Many in Europe recognized that the end of the war had brought about "a new and unfamiliar world," but no one knew the form this new world was going to take.As Tomas Masaryk stated,"Postwar Europe was:
A) a brave new world with such wondrous creatures in it."
B) an experimental laboratory from which great things were to come."
C) a graveyard with little immediate future."
D) a laboratory atop a graveyard."
E) a wasteland we would now call peace."

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Tomas Masaryk's statement describes postwar Europe as a laboratory, meaning that it was a place where new ideas and experiments could take place. However, he also referred to it as a graveyard, indicating that many lives were lost during the war and that the immediate future was uncertain. The phrase "a laboratory atop a graveyard" best captures this duality and ambiguity.

Many in Europe Recognized That the End of the War