求一英文句子拆解:neverbeforehasitservedsomuchtoconnect……
原句:telephoneisoneofthemeansbywhichthesefeelingsarecreatedandconveyed------andperhapsneverbeforehasitservedsomuchtoconnectdifferentpeopleandnationsasintherecenteventsinEurope.
问:somuchas……此处是否为关联前后对比,如果是,那么前后对比的为哪两个?求此局的拆分,特别是intherecentevents做什么成分,