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The Spanish flu epidemic
Nuclear weapons, nuclear power, and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization, technological developments, and Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts dominated the twentieth century and are the major political events that unfolded in the 20th-century -
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, pianist and conductor. He was the first American-born conductor to achieve worldwide fame. -
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isms
The term ism is used to name a philosophical, literary or artistic current, especially when it is ephemeral. In general, isms are avant-garde movements characterized by innovation or experimental status. An ism questions the status quo and seeks to transcend accepted limits. -
World War II
La Segunda Guerra Mundial fue un conflicto militar global que se desarrolló entre 1939 y 1945. En ella se vieron implicadas la mayor parte de las naciones del mundo —incluidas todas las grandes -
The musical genre disco was created
Disco originated in underground clubs in the late 1960s and became the hottest music in the world for the following decade. -
Leonora Carrington
Mary Leonora Carrington was an English surrealist painter and writer who became a Mexican citizen. -
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The exacerbation of nationalism
The 20th century was marked by the slow adoption of nationalism throughout the world with the destruction of the European colonial empires, the Soviet Union and several other smaller multinational states. -
José María Aznar
On December 31, 2000, the government of José María Aznar eliminated compulsory military service.