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20th century
The 20th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1901 and ended on December 31, 2000, according to the Gregorian calendar.
The British Empire, the Russian Empire, the German Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire dissolved in the first half of the century, with all but...
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Falklands War
The Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur), also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom (UK) over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the...
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- 2 months (Apr 2, 1982 — Jun 14, 1982)
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, was a Cold War military conflict that which may be said to have occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from September 26, 1959 to April 30, 1975. The war was fought between the communist...
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- 16 years (Mar 1959 — Apr 30, 1975)
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War (often abbreviated WWII or WW2), was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the...
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- 6 years (Sep 1, 1939 — Sep 2, 1945)
1960s
The 1960s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1960, to December 31, 1969. The 1960s term also refers to an era more often called The Sixties, denoting the complex of inter-related cultural and political trends in the United States, Canada,...
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- 1960 —
1970s
The 1970s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1979.
In the Western world, social progressive values that began in the 1960s, such as increasing political awareness and political and economic liberty of women, continued to...
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- 9 years (1960 — 1969)
1990s
The 1990s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1990, to December 31, 1999, the last decade of the 20th century. It was A combination of factors including the mass mobilisation of capital markets through neoliberalism, the widespread proliferation...
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- 9 years (1990 — 1999)
1980s
The 1980s ('the eighties') was the decade that ran from January 1, 1980, to December 31, 1989.
The time period saw social, economic and general change as wealth and production migrated to newly industrializing economies. As economic liberalization...
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- 9 years (1980 — 1989)
1950s
The 1950s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1950, to December 31, 1959. During the early 1950s in the United States manufacturing and home construction was on the rise as the American economy was on the upswing. The Korean War and the...
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- 9 years (1950 — 1959)
1940s
The 1940s decade (the forties) ran from January 1, 1940, to December 31, 1949.
The Second World War took place in the first half of the decade, which had a profound effect on most countries and people in Europe, Asia and elsewhere. The consequences...
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- 9 years (1940 — 1949)
1930s
The 1930s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1930, to December 31, 1939. The first few years of the decade was marked by the Great Depression that had a traumatic effect worldwide. In response authoritarian regimes emerged in several countries...
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- 9 years (1930 — 1939)
1920s
The 1920s was the decade that ran from January 1, 1920, to December 31, 1929. It is sometimes referred to as the Roaring Twenties or the Jazz Age, when speaking about the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom. In Europe the decade is sometimes...
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- 9 years (1920 — 1929)
1910s
The 1910s decade ran from January 1, 1910, through December 31, 1919.
The 1910s represented the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the nineteenth century. The conservative lifestyles during the...
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- 1910 —
Edwardian period
The Edwardian period or Edwardian era in the United Kingdom is the period covering the reign of King Edward VII, 1901 to 1910.
The death of Queen Victoria in January 1901 and the succession of her son, Edward, marked the start of a new century and...
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- 9 years (1901 — 1910)
Jazz Age
The Jazz Age describes a period in American history following the end of World War I, continuing through the Roaring Twenties, and ending with the onset of the Great Depression. It marked a period of changing values alongside a soaring stock market....
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- 1918 —
World War I
World War I (abbreviated as WW-I, WWI, or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, the World War (prior to the outbreak of the Second World War), and the War to End All Wars, was a global military conflict which involved most of the...
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- 4 years (Aug 1914 — Nov 11, 1918)
Late 20th Century
The late 20th Century is the last third of the century, going from 1967 to 2000, or the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s decades.
The late 20th Century can also be the post-War era from 1945 to the end of the Cold War in 1991, 2000 or the 9/11 attacks.
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- 1967 —
