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20th Century History

  • Imperialism of Africa

    Imperialism of Africa

    Africa faced European invasions, imperialist agression, colonization... Also, they set forms of resistance for the defense of their territory.
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    WW I

    The main cause of this conflict was the desire for imperialism of the countries involved. These were Germany, Austria and Italy. In addition to deaths and enormous economic losses, they disappeared and new empires and countries were created.
  • Russian Revolution

    Russian Revolution

    With this revolution, Russia was removed from the war and it started the transformation into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, in changed the monarchy.
  • Creation of the League of Nations

    Creation of the League of Nations

    This union in Geneva was formed due to the resolving of international disputes after the First World War.
  • Economical and Financial Crisis (Great Drepression)

    Economical and Financial Crisis (Great Drepression)

    This crisis started with the crash of the market and in the 1930 it got worse. The President in this moment had to respond the calamity with the ´New Deal´.
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    Spanish Civil War

    This military revolt had to bands, republican and Nacionalists, the fascist Italy and Nazi German gived aid to the Nacionalists and they won changing Spain in all forms, economically, politically...
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    WW II

    This enormous conflict involved Unite States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and China to fight Germany, Italy and Japan. There were more than 45 million deaths.
  • Atomic Bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Atomic Bombs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

    Tow atomic bombs were detonated over these two Japanese cities and killed 80 000 people, and a lot of people also died due the radiation (Hiroshima). In Nagasiki, there were 40 000 deads. This bombing made that the Emperor announced the Surrender in WW II
  • Invention of Atomic Bomb

    Invention of Atomic Bomb

    Oppenheimer organised the operation about this powerful weapon that ended the WW II, it has the power to destroy entire cities in seconds. Hopefully, the Nazy Germany didn´t obtained it.
  • Creation of the United Nations

    Creation of the United Nations

    This international organization was created to maintain international peace and security after the WW II. There were 51 countries that colaborated.
  • Marshall Plan

    Marshall Plan

    The Marshall Plan was the way that Europe chosed to face the devastation of the WW II. It helped so much the organisation of the most affected part of the continent.
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    Cold War

    It was a conflict between the USSR and United States due to the political rivarly. Instead of a war, they fighted economically and politically.
  • Triumph of the Chinese Revolution

    Triumph of the Chinese Revolution

    It was the result of the long Chinese civil war started at 1927. The comunists won and the people that lost went to Taiwan, they were knowed as the ´Nacionalist China´.
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    Vietnam War

    South and North Vietnam fought due to their political ideologies, United States helped South Korea and the problem got worse because of the Cold War. It ended with more than 3 million of deads and the unification of the country named as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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    Decolonization of Africa

    Africa obtained the independence from their European rulers, for this reason, there was not processes of decolonization,
  • Cuban Revolution

    Cuban Revolution

    The Cuban Revolution could overthrew the goverment of this time, Fidel Castro taked the control of Cuba from 1959 to 2008.
  • Arrival of Man to the Moon

    Arrival of Man to the Moon

    The Apollo 11 commanded by Neil Armstrong abd Buzz Aldrin reached the Moon before than the other rivals of United States. This archievement was a before and after in the history of the humanity.
  • Chernobyl Disaster

    Chernobyl Disaster

    The Chernobyl disaster was caused because of a poorly designed experiment that caused the worst disaster linked to the generation of energy. The disaster area was gigant.
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall

    Fall of the Berlin Wall

    The Berlin Wall falled due to the amount of protest of the separated people between East and West Germany. These protests were calmed by destroying the borders and making easy to reach one part of the country from the other side.
  • End of Soviet Union

    End of Soviet Union

    In this date, the Soviet flag dissapeard because of the change of power in Russia. The representatives of each one of the Soviet Republics announced their going out from this Union.
  • Creation of EU

    Creation of EU

    The Creation of the EU started one of the most powerful Unions and Super Powers of the entire world, this union try to make easier the relation between all their countries in aspects as security, trade, economy... It´s easier to trade with 27 countries than with an independent one. For this reason, they got benefited.

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