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20th Century World History Timeline. Wellhausen - German OT scholar,believed the Bible is a product of human reasoning, not divine inspiration. Marx - Father of Communism. Ireland divided Irish Civil war Fascism begins- Mussolini establishes a totalitarian state in Italy. FDR - Franklin Delano Roosevelt - President of U.S.
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- The 1900s. This decade opened the century with some amazing scientific and technological feats: the first flight by the Wright brothers, Henry Ford's first Model-T, and Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity.
- The 1910s. This decade was dominated by the first "total war"—World War I. It also saw other huge changes during the Russian Revolution and the beginning of Prohibition in the United States.
- The 1920s. The Roaring '20s were a time of a booming stock market, speakeasies, short skirts, the Charleston, and jazz. The '20s also showed great strides in women's suffrage—women got the vote in 1920.
- The 1930s. The Great Depression hit the world hard in the 1930s. The Nazis took advantage of this situation and came to power in Germany, established their first concentration camp, and began a systematic persecution of Jews in Europe.
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- 20th Century Timeline – 1899-1902: The Second Boer War. (See Main Article: The Great Rapprochement) The Second Boer War (1899-1902) was a costly victory for the British of Boer forces in South Africa.
- 1909: The Wright Brothers And The Airplane. (See Main Article: Wright Brothers, Wrong Story? Why Some Say Wilbur—Not Orville—Discovered Manned Flight) How did two brothers who never left home, were high-school dropouts, and made a living as bicycle mechanics figure out the secret of manned flight?
- 1912: Titanic. (See Main Article: The Titanic: Passengers, Crew, Sinking, and Survivors) The Titanic was a luxury vessel and the largest moveable man-made object of its time.
- 20th Century Timeline – 1914: World War One Begins. (See Main Article: World War 1: A Comprehensive Overview of the Great War) The reason for America to become involved in WW1 was Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare, which had already sunk several American merchant ships.
May – July: Albanian revolt of 1910. May 6: George V becomes King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India upon the death of Edward VII. May 31: Union of South Africa is created. August 28: Kingdom of Montenegro is proclaimed independent. August 29: Imperial Japan annexes Korea.
This printable World History Timeline covers all of the specified civilisations on the 2014 National Curriculum. Measuring around 1.5m wide by nearly 60cm high, it provides a great visual stimulus to show children how different periods existed at the same time in different parts of the world. Please read the NOTES section underneath for the ...
Interactive historical map of the world, historical timeline, 20th century history. Learn about historical events, track border changes, visualize unions. Interactive historical maps - historical timeline - world history maps - territorial evolution of countries - world history atlas - 20th century history
Late modern period. For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century. For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I. For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II.
