Both were strikingly different periods as the end of the war brought a lot of societal change along with it. The 20th century appears to be split into two halves- the pre-WWII era and the post-WWII era.

The war of Democracy and Communism took seed that day drew the whole world into their conflict. Needless to say, this new, powerful ideological force which implanted itself in Russia would dominate the world scene throughout the century. They took over the government and captured the Winter Palace, an action which would lead to the demise of the royal family and the birth of the USSR. In the midst of the Great War, Lenin and his Bolsheviks led their revolution with the ideas of Marxist communism behind them. This is truly, as Roosevelt predicted, a day which has lived in infamy.ġ917 was a highly tumultuous year for Russia a year which changed their country forever. World War II had become much more worldly and touched almost every aspect of the globe. Japan had now declared itself on the side of the axis powers and the USA was now a full member of the allies. Yet when those Japanese planes emerged from the western sky and bombed their Hawaiian naval base, they were thrust into the fray. During that time, the United States played only a supporting role in the allied effort but had yet to engage in the fighting. The Second World War had been raging for two years already before Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. Therefore, advancements and inventions are not included, neither are the influence or works of particular people unless that influence came from a major event.ĭecember 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, USA These will mostly be moments or events which span only a day or so. This means I am not including periods which occur over a large period of time. For this list, I will mostly be including isolated events which occurred from 1900-1999.

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