Contemporary history

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  • War of succession

    War of succession
    1702-1714

  • The United States of America becomes independent from England

    The United States of America becomes independent from England

  • French Revolution.

    French Revolution.

  • Beginning of the war of independence in Spain.

    Beginning of the war of independence in Spain.

  • The defeat of Waterloo

    The defeat of Waterloo

  • – First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula.

    – First steam locomotive in the Iberian Peninsula.

  • The Eiffel Tower

    The Eiffel Tower

  • Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism.

    Picasso begins a new pictorial style, Cubism.

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

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

  • The Russian Revolution

    The Russian Revolution

  • 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.

    Civil war in Spain.
    1936-1939

  • World War II.

    World War II.
    1939-1945

  • Military dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain.

    Military dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain.
    1939-1975

  • 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).