THE CONTEMPORARY AGE

CONTEMPORARY AGE

Carla Saralegui

9. THE FIRST WORLD WAR

10. THE SECOND WORLD WAR

11. THE LATE 20TH CENTURY

12. THE 20TH CENTURY IN SPAIN

13. GAMES

1. FRONT PAGE

14. LAST PAGE

2. INDEX

3. THOMAS ALVA EDISON

4. PROGRESS IN THE CONTEMPORARY AGE

5. FRENCH REVOLUTION

6. INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

7. SOCIAL CLASSES

8. SPAIN IN THE 19TH CENTURY

THOMAS ALVA EDISON

Thomas Alva Edison was an inventor and an American bussinesman. he borned on the 11 february in 1847 milan, ohio, (usa). needed 14 months of research, an investment of 40,000 dollars and more than 1,200 experiments to present the electric light bulb on October 21, 1879.

THOMAS EDISON

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PROGRESS IN THE CONTEMPORARY AGE

INDUSTRY

COMMUNICATION

At the beginning of the Contemporary Age most people worked in agriculture or were craftworkers. with the invention of the steam engine people from villages to cities to work.

Before, there was a little communication between different places. Nowadays, we can use mobile phones or emails.

EDUCATION

TRANSPORT

Before, only the children of wealthy families went to school to learn. Nowadays, all the children have the right to receive an education.

Before, people travelled on foot or using animals, normally on donkeys and horses. The invention of the steam engine changed this.

HOUSING

MEDICINE

Before, most people lived in small houses with no electricity or running water. Nowadays, people live in houses with a lot of electricity.

Many people died young in the past. Nowadays, people live healthier and longer thanks to a good public health service.

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THE 19TH CENTURY (I)

The Contemporary Age started with the French Revolution.

IMPORTANT EVENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY

• At the end of the 18th century, many French people rebelled their king taking control of the government.

• The French Revolution started in 1789 and lasted 10 years( in 1799 ).

• In 1799 Napoleon became emperator and the revolution ended.

French Revolution

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THE 19TH CENTURY (II)

During the 1800s new machines could do the tradicional works. many people of the countryside travelled to the towns in search of jobs. The Industrial Revolution rapidly grew because of thepower of the steam. many of the working people, lived, worked and died in very poor conditions.

Industrial Revolution

THE 19TH CENTURY (III)

SOCIAL CLASSES

New technologies meant that more people became richer, or poorer. Society was organised into three social classes.

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MIDDLE CLASS

LOWER CLASS

UPPER CLASS

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SPAIN IN THE 19TH CENTURY

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SOCIETY

CULTURE

THE FIRST WORLD WAR

HOW

THE 20TH CENTURY:

New powerful weapons were used at sea, in the air and on land. Tanks, aeroplanes and bombs damaged many European territories.

WHEN

Began the 4 August 1914. A hundred years could seem a very long time ago.

HOW LONG

Most people thought it would last 4 months. Many believed that Britain was so powerful it could win quickly. The First World War lasted 4 terrible years. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11 month in 1918, the First World War officially ended.

WHY

Europe was divided into two big "families". THE ALLIES (Great Britain, France, Belgium, Russia and the USA). THE AXIS (Germany, Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria and Austria were in the other. On 4 August 1914, Germany invaded Belgium and Britain declared war on Germany.

THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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THE LATE 20TH CENTURY

After the Second World War advances in tecnology and science brought a period of social and economic development. But this development was not the same all around the world.

In Asia, Central and South America and Africa, many people do not have enough food or access to education and health care.

In Europe, Japan and North America most people have access to good food, education and health care.

These are called underdeveloped countries.

There are called developed countries.

THE 20TH CENTURY IN SPAIN

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1931

1885

1936

1902

1939

1923

1975

GAMES

Yes or no:

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• Alfonso XII
• Antoni Gaudí
• Civil War
• Dictatorship
• Great Britain
• Middle Class
• Republicans
• Nationalists
• Spain
• Germany
• Liberalism
• Constitution
• Axis
• Allies

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CULTURE

New artistic style called MODERNISM. In Spain, a group of architects revolving around the figure of ANTONI GAUDÍ invented a new style of designing and creating buildings known as archtectural Modernism.

SAGRADA FAMILIA church, GÜELL PARK, and BATLLÓ HOUSE are some examples of this artistic movement.

WHAT STARTED WORLD WAR (II)

• In the 1930s Germany came under the rule of Adolf Hitler, who wanted to make Germanythe most powerful country in Europe.
• He built up his army and air force.
• Britain and France were peaceful democracies that did not want a war.
• in September 1939, when German invaded Poland, France and Britain declared war on Germany.

CRACKING CODES

• A code replaces the words of a message with symbols, numbers or letters.
• Both the Axis and the Allies made use of codes during the war.
• The Japanese and the Germans used a code creator called Enigma.
• English scientists developed a machine called the "bombe" to decode massages created by the Enigma machine.
• Thanks tot the "bombe", Allies were able to know the location and size of enemy forces in Normandy before D-Day.

SOCIETY

In the 19th century many ECONOMIC CHANGES took place. Industry and agriculture became more efficient as techniques were modernised.

Thanks to the steam engine, goods such as textiles could be mass-produced in factories. There was less work for craftworkers and people moved to towns and cities to work in the factories.

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1975:

The dictatorship led by Franco lasted until 1975. During the dictatorship there was no democracy, there were no political parties and no freedom of expression.

1939:

The Spanish Civil War lasted three years. It ended on 1st April 1939. Thousands of people on both sides diedd and the civilian population suffered. Many people went into exile and many children were evacuated to other countries. Spanish economy began to improve in the final decades of the dictatorship. Many tourists started to visit Spain.

1923:

In 1923 there was a military takeover of the government led by General Primo de Rivera. He established a dictatorship that continued until 1930 when he lost support from the army and the monarchy.

1936:

The Civil War began in 1936 when soldiers, led by General Francisco Franco. Spain was divided into the Republicans (who supported the democratically elected Republic). The Nationalists (who supported General Franco and the military takeover).

RATIONING

• During the Second World War, Europe suffered shortages.
• The production of food was disrupted and transporting goods was dangerous.
• Rationing was the system of limiting people´s acces to clothes, fuel and food.
• Ration books listed what each person was entlited to buy each week.
• A black market grew, which meant ilegal buying and selling of rationed goods.

1885:

Alfonso XII died in 1885 and in 1886 his son Alfonso XIII was made King of Spain.

NORMANDY LANDINGS

• On June 6th, 1944 (named "D-Day"), the Allies staged a huge invasion of Normandy.
• The coast of France was held by the Germans.
• More than 150,000 American, British and Canadian soldiers were sent there early in the morning.
• By the time night fell, the beaches had been captured; it was a military success.

THE HOLOCAUST

• The Holocaust was a campaign of discrimination and murder carried out by the Nazis.
• The Nazis were anti-Semitic and decided to force Jews to live in ghettos.
• Jews and political prisoners were taken to concentration camps, where healthy adults were made to work extremely hard.
• Around 6 million Jews were murdered during the Holocaust.

1902:

In 1902, when Alfonso XIII was 16 years old, he was given control of the government. During his reign, Spain lost the last colonies in the Americas.

CHILDREN IN WARTIME

• Durind the Second World War, children were affected by the war as their parents.
• Their fathers were called up to fight, their mothers went to work and their homes were burned or bombed.
• Jewish children were in danger of being sent to concentration camps by the German authorities.

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1931:

In 1931, the Republicans, who wanted to change Spain, won the elections. The Second Spanish Republic was formed and a new Constitution approved. This Constitution gave women the right to vote. Not everybody agreed with the reforms and conflicts became.

THE AXIS

• The Axis was a league of countries with a pact to fight together.
• Germany formed the Axis with Italy.
• Germany formed close ties with Japan that wanted to create an empire in Asia.
• When the Second World War began, Italy at first stayed neutral. But in 1940, Italy and Japan entered the war.
• The Japan´s attack on Pearl Harbour brought the US into the war in 1941.

THE ALLIES OF WORLD WAR (II)

• The Allies were a group of countries that came together to fight the Axis (Germany, Japan and Italy).
• The Big Three Allied countries were Britain, the US and the Soviet Union.
• Germany conquered France and other European countries making the unable.
• Britain and US sared their research into new technologies and supported each other.

WOMEN IN WORLD WAR (II)

• Before the Second World War, most women still worked within at home.
• Almost every task that had previously been done by men was now taken by women. This included factory workers, bus drivers and engineers.
• After the war, society´s attitude toward women in the workplace changed forever.