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Following the 19th century, the 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created.
This century witnessed two world wars, the Great Depression of the 1930s, the Holocaust in Europe, the Cold War, revolutionary social equality movements, and the exploration of space. Get the details in this decade-by-decade timeline of the 20th century.
The 20th century changed the world in unprecedented ways. The World Wars sparked tension between countries and led to the creation of atomic bombs, the Cold War led to the Space Race and the creation of space-based rockets, and the World Wide Web was created.
From the Holocaust to the atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, these are the 10 major events that defined the 20th century. They continue to influence the world in the 21st 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.
February 28: Egypt gains independence from the United Kingdom, though British forces still occupy the Suez Canal. June 28: The Irish Civil War begins. October 23: Conservative Bonar Law becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. October 28: March on Rome brings Benito Mussolini to power in Italy.
The Top 50 Moments of the Past Century. 1. The end of WWII (1945) 2. The first organ transplant (1954) 3. First heart transplant (Louis Washkansky, 1967) 4.
With that in mind, TIME invited experts to nominate 20th-century moments that changed the United States. Taken together, those moments create a chronology of an evolving country—and a century...
Spanning two world wars, a great depression, and even a moon landing, there was no shortage of conflict and excitement in the 20th century. Find resources, biographies, and timelines to help you understand this era.
Learn how two world wars and other major historical developments from the Spanish-American War to World War II reshaped global affairs in the first half of the twentieth century.