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20th century

The 20th century began on 1 January 1901, and ended on 31 December 2000. It was the 10th and last century in 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. Population growth was…

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Earth at the end of the 20th century

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related to Film, television and theatre · 182
20th century → African-American, Ailey's, Akira Kurosawa, Al Pacino, Aladdin, Alain Delon, Alfred Hitchcock, Alvin Ailey, America, American, Amitabh Bachchan, Anastasia, Arthur Miller, Audrey Hepburn, Beast, Beauty, Ben-Hur, Betty Boop, Brigitte Bardot, Broadway
related to Wars and politics · 149
20th century → According, Adolf Hitler, After, Ali, Altogether, America, April, Arab, Arabs, Armenians, Asia, Assyrian, Assyrians, At, Austrian-Hungarian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Balkans, Beer Hall Putsch, Ben-Gurion, Black Americans
related to Further reading · 52
20th century → An Encyclopedia, Brower, Cambridge University Press, CBS News, Century, Cold War, Concise Reference History, Daniel, Economic History, Economy, Ed, Energy Policy, Environmental, Europe Peaceful Today, Europe’s, Graham, Harper Encyclopedia, History, Humanity, Irwin
related to Space exploration · 34
20th century → Also, America's Apollo, As, Cold War, Earth, In, International Space Station, Jupiter, Later, Mars, Mercury, Moon, Neptune, Over, Saturn, September, Soviet, Soviet Union, Soviet Union's Vostok, Space Shuttle
related to Video games · 26
20th century → Asteroids, Atari, Capcom's, Capcom's Mega Man, Gran Turismo, Hedgehog, Hideo Kojima, Inc, Konami's Frogger, Namco's Galaga, Namco's Pac-Man, Nintendo's Donkey Kong, Nintendo's Donkey Kong Jr, Nintendo's Super Mario Bros, Nintendo's The Legend, Sega's Sonic, Sega's Zaxxon, Shigeru Miyamoto, Sid Meier, Some
related to Music · 19
20th century → Americas, Argentina, Arnold Schoenberg, Bebop, Blues, Country, Electronic, Europe, Igor Stravinsky, In, Many, Other, Prior, Rock, Synthesizers, Tango, The, This, United States
related to Engineering and technology · 18
20th century → Air, Aluminum, Basic, By, Digital, However, In, Internet, One, Organized, PVC, Radios, The, These, Thousands, Velcro, With, Wright Flyer
related to Art and architecture · 15
20th century → Art Nouveau, Before World War II, City, Dadaism, European, Great War, In Europe, Modernism, Streamlined, The, United States, Victorian, West, Western, World War
related to Earth at the end of the 20th century · 13
20th century → Africa, Americanization, China, Cold War, Economic, Europe, India, Indian, Since, The, US, With, World War
related to Social change · 11
20th century → Although, Atlantic, Attitudes, By, Europe, India, North America, Republic, South Africa, Starting, When

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