Article 11290000002018496333972

Contemporary Age

By YanisF12019

  • War of succession between the Crown of Castile and the Catalan-Aragonese crown. 1702-1714

    War of succession between the Crown of Castile and the Catalan-Aragonese crown. 1702-1714

  • United States of America becomes independent from England

    United States of America becomes independent from England

  • French Revolution. The village occupies the Bastille.

    French Revolution. The village occupies the Bastille.

  • Beginning of the war of independence in Spain.

    Beginning of the war of independence in Spain.

  • The defeat of Waterloo marks the end of Napoleon's military power

    The defeat of Waterloo marks the end of Napoleon's military power

  • First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula.

    First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula.

  • The Eiffel Tower, a sample of the iron architecture of the s. XIX.

    The Eiffel Tower, a sample of the iron architecture of the s. XIX.

  • Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism.

    Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism.

  • World War I ends with more than 12 million dead. 1914-1918

    World War I ends with more than 12 million dead. 1914-1918

  • The Russian Revolution establishes a socialist regime (USSR).

    The Russian Revolution establishes a socialist regime (USSR).

  • Gandhi organizes the first civil disobedience campaign.

    Gandhi organizes the first civil disobedience campaign.

  • Nazism begins in Germany.

    Nazism begins in Germany.

  • Civil war in Spain. 1936-39

    Civil war in Spain. 1936-39

  • World War II. 1939-45

    World War II. 1939-45

  • Military dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain. 1939-75

    Military dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain. 1939-75

  • Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs explode.

    Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs explode.

  • The People's Republic of China is proclaimed, with Mao (president).

    The People's Republic of China is proclaimed, with Mao (president).

  • Triumph of the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro.

    Triumph of the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro.

  • Fall of the Berlin Wall.

    Fall of the Berlin Wall.

  • Attack on the Twin Towers in New York.

    Attack on the Twin Towers in New York.

  • Beginning of the civil war in Syria.

    Beginning of the civil war in Syria.

  • Refugee crisis in Europe

    Refugee crisis in Europe

  • World Pandemic (COVID-19)

    World Pandemic (COVID-19)