History
The world in the 20th century
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The world in 1914
During the second half of the 19th century, nationalism (loyalty and pride that people felt for their own nation) became an important movement, especially in Europe. Italy and...
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World War I
World War I broke out when Archduke Ferdinand, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, was assassinated by a Serbian protester in 1914. Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia...
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Spanish flu pandemic
The influenza (flu) outbreak of 1918 was one of the most devastating pandemics (diseases which affect whole continents or the world) in human history. Spanish flu, as it was...
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The world between the wars 1919–1939
The years between the two world wars were far from peaceful. Germany, Italy and Japan emerged dissatisfied with the peace treaties they were forced to sign after World War I and...
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World War II
Between 1939 and 1945, more than 30 countries, including all the world’s major powers, were drawn into World War II. The world’s nations formed two opposing military alliances...
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World War II year by year
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World history 1945–2000
World War II left up to 85 million people dead and countless cities in Europe and Asia in ruins. Six million Jews and many more regarded by the Nazis as “undesirable” had been...
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The world in the 20th century A-Z