War I, however, the 20th-century witnessed impressive advances in the technology of war, adding immensely to the damage that war can do. From our vantage point today, discuss the role optimism or naivety played in the brutality and tragedy that came to be known as the Great War.”