The Modern Era

By metrogang

  • The Modern Era Begins

  • Queen Victoria dies and is succeeded by son Edward VIII

    Queen Victoria dies and is succeeded by son Edward VIII

  • James Joyce begins writing the controversial novel Ulysses.

    James Joyce begins writing the controversial novel Ulysses.

    This book is commonly studied throughout high schools globally.
  • World War 1 begins when Archduke Francis Feedinad is assissnated.

    World War 1 begins when Archduke Francis Feedinad is assissnated.

  • Britain joins WWI

    "World War One may not have initiated democratic change, but it determined its timing." http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/britain_wwone/overview_britain_ww1_01.shtml

  • Global depression makes the unemployment rate 23 percent.

  • Depression and despair drove the writer Virginia Woolf to suicide.

    Depression and despair drove the writer Virginia Woolf to suicide.

    Virginia Woolf wrote Mrs. Dalloway, Orlando, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One's Own, The Waves, and Between the Acts.

  • At the end of World War II, British military and civilian losses total at 360,000 people.

  • The United Nations is formed

    The United Nations is formed

  • Cold war between the United States and the Soviet Union begins

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    Cold War

  • George Orwell publishes the book 1984, which shows a future totalitarian version of England.

    George Orwell publishes the book 1984, which shows a future totalitarian version of England.

  • Elizabeth II takes the throne in England

    Elizabeth II takes the throne in England

  • Soviets launched Sputnik I, the first space satellite

    Soviets launched Sputnik I, the first space satellite

  • The first practical home computer, the Apple 2, was released

    The first practical home computer, the Apple 2, was released

  • The Berlin Wall falls

    The Berlin Wall falls

  • England joins the European Union

    England joins the European Union

  • Irish poet Seamus Heaney wins the Nobel Prize in literature

  • Britian's Princess Diana dies in a Paris auto accident

    Britian's Princess Diana dies in a Paris auto accident

  • The Euro is introduced

    The Euro is introduced

    The establishment of the Euro links the European Union with a single currency that makes trade easier.
  • First Iphone comes out

    First Iphone comes out

    This changes the way people communicate throughout the world.
  • Barack Obama becomes the first African American President of the United States

    Barack Obama becomes the first African American President of the United States

  • Brexit

    Britain voting to leave the EU has had effects on immigration, trade, manufacturing, finances, productivity, foreign policy, and consumption. https://woodfordfunds.com/economic-impact-brexit-report/
  • Theresa May becomes the most recent Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

    Theresa May becomes the most recent Prime Minister of the United Kingdom