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224 pages : 24 cm, The period from 1900-1920 marked not only the beginning of a new century but also the seed of many trends and movements that would bear fruit throughout the rest of the 20th century. This book covers major events of this time period, including wars, theories, inventions, disasters, and revolutions, Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-219) and index, The phrase \"The twentieth century\" appearing on the title page is an error according to the publisher. It should not appear on the succeeding publications, Event 1: Sigmund Freud publishes The interpretation of dreams; 1900 -- Event 2: Marconi sends the first wireless signal across the Atlantic; December 12, 1901 -- Event 3: Theodore Roosevelt becomes president; September 14, 1901 -- Event 4: Wright brothers fly the first heavier-than-air craft; December 17, 1903 -- Event 5: Henry Ford establishes a car manufacturing company; 1903 -- Event 6: Albert Einstein publishes his theories on relativity and light; 1905 -- Event 7: The Jungle is published; 1906 -- Event 8: Picasso paints Les Demoiselles d'Avignon; 1907 -- Event 9: Ernest Rutherford discovers the structure of the atomic nucleus; 1911 -- Event 10: Titanic sinks; April 14, 1912 -- Event 11: Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand; June 28, 1914 -- Event 12: Battle of the Marne produces stalemate in World War I: September 6-10, 1914 -- Event 13: Release of the birth of a nation; 1915 -- Event 14: America's entry signals the defeat of Germany; April 6, 1917 -- Event 15: Balfour declaration; November 2, 1917 -- Event 16: Russian revolution, communists take over the government; November 7-15, 1917 -- Event 17: Germany surrenders; November 11, 1918 -- Event 18: Treaty of Versailles; June 28, 1919