The First World War lasted from 1914 until 1918 and had grave consequences that influenced greatly the history of the twentieth century. The aftermath of the war resulted in the dramatic change of the world map. Several empires disappeared and many new countries were born. World War II was the continuation of World War I. In spite of signing peace treaties, it provoked further aggression.
Despite moral traumas and hard consequences of WWI, life after it was full of significant events that influenced the future of the whole world. On the one hand the Great Depression inAmericaand economic dislocation inEuropeundermined people’s life, on the other hand, people were able to muster sufficient strength and continued to work and to discover something new in different spheres of life.
Thus, in early twenties the Jazz age commenced but, unfortunately the Great Depression finished that carefree life; thorough researches of the DNA continued, but perhaps the most extraordinary and important event was made by the scientist Alexander Fleming who discovered penicillin in 1928. The discovery of this drug made a revolution in medicine and considerably diminished the fatal casualties during the Second World War. It helped to save 12 ”“ 15 % of human lives.
Today penicillin is also an indispensable drug in curing numerous diseases. Besides, on its base several other antibiotics were invented that extended the scope of curable maladies.
To conclude, in the fields of science, medicine and technologies the interwar years were not stagnant. These two decades brought significant events to the humanity. Particularly the invention of penicillin made a great contribution into the development of medicine. It helped to save millions of human life during WWII and is an essential medicine nowadays.