Humanities Timeline

The publishing of the Communist Manifesto

Feb 21, 1848

1. The Communist Maifesto was a short publication written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in 1948. The book contains Marx and Engels' Marxist theories about the nature of society and politics.

The publishing of the Communist Manifesto

Feb 21, 1848

1. It was the year of the revolutions that the Communist Manifesto was published. It outlined the basic elements of their (Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels) philosophy.

The Publishing of the Communist Manifesto

Feb 21, 1848

1. Philosophy: Marx's political views were inspired by the economic conditions he had observed in Germany at the start of the Industrial Revolution. He believed in a society run 'by the people for the people'. He wanted wealth to be distributed evenly.

The Russian Revolution

Feb 1, 1917

1. The Russian Revolution was a series of events that took place in Russia in 1917.

The Russian Revolution of 1917 is also called the Bolshevik Revolution or the October Revolution. In 1917 there were actually two revolutions in Russia. One was the February Revolution in which the Tsar abdicated his throne and the Provisional Government took power. The other was the October Revolution in which the Provisional Government was overthrown by the Bolsheviks.

The Russian Revolution

Oct 1, 1917

1. The result of the revolution:

• Abdication of Nicholas II
• End of the Russian Empire
• Bolsheviks' takeover of power
• Start of the Russian Civil War

The end of World War One

Nov 11, 1918

1. By the end of the war, four major imperial powers —the German, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman empires— ceased to exist.

On 11th November the leaders of both sides held a meeting in Ferdinand Foch's railway carriage headquarters at Compiegne. The Armistice was signed at 6am and came into force five hours later

The end of World War One

Nov 11, 1918

1. The armistice was an agreement between the Allies and Germany that ended the fighting in the First World War. It went into effect at 11 am on November 11, 1918, and marked a victory for the Allies and a complete defeat for Germany, although not technically a surrender.

The end of World War One

Nov 11, 1918

1. Victory had come, but it was to a huge cost. The four years of battle, nearly nine million military personnel and another nine million civilians lost their lives.

Farms were ruined, especially in Belgium and France, it took many years for the land to recover.

The Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

1. The Treaty of Versailles was the peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 and in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and other events in Russia. The treaty was signed at the vast Versailles Palace near Paris - hence its title - between Germany and the Allies. The three most important politicians there were David Lloyd George, Georges Clemenceau and Woodrow Wilson.

The Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

1. The Versailles Palace was considered the most appropriate venue simply because of its size - many hundreds of people were involved in the process and the final signing ceremony in the Hall of Mirrors could accommodate hundreds of dignitaries. Many wanted Germany smashed - others, like Lloyd George, were privately more cautious.

The Treaty of Versailles

Jun 28, 1919

1. The final treaty document contained 44- articles covering a range of economic, social and politcal issues.

The Roaring Twenties

Jan 1, 1920

1. The Roaring Twenties was a period in the 1920's that went very well as to wealth and the economy. Many new technologies were developed as a result of World War I.

The Roaring Twenties

Jan 1, 1920

1. Basically everyone went out. They drank and smoked and had the time of their lives.

The typical flapper of the 1920'a had short, bobbed hair and wore a short dress. She datred men that didn't have a chaperone, they wore makeup and smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol.