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The History of the Twentieth Century

A chronicle of the history of the twentieth century, including art, music, popular culture, science, religion, and, of course, politics and war.

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47:46

221 The Great Debate I

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/12/25

By the beginning of the twentieth century, astronomers had some idea of the size and shape of our galaxy, though the consensus was that the galaxy represented the entirety of the Universe. But in the decades that followed, it became clear that the Universe was much more.

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44:31

220 An Unnatural Condition

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/12/13

By the beginning of the twentieth century, the younger generation of nationalists had become impatient with its elders' polite political agitation and sought ways to increase the pressure on the British to grant Indians more autonomy.

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42:16

219 The Victorian Holocausts

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/12/06

Britain's control over India was not the main reason the UK rose to become the superpower of the 19th century, but the wealth extracted from India preserved British supremacy for decades longer than otherwise would have been possible, but at a terrible cost to the Indians.

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43:57

218 By Themselves Are Nations Made

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/11/29

In 1858, the British government took direct control over India. This was supposed to cure the injustices of Company administration, but life in India grew worse, not better.

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39:33

217 The Unending Quest

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/11/22

India is one of the world's oldest nations. In the early 18th century, it was the world's largest economy. By the end of that century, it was entirely under the control of a foreign multinational corporation.

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47:41

216 A Return to Normalcy

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/11/08

In the two years since the Armistice, virtually nothing had gone right in the United States. In 1920, voters chose the candidate who promised a return to normalcy.

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36:34

215 1919 - Germany VI

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/11/01

By 1923, inflation was raging in Germany, and so was the right wing.

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40:53

214 1919 - Germany V

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/10/25

When reparations payments first came due in 1921, the German economy was in bad shape and the government resisted payment, while the German right opposed paying them at all.

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46:43

213 1919 - Germany IV

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/10/18

Germany receives the Treaty of Versailles and is given the choice of accepting the treaty as it stands, or restarting the war.

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47:54

212 1919 - Germany III

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/10/04

Imposing an indemnity on the defeated enemy after a war was a longstanding practice. At the Paris Peace Conference, reparations were supposed to be something more just and civilized: a charge for losses to civilians during the German occupation of Belgium and France.

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41:43

211 1919 - Germany II

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/09/27

The new democratic German government believed they could get a generous peace deal from the Allies. They were wrong.

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47:48

210 1919 - Germany I

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/09/20

After the abdication/removal of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Germany was declared a republic. But what kind of republic?

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41:35

209 1919 - Ireland III

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/09/13

With the bloodshed seemingly unending, the Lloyd George government and the Irish Republic strike an agreement.

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40:51

208 1919 - Ireland II

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/08/30

The conflict in Ireland grows more bitter, culminating in 1920's Bloody Sunday.

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38:40

207 1919 - Ireland I

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/08/23

On January 21, 1919, the first Dáil Éireann met in Dublin and declared itself the parliament of an Irish Republic. That same day, IRA fighters in County Tipperary stole 168 pounds of gelignite, killing the two police officers who were guarding it.

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47:00

206 1919 - United States IV

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/08/16

As Woodrow Wilson recovered from his stroke, the effort to gain Senate approval for the Treaty of Versailles floundered, and the US government was without a leader.

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54:38

205 1919 - United States III

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/08/09

As hard as it was to negotiate the Treaty of Versailles, Woodrow Wilson returned home to an even greater challenge: winning Senate approval of the treaty.

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49:08

204 1919 - United States II

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/07/26

At the same time as the "Red Scare," the USA was experiencing the worst racial violence in its history. Hundreds were killed. Some claimed, without evidence, that the Bolsheviks were behind it.

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49:28

203 1919 - United States I

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/07/19

Labor unrest, racial violence, and anarchist bombs were blowing up across the USA in 1919, making many people wonder if the Bolsheviks were behind it all.

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42:48

202 1919 - Mexico

The History of the Twentieth Century ·

2020/07/12

Political violence in Mexico tapers off after the new constitution comes into effect, although Venustiano Carranza will not give up power willingly.

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