the most significant event of the 21st century is still the Trade Center bombing on 9/11/2001
the most significant event of the 20th century to me is the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end WW2
a close second was when we landed on the moon
third would be the bombing of Pearl Harbor
fourth would be the beginning of WW1 and WW2
fifth would be the Great Depression
sixth would be the invention of the computer
seventh would be Hitler being named chancellor of Germany
eighth would be Einstein's discovery of the theory of relativity and how it conforms to space and time
ninth the founding of the United Nations
tenth the rapid speed of communication around the world
2007-01-30 14:38:07
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answer #1
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answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7
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Assassination of Franz Ferdinand. This led directly to WW1, and WW1 replaced each and every thing. 4 empires disappeared, 2 of that have been around because of the fact the middle a while. WW1 led to the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia, which delivered approximately the employer of the international's first Communist state. Europe lost its economic, cultural, and ethical place because of the fact the international's optimal continent. WW1 grew to become into the initiating of the international all of us understand on the instant, so the assassination of Franz Ferdinand grew to become into the main substantial experience of the twentieth century - the different 2 have been outcomes of WW1.
2016-11-23 15:30:17
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answered by Anonymous
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20th century: Women get the right to vote. Prohibition becomes law. Treaty of Versaille penalizes Germany and is a main cause of WW II. Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and bring the US into WW II. Invention of the Atomic Bomb and it's use on Hiroshima. The Vietnam War. The collapse of the Soviet Union.
2007-01-30 16:43:05
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answered by PDY 5
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The 21st century was 9-11
In the 20th century was the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima by the Americans.
2007-01-30 15:20:24
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answered by bumpocooper 5
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Technological advancement :
Television , Automobile , Flight , Computer .
All of these things doing so much to destroy Regionalism .
In the course of human events :
WWI , WW2 , Cold War .
The death of Empires , The reshaping of Europe , Political-Economic systems competing to the death world wide .
Social Transformation :
Civil Rights Movement ,Womens Rights .
Obvious choices due to my lack of creativity .
2007-01-30 15:01:41
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answer #5
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answered by Parapet 3
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Probably man landing on the moon or the advent of the computer.
2007-01-30 14:39:19
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answered by Scottish Dachsy 5
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