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1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations, maps |
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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 |
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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 regime, the expansion of voting rights to women, and the flowering of African American literature and arts in the Harlem Renaissance. While the emphasis of the set is on political and military events, the range of subject matter is impressively diverse. Much emphasis is given to important events in the arts, sciences, business and human rights. The events are arranged chronologically. The text of each essay is divided into these sections: "Summary of Event", a chronological description of the facts of the event; "Significance", assessing the event's historical impact; "Further Reading", an annotated list of sources for further study; and "See also", cross-references to other essays within this Great Events set. Every essay includes an annotated, up-to-date bibliography and is illustrated and supplemented with sidebars that quote from key primary source documents |
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Some of the essays in this work originally appeared in various Salem Press publications |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
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Twentieth century.
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HISTORY -- Modern.
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Twentieth century
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Gorman, Robert F.
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| ISBN |
9781587654459 |
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1587654458 |
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128121776X |
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9781281217769 |
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6611217762 |
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9786611217761 |
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