Home›The Age of Extremes›Event Era (Year)›By Century›20th centuryBrowse By20th centuryThis dimension groups historical events by the specific year in which they occurred. Wikipedia notes that historians rely on "primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations," evidence that in most cases pins an event to one specific year. Browsing by event year lets a visitor compare events that happened at the same time.Facts20th centurySourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonStart YearWell-attested1914 CE 120th centuryFilter Results24 entriesEraAllThe Contemporary Period (1)The Late Modern Period (22)ParticipantsAllAdolf Hitler (1)Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1)Charles de Gaulle (2)David Lloyd George (1)Douglas Haig (1)Erich von Falkenhayn (1)Franklin D. Roosevelt (1)Gavrilo Princip (2)Georges Clemenceau (1)John Maynard Keynes (1)Joseph Stalin (1)Kaiser Wilhelm II (1)Mustafa Kemal Ataturk (2)Nicholas II of Russia (2)Philippe Petain (1)Winston Churchill (1)Woodrow Wilson (1)LocationAllBengal Province and Orissa Province, British India (1)Gallipoli Peninsula, Ottoman Empire (Dardanelles Strait) (1)Germany, chiefly the Ruhr industrial region and Berlin (1)Global, principally Europe, East Asia and the Pacific (1)Hall of Mirrors, Palace of Versailles, France (1)Kronstadt, Kotlin Island, Russia (1)Middle East (1)Ottoman Empire (territory of modern-day Turkey) (1)Prague, Bohemia and Moravia (1)River Somme, Picardy, France (Western Front) (1)Russia (1)Soviet Ukraine (1)Spain (1)Verdun and its fortifications, Meuse, France (Western Front) (1)Event TypeAllEconomic Event (1)Military Conflict (20)Natural Disaster (2)Political Event (1)BrowseCompareSelect all 24Arab Revolt20th centuryArmenian Genocide20th centuryAssassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand20th centuryBattle of the Somme20th centuryBattle of Verdun20th centuryBengal Famine of 194320th centuryBretton Woods Conference20th centuryEaster Rising20th centuryGallipoli Campaign20th centuryGreat Depression20th centuryHolodomor20th centuryKronstadt rebellion20th centuryPrague uprising20th centuryRussian Revolution20th centurySalt March20th centurySecond Sino-Japanese War20th centurySpanish Civil War20th centurySpanish Flu20th centuryThe World Wars20th centuryTreaty of Versailles20th centuryTurkish War of Independence20th centuryWeimar Republic Hyperinflation20th centuryWorld War I20th centuryWorld War II20th centurySources1. Wikipedia: The Age of Extremestier 2WikipediaThe Age of Extremes, lead section, opening sentenceQuote, The Age of Extremes, lead section, opening sentenceThe Age of Extremes: The Short Twentieth Century, 1914-1991 is a book by Eric Hobsbawm, published in 1994.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.