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20th century
The 20th century began on 1901 and ended in 2000. This is according to the Gregorian calendar and 2000 was the first century leap year.
The Russian, German, Ottoman, and Austro Hungarian empires vanished in the first half of the century. And the British Empire collapsed during the course of World War I. the world economy saw a massive disruption during the mid years of the war. Shortly after the World War I, World War II broke out between the allied powers and the axis powers.
Political, economic, social, cultural, scientific and technological way changed the way that the vast number of people lived. Scientific discoveries changes the world view of he scientist in a drastic way causing them to think that the universe was more complex than the one they think.
This century started with the simple automobiles and ended with the luxury sedans, airliners, ships and space shuttle. Humans started to explore the outer space which made them to land on the moon for the first time.
The world’s knowledge was made available to the people through the means of mass media, telecommunication, and information technology. Improvement in the field of medicine made a significant change in the welfare of the people.
Here is the list famous person of the 20th century along with their biography and famous speeches.
Martin Luther King, Jr | Biography | Famous speeches | |
Nelson Mandela | Biography | Famous speeches | |
Mahatma Gandhi | Biography | Famous speeches | |
Adolf Hitler | Biography | Famous speeches | |
Winston Churchill | Biography | Famous speeches | |