The Twentieth Century In The 20th Century

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     Within the twentieth century, what event stands out to you as the most inhumane treatment of fellow humans. Without a doubt, most would agree that the Holocaust completely matches this sad frame of reference. The Holocaust in Germany was an unspeakable event in human history. In this terrible act, at its worst in Poland, was the direct cause of the deaths of 62.7% of the Jewish population in Europe (History 1). It is obvious that two themes stand out during this time period death and humanity, or inhumanity for that matter.

The beginning of the twentieth century brought with it relative peace and growth of economies throughout the world. New technological developments such as airplanes, radio, cinema, and automobiles were created during this time frame. Europe’s powerful countries consolidated in their colonial conquests from earlier decades that balanced their alliances. However, after only a few decades into the twentieth century multiple tensions between the great powers surfaced. These tensions caused the great powers to separate into different alliances and eventually lead to the Great War.

The progress made in the 20th century is staggering. Advancements in science, medicine and technology alone have brought incalculable benefits to human beings. Yet on the darker side, the 20th century was also the most violent time of human history. Two world wars, the massacres of Stalin, the Holocaust of Hitler, and many other such events killed over hundreds of millions of people and inflicted extreme suffering on hundreds of millions more that will make this period in time and period that will be remembered forever.

The 1920’s was the era of not only mass consumerism, social changes, and profound cultural conflicts but that of the Lost Generation and the effects of World War I during this time period. World War I had a significant impact on the lives and the writing styles of the Lost Generation, changing their perspectives on both the government and their lives.

If you could think of one of the most horrific times, what would come to mind? Would it be the Holocaust? The Holocaust is an unimaginable event that murdered millions of people that where Jewish, homosexual, people with disabilities, and Jehovah Witnesses. The Holocaust started officially on January 30, 1933. Lasted for about 12 years and ended on May 8, 1945. The Holocaust was started and ran by Adolf Hitler who was the leader of the German Government. He created concentration & death camps. Hitler and Nazi Germany wanted to remove all non-German people. The holocaust officially ended in 1945 by Allied forces that invaded Germany.

The twentieth century was a century characterized by war, technological advancements, and the formation of new relationships that to this day continue to shape and impact the world. Powerful countries used the world as their playground, making crucial decisions that had an impact all across the globe. Technological advancements transformed the concept of war, making it deadlier than before. Within this atmosphere, several events and movements occurred during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries that changed the face of history, either for worse or for better. Imperialism, the Great War, and the Cold War affected every corner of the globe and greatly impacted the twentieth century.

In the history of the United States, working men and women have attempted to survive the social, political, economic, and social changes from the eighteenth through the twenty-first centuries. In order to ensure their survival, these working people chose from a range possibilities to organize and strengthen within the restrictions and opportunities of political, structural, and cultural situations. This paper will prove that throughout the Antebellum period, the long nineteenth century, the reform era of the twentieth century and up through present day, the United States’ working people have been responsible for both their successes and failures in their organizing attempts, but during contrasting eras, other entities such as the government, employers, and the economy have been responsible for the successes and failures of the organization workers.

The 20th century was a time of considerable transition for the United States. Going from the countries lowest point in history, to becoming the strongest nation in the world, left Americans and their leaders confronted with many difficult decisions. The decade of depression that had preceded World War II had produced enormous changes in US politics and the American political and economic systems. Beyond politics, Americans also faced challenges in their day to day lives as American culture and society was also going through transitions. The ways in which these questions and problems were attempted to be answered, the balances of power that resulted, and the significance of wartime government were

World War II claimed around 60 million lives in the time from 1941 to 1945. Amazingly, upwards of fourteen percent of these lives were not victims of the largest war ever waged, but their lives were lost in the tragic genocide know as the Holocaust. The Nazis carried out this atrocity and they planed to kill anyone who was not apart of what was considered to be the master race. All those of non-Arian backgrounds were to be killed and the majority of the people executed were Jewish. Looking at the origins, conflicts, repercussions, and deniers of the Holocaust will help prevent future atrocities from occurring.

Firstly, the 20th century was the time of The First and Second World War, space exploration, nationalism, decolonisation, intergovernmental organisations and the birth of the digital revolution. The First World War (1914- 1918), was

The roaring twenties are universally known to be a significant century for change in America, however, 1920 in particular is one of the most important years of all and directly put americans on the road to modern day freedom and communication. The year 1920 played an influential role in shaping today's America by; providing more citizens with equal rights and opportunities, working towards making citizens safer with alcohol, and hitting a milestone in the technology world making communication faster than ever befor.

The Germans murdered more than eleven million innocent people, not only Jews, but also millions of others deemed "subhuman" by their leader Adolf Hitler, such as Gypsies, Russians, and Poles, during World War II. This infamous event has been called the "Holocaust." The horror of the Holocaust made it a turning point in history, for while the war itself temporarily changed the political landscape, the Holocaust changed the way people look at themselves and judge others by their race or religion. Prior to World War II many people believed that civilization had risen above the brutality and barbarism of earlier ages. In fact, even while the Holocaust was happening the people of Germany couldn't believe or accept the fact that millions of people were being murdered by their government. Even the Jews who were being deported to the Death Camps (Concentration Camps) had a hard time believing that they were headed toward execution.

As most people would agree, the 20th century contained some of the bloodiest and most gruesome events ever recorded in history. Why do words such as Hiroshima, Rwanda, The Final Solution, A Great Leap Forward, The Great Purge and so many more spark such vivid images of blood, torture and murder in our minds? And despite those horrific images, what is it that causes us humans time and time again to commit such crimes against humanity? Those are the kinds of questions Jonathan Glover, a critically acclaimed ethics philosopher, tries to answer in the book he had spent over ten years writing, Humanity: A Moral History of the 20th Century. Through Humanity Glover tries to answer those questions in a way which will give a solution as how we can

The 21st century is much like the 1920s in regard to how society acts. In both the 21st century and the 1920s, people aspire to live rich, luxurious lives, disregard the poor, and ignore the laws. In many songs today, artists sing about getting intoxicated, spending money and other forms of immorality. These songs show how inappropriate actions are done because of living lavishly. The morals in this time period are similar to the 1920s in the sense that people act redundantly and disregard the effects of their actions.