3/10/2009 THE TWENTIETH CENTURY P A R T S I X. A new century begins, ushering in a decade historians called The Good Years.

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1 P A R T S I X THE TWENTIETH CENTURY Check for updates on the web now! Click anywhere in the slide to view the next item on the slide or to advance to the next slide. Use the buttons below to navigate to another page, close the presentation or to open the help page. A new century begins, ushering in a decade historians called The Good Years. 2 Immigration to the United States peaked in the early years of the 20 th Century. Click on the movie to pause, click again to resume. If you experience problems viewing this film, go to the Library of Congress Edison Page to download a compatible version for your system. 3 1

2 With the advent of automobiles, people enjoyed greater mobility. 4 But this optimism was to be short lived as the conflicts that marked the century began with World War I. 5 Social changes marked the decade after the end of World War I. 6 2

3 The stock market crash of 1929 and subsequent Great Depression ended the Roaring Twenties. View a photo essay on the Great Depression 7 Conflict again threatened the world as World War II began in Europe in 1939 and in 1941 the United States entered the war. German troops in Poland, September The end of World War II in 1945 did not end wars, which continue until the present day. 9 3

4 Events of the century moved with lightening speed. 10 million computers connected to the 3 million computers internet connected million to the Click to advance computers internet. through the time line. connected to the internet. Peace treaty ending the Vietnam War signed. Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho in Paris 1973 Queen Russian Women Demonstrations School Stock Henry Television Victoria granted Terrorist Revolution War Market Ford segregation First Apollo with dies, right makes War becoming crashes; feature Invasion attacks against Iraq 11 overthrows to Edward lands the declared The in Afghanistan. vote World film, more on first the The the of Korean on VII the in Iraq. Depression Vietnam War Middle widely the Czarist released. Model unconstitutional the assumes World War. II. moon. I. United East. available T War Trade government. the begins. Ford. States. throne. the Justus by United D. for Barnes, General United use States from Douglas The States. General Center Colin Powell Operation in and New Enduring Iraqi General the Supreme York Macarthur Great Freedom Norman home. Train City. Court. Schwarzkopf Robbery As early as 1900 connections between art and costume were evident and continued throughout the century. 11 A result not only of still photograph, 12 4

5 But also motion pictures, 13 And television. Visit FashionTV.com to view online programs 14 Museums small and large were collecting and displaying costume. The Victoria and Albert Museum The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Costume Institute Kent State University: Bissonnette on Costume Bata Shoe Museum The Bath Museum: Featuring The Dress of the Year 15 5

6 For Further Study Time Lines of the 20th Century th Century Art Clothing and Retail Industries t / hibit / t Wars Image Credits Various images in this chapter are courtesy of [ Fairchild Publications, Inc.; and Phyllis Tortora s personal collection. 17 6