Indeed yes, one must look to 20th century events (approximately) to understand 20th century outcomes. (realclimate.org)
There are resonances with mythologies of the ancient world — Indian, Egyptian, Greek and Roman — and with modern times, where 20th century events loom large. (lissongallery.com)
The clue to the interpretation of whatever intimations of the divine are given us in our common life is provided by the first century event to which we find ourselves inevitably looking back and by the historical community through which the concrete meaning of that event has been conveyed to us and in which, therefore, the event itself is in a sense perpetuated. (religion-online.org)