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Henry Ford and the assembly line
In september 1913, Henry Ford created the first assembly line in Detroit, this assembly line reduced the effort needed to make vehicles, making them cheaper and more afortable for the middle class. This event marked a revolution in industry and production. -
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The early 20th century
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Panama Canal opens for the first time
The Panama Canal is a hand-made structure that tried to make a route betwen the Caribbean and the Pacific.France made the fisrt try, but they failed, the USA continued with the project, a faster trade route emerged. -
Einstein and the theory of general relativity
In 1915, Albert Einstein published "The theory of general relativity", which talked about the gravitational field and the theory of relativity. This dicovery supposed many advantages in physics and astronomy. -
Lenin and the Decre on Land
The soviet Congress approved the Decre on Land, abolishing private property and the redistributing the land owned by the nobles and the church, marking the beggining of the communist expropriations in Russia. -
The Great war ends with an Armistice
In the autumn of 1918, Germany´s allies abandom the fight. Faced with inminent collapse, the army decides to surrender. The kaiser abdicates and a republic is proclaimed. This marked the end of the german Empire and the arrival of extremist ideologies. -
Primo de Rivera, the new dictator
In an scenario influenced by the disaster of the War of the Rift, Miguel Primo de Rivera took control over the goverment by a coup d`etat, proclaiming himself dictator. A distatorship emerged in Spain. -
The discovery of Penicillin
In 1928, Alexander Fliming discovered that mold had and antibiotic utility, time after, he created an antibiotic medicament using mold, this supposed great advantages and changes in medicine and healthcare. -
Hitler, the new chancellor of Germany
After Hitler won the elections, Von Hindenburg plocaimed him chancellor, starting a period of totalitarism and conflicts with other countries that belonged to the German Empire, a new and more devastating war will be whipping Europe. -
Star of the Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War began on July 17, 1936, when Generals Emilio Mola and Francisco Franco started an uprising to overthrow the Republic, suddenly, the riots on the strets transformed into a Civil War between the Republicans and the nationalist´s -
End of the Spanish civil war
Ending almost three years of conflict, the civil war between the republican side and the revolted side, ended on April 1, 1939 with the victory of the national side with General Francisco Franco at the top. -
The invasion of Poland
After the Ribbentrop-Molotov Pact is signed, Germany and the Sovier Union invade poland, this started the Second Word War, involving countries all arround the world, the war ends after 5 years of fighting with the defeat of the Axis.
