4 July 2013 - A CENTURY IN TIME - The 1900S

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A CENTURY IN TIME

The 1900s

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Here is a brief summary of the 1900s. Interesting things happened ...


1910s

A decade dominated by the first total war, World War I.

1920s

 From Flappers to Prohibition, the 1920s were a decade full of major cultural and social change.
1930s

As the Nazis gained power in Germany, the Great Depression ravaged the rest of the world.
1940s

While countries from around the world sent troops to Europe to fight World War II, the Nazis continued their blitzkrieg tactics to take over Europe, country by country, while also murdering millions of Jews and Gypsies.

1950s

As families settle down with their TV dinners in front of their new color televisions, the Cold War starts to heat up and the Civil Rights Movements gets underway.

1960s

Although hippies tried to counter the violence, millions of Americans and Vietnamese died during the Vietnamese War.

1970s

As disco, M*A*S*H, and computers emerge on the scene, the American public is shocked with the discovery of the Watergate Scandal.
1980s

At the same time that perestroika and glasnost began to drastically change the Cold War, major natural and man-made disasters occured around the world.

1990s

The Cold War comes to a quick and decisive end while the increasing popularity of the Internet begins to open up worldwide communications.
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Clancy's comment:  I must say I'm glad I was born when I was. The music and lifestyle of the 50s and 60s was sensational.Today is very INSTANT and less relaxed.

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