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CONTEMPORARY AGE(1789-Nowadays)

By idaira mirats

  • -1702-1714 – 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.

  • -1766 – The United States of America becomes independent from England

    -1766 – The United States of America becomes independent from England

  • -1789 – French Revolution. The village occupies the Bastille.

    -1789 – French Revolution. The village occupies the Bastille.

  • -1808 – Beginning of the war of independence in Spain.

    -1808 – Beginning of the war of independence in Spain.

  • -1815 - The defeat of Waterloo marks the end of Napoleon's military power

    -1815 - The defeat of Waterloo marks the end of Napoleon's military power

  • -1848 – First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula.

    -1848 – First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula.

  • -1889 – The Eiffel Tower, a sample of the iron architecture of the s. XIX.

    -1889 – The Eiffel Tower, a sample of the iron architecture of the s. XIX.

  • -1907 – Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism.

    -1907 – Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism.

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

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

  • -1917 – The Russian Revolution establishes a socialist regime (USSR).

    -1917 – The Russian Revolution establishes a socialist regime (USSR).

  • -1922 – Gandhi organizes the first civil disobedience campaign.

    -1922 – Gandhi organizes the first civil disobedience campaign.

  • -1929 – Nazism begins in Germany.

    -1929 – Nazism begins in Germany.

  • -1936-1939 – Civil war in Spain.

    -1936-1939 – Civil war in Spain.

  • -1939-1945 – World War II.

    -1939-1945 – World War II.

  • -1939-1975 – Military dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain.

    -1939-1975 – Military dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain.

  • -1945 – Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs explode.

    -1945 – Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombs explode.

  • -1949 – The People's Republic of China is proclaimed, with Mao (president).

    -1949 – The People's Republic of China is proclaimed, with Mao (president).

  • -1959 – Triumph of the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro.

    -1959 – Triumph of the Cuban Revolution with Fidel Castro.

  • -1989 – Fall of the Berlin Wall.

    -1989 – Fall of the Berlin Wall.

  • -2001 – Attack on the Twin Towers in New York.

    -2001 – Attack on the Twin Towers in New York.

  • -2011- Beginning of the civil war in Syria.

    -2011- Beginning of the civil war in Syria.

  • -2015 – Refugee crisis in Europe

    -2015 – Refugee crisis in Europe

  • -2020 – World Pandemic (Covid-19).

    -2020 – World Pandemic (Covid-19).