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The 20th century began on January 1, 1901, a century of spectacular technological advances, of great demographic growth, very violent in its first half, with two world wars. It is the century in which we see the rise and fall of some totalitarianisms. There were also significant social progress and advances, such as the liberation of women and access to voting, and the end of slavery. The 20th century began relatively calmly, it is the period known as Belle Époque, with the British Empire, which had been the first to achieve industrialization, being the great hegemonic and colonial power. London, with 6.5 million inhabitants, was the financial center of the world. In 1903, the Wright brothers made the first flight in history with a motorized airplane. In 1905, Albert Einstein formulated the theory of relativity. In 1907, the Triple Entente was formed. A false sense of peace and prosperity reigned in the atmosphere of much of the world, but society was not as structured as it seemed, social friction, strikes, colonial problems and injustices, rise of nationalisms, and a new great power, the German Empire, which intended to dispute the leadership with the British. Which brings us to the road to the Great War. We have launched an APP with a lot of videos, podcasts and unpublished texts! Link to Apple App Store https://apps.apple.com/es/app/academi... Link to Google Play Store https://play.google.com/store/apps/de... BUY OUR UNIVERSAL HISTORY BOOK https://www.amazon.es/historia-nunca-... BUY OUR SPANISH HISTORY BOOK http://tiny.cc/9lfxdz SUBSCRIBE http://bit.ly/2cqyJpp BECOME A MEMBER OF THE CHANNEL / @academiaplay (rewards and benefits) SPONSOR THE CHANNEL ON PATREON / academiaplay (rewards and benefits) BUY OUR EBOOK: https://goo.gl/gJf3TB Thanks to our Patreon benefactors: Pedro Romera, Eva L. García Franco, Gian Marco Farina, Pablo de Barreda and Pablo JP. FOLLOW US • Website: http://academiaplay.es/ • Facebook: / academiaplay • Twitter: / academiaplay • Instagram: / academiaplay • Email: [email protected] Do you want to sponsor an Academia Play video? https://academiaplay.es/patrocina-vid... Music - Credits EPIDEMIC SOUND PURPLE PLANET: https://www.purple-planet.com KEVIN MACLEOD: https://incompetech.com/ PRESS PLAY AND MAKE YOUR LEARNING EXPERIENCE EPIC!