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Great events from history. The 20th century, 1901-1940 /

The 1,036 essays in this six-volume set cover the world's most important events and developments in the forty years that included World War I and led up to World War II, from 1901 through 1940. The period witnessed not only the Great War but also the Great Depression, the rise of the Nazi regim...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Gorman, Robert F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, ©2007.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover
  • TOC36;Contents
  • Keyword List of Contents
  • List of Maps44; Tables and Sidebars
  • Maps
  • CH36;1901
  • Early 20th century Elster and Geitel Study Radioactivity
  • Early 20th century Mahler Directs the Vienna Court Opera
  • 1901 Creation of the First Synthetic Vat Dye
  • 1901 Discovery of Human Blood Groups
  • 1901 Grijns Suggests the Cause of Beriberi
  • 1901 Hewitt Invents the Mercury45;Vapor Lamp
  • 1901 Hopkins Announces the Discovery of Tryptophan
  • 1901 Ivanov Develops Artificial Insemination
  • 190145;1904 Kipping Discovers Silicones
  • 190145;1911 China Allows Some Western Reforms
  • 190145;1925 Teletype Is Developed
  • January44; 1901 American Bowling Club Hosts Its First Tournament
  • January 144; 1901 Commonwealth of Australia Is Formed
  • January 1044; 1901 Discovery of Oil at Spindletop
  • February 444; 1901 Reed Reports That Mosquitoes Transmit Yellow Fever
  • February 2644; 1901 Morgan Assembles the Worlds Largest Corporation
  • May 2744; 1901 Insular Cases
  • July 144; 1901 Canada Claims the Arctic Islands
  • August 3044; 1901 Booth Receives Patent for the Vacuum Cleaner
  • September 1444; 1901 Theodore Roosevelt Becomes U46;S46; President
  • December 1044; 1901 First Nobel Prizes Are Awarded
  • December 1044; 1901 R246;ntgen Wins the Nobel Prize for the Discovery of X Rays
  • December 1244; 1901 First Transatlantic Telegraphic Radio Transmission
  • December 1944; 1901 Completion of the Mombasa45;Lake Victoria Railway
  • CH36;1902
  • 1902 Bateson Publishes MENDELS PRINCIPLES OF HEREDITY
  • 1902 Carrel Rejoins Severed Blood Vessels
  • 1902 Cement Manufacturers Agree to Cooperate on Pricing
  • 1902 HEART OF DARKNESS Critiques Imperialism
  • 1902 Hobson Critiques Imperialism
  • 1902 James Proposes a Rational Basis for Religious Experience
  • 1902 Johnson Duplicates Disc Recordings
  • 1902 Levi Recognizes the Axiom of Choice in Set Theory
  • 1902 McClung Contributes to the Discovery of the Sex Chromosome
  • 1902 Philippines Ends Its Uprising Against the United States
  • 1902 Zsigmondy Invents the Ultramicroscope
  • 190245;1903 Pavlov Develops the Concept of Reinforcement
  • 190245;1913 Tiffany Leads the Art Nouveau Movement in the United States
  • January44; 1902 French Expedition at Susa Discovers Hammurabis Code
  • January 144; 1902 First Rose Bowl Game
  • January 3044; 1902 Anglo45;Japanese Treaty Brings Japan into World Markets
  • February 1744; 1902 Stieglitz Organizes the Photo45;Secession
  • March and June44; 1902 Kennelly and Heaviside Theorize Existence of the Ionosphere
  • March 444; 1902 American Automobile Association Is Established
  • April44; 1902 Rhodes Scholarships Are Instituted
  • April45;June44; 1902 Bayliss and Starling Establish the Role of Hormones
  • April 1144; 1902 Caruso Records for the Gramophone and Typewriter Company
  • May 844; 1902 Mount Pel233;e Erupts
  • May 1245;October 2344; 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike
  • May 3144; 1902 Treaty of Vereeniging Ends the Boer War
  • June 244; 190245;May 3144; 1913 Expansion of Direct Democracy
  • June 1244; 1902 Australia Extends Suffrage to Women
  • June 1644; 1902 Russell Discovers the Great Paradox8221;
  • June 1744; 1902 Reclamation Act Promotes Western Agriculture
  • August44; 1902 A TRIP TO THE MOON Introduces Special Effects
  • August 1244; 1902 Founding of International Harvester Company
  • September 2.