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The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). [1] [2] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and ...
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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.
When referring to a century, an easy way to remember is that it is one higher than the number that starts the century's years. So the 1500s were the 16th century, the 1600s were the 17th century, and so on.
Oct 31, 2016 · The beginning of the 20th century is marked by the rise of several more or less "revolutionary" new cultural, scientifical ideas. E.g. expressionism in painting and dancing, scientific revolution (quantum mechanics., theory of relativity), new pedagogical initiatives etc.
- In French we say "Belle Époque" , but I don't know if there's an english equivalent. The term refers specifically to the period imediately predece...
- It looks like it depends on what country's history you are talking about. The term I usually hear is " Victorian Era " (or "Victorian Age", or som...
- The Edwardian Era (or Period) is the period between Victoria's death (and Edward VII's ascension) in 1901 and Edward's death in 1910. It is infor...
- According to Eric Hobsbawm classification, he call the time between 1875 and 1914 the "Age of Empire", because that time was marked by the expansio...
Oct 23, 2023 · What is the 20th Century Called. The 20th century, often remembered as a time of immense progress and significant events, is commonly referred to as the 1900s. This terminology simply indicates that the century’s years fall within the range of 1900-1999.
We're in the twenty-first century. The century will always be one more than the written year (2000 is not the 20th century but the 21st; 1900 is the 20th century) because you have to count the years 0-99 that didn't have a hundreds or a thousands place but was still a century
The 20th century was dominated by significant geopolitical events that reshaped the political and social structure of the globe: World War I, the Spanish flu pandemic, World War II and the Cold War.
