Consigning the Twentieth Century to History: Alternative Narratives for the Modern Era Author(s): Charles S. Maier Source: The American Historical Review‚ Vol. 105‚ No. 3 (Jun.‚ 2000)‚ pp. 807-831 Published by: Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Historical Association Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2651811 . Accessed: 23/07/2013 08:28 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms
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Global war is one of the defining features of twentieth-century experience‚ and the first global war is the subject of one of this period’s topics‚ “Representing the Great War.” Masses of dead bodies strewn upon the ground‚ plumes of poison gas drifting through the air‚ hundreds of miles of trenches infested with rats—these are but some of the indelible images that have come to be associated with World War I (1914-18). It was a war that unleashed death‚ loss‚ and suffering on an unprecedented scale
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Shane Crudden 2A Module: Design Theory Title: 20th Century Visual Communication Date of submission: 13/12/10 Word Count: 1939 Typography: Helvetica. “The 20th century was a time of social‚ cultural and technological revolution and change. Inevitably this had an effect on visual communication of the time.” One of the key factors in typography that I believe to be central to the development and progression of visual communication in the 20th century is the typeface Helvetica. “The Helvetica typeface
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The eighteen through twentieth century political events have had positive and negative effects on global history. The Rise of Nazi in Germany and The Rise of Totalitarianism in Russia have had different impacts throughout the world. Also the historical circumstances leading up to these two events are different in many ways. After World War 1‚ the Weimar government in Germany faced many problems as people looked for someone to blame for their defeat in the war. Extremists on the far left and on the
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Most scientists in the 1900s were worried about the earth only because they thought it looked too beautiful to destroy‚ however scientists created a new science that will help preserve nature and the earth. Ecology teaches that the damage done to forests‚ the extinction of animals and the toxic wastes in the water and oceans were not just coincidental but were man-made mistakes. Aldo Leopold a scientist that argued that ecology was not something to be taken lightly but it is a solution to a serious
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During the time period of the twentieth century in Europe and the Middle East there were significant changes occurring in major forced migration movements such as Muslims during the Balkan Wars and many Jews during World War II. ‘Superpower’s’ (or successful dominant European countries) citizens never migrating away from their homeland remained constant. While many of the migrations that occurred during this time were forced‚ before they actually occurred‚ many of those belonging to the group that
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Computers The Most helpful 20th Century Invention “I think it’s fair to say that personal computers have become the most useful empowering too; we’ve every created. They’re tools of communication‚ they’re tools of creativity‚ and they can be shaped by their user”. – Bill Gates Who can live without a personal computer in the 21th century? The computer as the most wondrous technological invention of the 20th century since the beginning of human era we have always tried to obtain machines to
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Major changes came to the textile industry during the 20th century‚ with continuing technological innovations in machinery‚ synthetic fibre‚ logistics‚ and globalization of the business. The business model that had dominated the industry for centuries was to change radically. Cotton and wool producers were not the only source for fibres‚ as chemical companies created new synthetic fibres that had superior qualities for many uses‚ such as rayon‚ invented in 1910‚ and DuPont’s nylon‚ invented in 1935
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Technology in the 20th Century Paper There are many notable advances made in technology that took place during the twentieth century. The world gradually moved from the industrial age into the technology age during this era. Once technology took hold nothing could hold back the flood of its advancement and the innovation that grew from it. Of all of the important advancements three standouts that are intimately connected are the inventions of the radio‚ computers‚ and the internet. The radio could
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Modernisim covers many poltitcal and cultural movements that are rooted in the changes in Western society at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. American modernism benefited from the immense diversity of immigrant cultures. Modernist America had to find solidarity in a world no longer unified in belief. The unity found lay in the understanding of the shared consciousness within all human experience. The relevance of the individual is emphasized; the truly limited nature of the
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