1. Arthurs showed a powerful disgust with the war. To some, the war was a moral breakdown of western civilization. Writers experimented with stream of consciousness.
2. Scientific discoveries challenged long-held ideas. The discovery of penicillin lead to development of antibiodics to treat infection.
<h2><em>In 1789, food shortages and economic crises led to the outbreak of the French Revolution. King Louis and his queen, Mary-Antoinette, were imprisoned in August 1792, and in September the monarchy was abolished.</em></h2>
