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20th century

  • Great War

    Great War
    The Great War was the first major war that devastated Europe in the first half of the 20th century. It started on July 28, 1914 and ended in November 1918.
  • URSS

    URSS
    It was a series of events framed in the tensions of the First World War that led first to the overthrow of the Russian monarchy (February Revolution) and then to the establishment of the first communist government in the world (October Revolution), which in 1922 gave rise to to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
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    Yayoi Kusama

    Is a Japanese artist and writer. Throughout his career, he has worked with a wide variety of media including: painting, collage, sculpture, performance art and installations, most of which exhibit his thematic interest in psychedelia, repetition and patterns. Kusama is a precursor of the pop art, minimalism and feminist art movements and influenced her contemporaries, Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg.​
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    Franco's dictatorship

    The dictatorial government of Francisco Franco lasted 36 years and his ideology was called Francoism. Although it coexisted over time with the rest of the European fascisms, it managed to remain in power for many more years than Hitler and Mussolini. It was a period of inequality marked by censorship and terror.
  • Chinese Revolution

    Chinese Revolution
    It was the result of a civil war between the Chinese nationalist government, led by Chiang Kai-shek, and the Chinese communist guerrillas, led by Mao Zedong, which led to the triumph of communism and the establishment of the People's Republic of China.
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    Marilyn Monroe

    Warhol began creating serigraphs of Marilyn after the actress' death in 1962 and composed several colorful reproductions of her face, although it was not until 1964, when he developed a more elaborate and laborious technique, with which he gave birth to the specimen that will be released. the sale.
  • Triunfo del Apolo 11

    Triunfo del Apolo 11
    The Apollo 11 crew was sent to the moon on July 16, 1969 and managed to reach the surface of the satellite on July 20 of the same year.
    Astronaut Neil M. Armstrong was the first human being to set foot on the moon, specifically the area known as the Sea of ​​Tranquility.
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    Transition and democracy

    In 1975 Franco died and Juan Carlos I succeeded him, establishing a democratic monarchy. A series of changes began in Spain, which have been known as “Transition”. In 1978 the Spanish Constitution was promulgated.
  • Election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa

    Election of Nelson Mandela as president of South Africa
    Nelson Mandela was a South African lawyer, activist and politician, who became the first black South African president. Before obtaining office, Mandela had spent 27 years in prison after being prosecuted in the Rivonia Trial for his anti-apartheid activism.
  • Titanic

    Titanic
    the Titanic movie is released