Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
September 1 – October: Nazi invasion of Poland triggers World War II in Europe. Soviet invasion of Poland begins 16 days later. September 3: Britain and France declare war on Germany; World War II begins. September 13: Ferrari founded in Modena, Italy (as Auto Avio Costruzioni) by Enzo Ferrari. The Palestinian revolt against the British ends.
The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). [1] [2] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment.
The 20th century in the United States refers to the period in the United States from 1901 through 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. For information on this period, see: History of the United States series: History of the United States (1865–1918) History of the United States (1918–1945) History of the United States (1945–1964)
1944–1946: Temporary reoccupation of the Philippines during World War II and in preparation for previously scheduled independence. [citation needed] 1945–1947: U.S. Marines garrisoned in mainland China to oversee the removal of Japanese forces after World War II. [15]
For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century; For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century. For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I; For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II
For the remainder of the 20th century, the United States emerged as the world's sole remaining superpower and continued to intervene in international affairs during the 1990s. [266] The Gulf War against Iraq started during George H. W. Bush's administration. [266] The war started when Iraq invaded neighboring Kuwait in 1990.
American Century (20th century) Great Migration (c. 1910 – c. 1940) World War I (c. 1914 – c. 1918) First Red Scare (1917–1920) Prohibition in the United States (1919–1933) Roaring Twenties (1920s) Jazz Age (1920s) Great Depression (1929–1939) Dust Bowl (1930–1936) New Deal era (1933–1938) World War II (1939-1945)
For a List of wars in the 20th century, see: List of wars: 1900–1944; List of wars: 1945–1989; List of wars: 1990–2002