The 20th century can be considered one of the most violent periods in history. There were more than 98 million war-related deaths, approximately six times the total number of deaths in the 18th and 19th centuries. Orwell describes each of these murders as "one mind less, one world less." World peace would be an important goal to achieve. Many wanted to achieve world peace, but there were many different visions of how to achieve it. Despite the many anti-war actions that occurred in previous centuries, the 20th century marked the conception of an organized approach to world peace. Proponents of world peace believed that with an increasingly connected world, military advances and the rising cost of weapons made this movement urgent.1 Through the direct participation of citizens and government, the United States played an active role in promoting world peace through the actions of private citizens, diplomatic means and international organizations. World peace began to emerge in the 1840s, the first world peace conference would be held in London, proposed by Joseph Sturge of the American Peace Society. Many individuals acted on their own in favor of world peace. Citizens like Andrew Carnegie and Jane Addams contributed to this peace movement in different ways. Carnegie believed that the rich should take responsibility for making the world more peaceful. Its endowment helped establish the international relations sections of Carnegie-funded libraries and promote the peaceful resolution of disputes. Still thriving today, at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. One of Carnegie's most important commitments to...... middle of paper ......lation which caused numerous political conflicts as well as commercial disruptions. To address this problem, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was created. The United States contributed the most to these institutions, thereby controlling their operations. Many wanted to achieve world peace, but there were many different visions of how to achieve it. With many private citizens as peace advocates, legal avenues such as treaties and international organizations. Ultimately, the question is: did these efforts make the world more peaceful in the early 20th century? No, they didn't make things more peaceful. 98 million people died, an indisputable statistic. On the positive side, looking at the organizations that were created, most are still in place and thriving in promoting their goals for a better world..15