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First Half of the 20th Century: Crucial Events

  • The First Assembly Line

    The First Assembly Line
    Henry Ford installs de 1st moving assembly line in the USA for the mass production of an entire automobile. This innovation reduced the time it took to build a car from 12h to 2h 30 min.
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    First Half of the 20th Century: Crucial Events

  • Inauguration of the Panama Canal

    Inauguration of the Panama Canal
    Americans built waterway which connected the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans as a cargo and passenger ship. It was one of the largest construction projects in the USA. It improved trade and economy.
  • Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

    Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
    Albert E. determined the theory of special relativity in 1905 with the assistant of Hendrik Lorentz and others. He proposed a new framework and his theory become central to physics and astrnomy.
  • Decree on Land

    Decree on Land
    Vladimir Lenin wrote the Decree on Land, an abolition of private property and the restribution of the estates between the peasantry in the Soviet Union. He tried to declare independent, improving labour rights and acces to education.
  • The Armistice which signed the peace

    The Armistice which signed the peace
    The Armistice was signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea and air between the Allies and their opponent Germany. From this event it was tried to negotiate agreements.
  • Discovery of Penicillin

    Discovery of Penicillin
    Alexander Fleming discovered the world's first antibiotic or bacteria killer in London by accident while he was invastigating staphylocus. He had revolutionized all medicine and his drug was used during World War II.
  • Hitler as Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
    President Paul Von Hindenburg names Hitler leader of the Nacional Socialist German Workers Party. This was a crucial turning point and made Germany a powerful and unified one-party state.
  • Onset of the Spanish Civil War

    Onset of the Spanish Civil War
    It consisted of a revolt between Nationalists and Republican military officers. General Francisco Franco unified the Nationalistic forces under the command of the Falange, Spain's fascist party.
  • End of the Spanish Civil War

    End of the Spanish Civil War
    The Republican Army rose against the Socialist and formed a Military Junta. The Republican defenders raise the white flag over the city , bringing to an end of the 3 years Spanish Civil War. Million lives were lost in conflict.
  • Germans invaded Poland

    Germans invaded Poland
    The German invasion of Poland was a military action by Nazi Germany aimed at annexing Polish territory and the last units of the Polish army surrendered the same year. It marked the start of World War II.