In the early 1900's, the people who lived in the nations of Europe were very happy and peaceful.
There were new freedoms due to the spread of democracy. They also had plenty of food and jobs thanks to the Industrial Revolution .
'Lunch on the Grass', Claude Monet, 1865
This is a painting by Claude Monet. It shows a group of friends having lunch at a park in Paris in 1865. This shows how ordinary people of Europe enjoyed a peaceful life in the years leading up to World War One.http://www.musee-orsay.fr/index.php?id=851&L=1&tx_commentaire_pi1[showUid]=18731&no_cache=1
