Having watched the assigned video, as well as played the game of Diplomacy, think about the following things in relation to the Great Man theory of history.
- Can one individual change history?
- If so, by how much?
- If not, what does it take to change history?
- To be someone who shapes history, do you have to be born in the right time?
- If Justin Trudeau had been prime minister during World War II, would things have been different?
- If Adolph Hitler were the German chancellor today, would he still be able to bring on a Holocaust?
- How much of history depends on when and where someone was born?
- Do people shape history, or does history shape people?
- How much control do we have, and how much are we controlled?
Write a paragraph of several sentences discussing these ideas. Don't answer the questions, discuss the ideas.
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