Bibliograph

1900-1920, the twentieth century, Gary Zacharias, book editor

Type

Label

1900-1920, the twentieth century, Gary Zacharias, book editor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-219) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

1900-1920

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

52109640

Responsibility statement

Gary Zacharias, book editor

Series statement

Events that changed the world

Sub title

the twentieth century

Table Of Contents

Event 1: Sigmund Freud publishes The interpretation of dreams; 1900 -- Event 2: Marconi sends the first wireless signal across the Atlantic; December 12, 1901 -- Event 3: Theodore Roosevelt becomes president; September 14, 1901 -- Event 4: Wright brothers fly the first heavier-than-air craft; December 17, 1903 -- Event 5: Henry Ford establishes a car manufacturing company; 1903 -- Event 6: Albert Einstein publishes his theories on relativity and light; 1905 -- Event 7: The Jungle is published; 1906 -- Event 8: Picasso paints Les Demoiselles d'Avignon; 1907 -- Event 9: Ernest Rutherford discovers the structure of the atomic nucleus; 1911 -- Event 10: Titanic sinks; April 14, 1912 -- Event 11: Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand; June 28, 1914 -- Event 12: Battle of the Marne produces stalemate in World War I: September 6-10, 1914 -- Event 13: Release of the birth of a nation; 1915 -- Event 14: America's entry signals the defeat of Germany; April 6, 1917 -- Event 15: Balfour declaration; November 2, 1917 -- Event 16: Russian revolution, communists take over the government; November 7-15, 1917 -- Event 17: Germany surrenders; November 11, 1918 -- Event 18: Treaty of Versailles; June 28, 1919

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