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Vor 2 Tagen · Interwar period. Silesia tension between the Poles and Germans. In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11 November 1918 to 1 September 1939 (20 years, 9 months, 21 days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII).
Vor 2 Tagen · 20th century 1900s. 1900: The first Zeppelin is designed by Theodor Kober. 1901: The first motorized cleaner using suction, a powered "vacuum cleaner", is patented independently by Hubert Cecil Booth and David T. Kenney. 1903: The first successful gas turbine is invented by Ægidius Elling. 1903: Édouard Bénédictus invents ...
Vor 2 Tagen · The 19th century was an era of rapidly accelerating scientific discovery and invention, with significant developments in the fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, electricity, and metallurgy that laid the groundwork for the technological advances of the 20th century.
Vor 3 Tagen · World War II, conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939–45. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers — Germany, Italy, and Japan —and the Allies— France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and, to a lesser extent, China.
Vor 5 Tagen · Edwin Hubble, American astronomer who played a crucial role in establishing the field of extragalactic astronomy and is generally regarded as the leading observational cosmologist of the 20th century. Learn more about Hubble and his work, including his notable research and discoveries.
Vor 5 Tagen · A century which includes two world wars, Stalinism and the holocaust, not to mention numerous other acts of genocide and oppression, deserves the extremist label. However, whether this remain an age of extremism is less clear, and represents the large question raised by Hobsbawm.
Vor 5 Tagen · Book: The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: a Twentieth Century History. David Edgerton. London, Allen Lane, 2018, ISBN: 9781846147753; 720pp.; Price: £30.00. Reviewer: Professor Scott Newton. Cardiff University. Citation: Professor Scott Newton, review of The Rise and Fall of the British Nation: a Twentieth Century History, (review no. 2307)
