These essays are not a report about the event. Tell what your opinion is in your thesis statement that has three points then prove each of your points in the body paragraphs. You will have an introduction and a concluing paragraph. Check out your essay grading criteria to determine how these will be graded. Look at your outline form for help in outlining.
War is a destructive force that continues to interrupt the growth of civilization.
All wars have similarities but World War I and World War II were very closely related. Do not write a report and just tell facts about WWI in one paragraph and facts about WWII in another paragraph. I the United States was not yet ready to assume world leadership. This lack of leadership was demonstrated by the protective tariffs she imposed and her general lack of support for economically strapped European nations who had lost their economic influence after the war. The time between the wars was a fertile opportunity for the growth of dictators.