Famous 20th Century Modern Furniture Timeline 1990-1999 1920-1929 This was a period of prolific 20th Century furniture design work. Designers like Le corbusier and Charlotte Perriand were using tubular steel - the new material of the time to create iconic wonders like the chaise longue‚ whilst Marcel Breuer was creating his famous Wassily Chair - said to have come up with his bent tubular steel concept for this chair while looking at the handle bars of his bicycle. Browse through the timeline
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As the establishments of our fledgling federation initiated at the launch of the 20th century‚ the inhabitants in Australia lived and worked in a society that the government interfered little in‚ known as the "laissez-faire" policy. This also meant that individuals were left to look after themselves‚ as they had no protection from the government as we do now‚ for example Medicare and insurance. Life in the early years of federation was quite different in comparison to our own community now more than
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Thomas Alva Edison was one of the most prominent American inventors of the 20th century. He was born in 1847 in Ohio and worked several different jobs during his early life. In 1968‚ while working at Western Union Company‚ Thomas Edison designed an electronic vote recorder for recording vote faster in legislature‚ which went unsuccessful with the Massachusetts Legislature. In 1869‚ he invented the Universal Stock Printer‚ which synchronized several stock tickers’ transactions‚ and sold the rights
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component in Canadian history. It makes Canada the diverse‚ multicultural and welcoming country it is today. Although it was not always this way‚ throughout the 20th century Canadian immigration took many turns‚ some for good and others not so much. Canada stood with mostly unrestricted immigrations laws in the beginning of the 20th century besides the Chinese Head Tax that was put in place in British Columbia. It was raised to $100 in 1900 and $500 in 1903. Although this did not completely block
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Racism is a concept that each and every single one of us in the room today is familiar with‚ this is both from our everyday experiences in the 21st Century and through Shakespearian texts. Shakespeare explored many themes and racism is one that is quite predominant throughout the text‚ Othello. Shakespeare broke the societal norm of his time by creating a black hero and using a white villain to undermine and deceive his otherwise flawless black character. It is through Shakespeare‚ that we are able
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China trade from early 17th century to mid 19th century. Around 17th and 18th century‚ Western countries were extremely eager to reach the profitable Chinese market due to its privileged geological location. Although China had traded their riches with Europe along the Silk Road for centuries‚ Chinese government were afraid that the sea trade to the south would potentially corrupt their “imperial kingdom” and further try to conquer the country. From 1700 onwards‚ the government established a set
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that women were not entirely restricted from the public sphere‚ which is often considered as monopolised by men. The social role of women in the early nineteenth century was surrounded by ambiguity and uncertainty as leisure activities increased‚ consequently obscuring the public-private divide. The rise of the department stores in the early nineteenth century allowed women to access public spaces. Shopping was deemed to be linked to the public mind and personal freedom‚ therefore changing the location
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the 19th and 20th century. Many of these inventions helped influence other advancements in the world. The world today would not be the same without the inventions made in the 19th and 20th century. The atomic bomb‚ steam engine‚ and many more shaped the world today‚ but there is one invention that impacted the world the most. The invention of the airplane lead to future productions‚ impacted the world differently than other creations‚ and helped people in many ways. The 20th century developed many
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History 2013 Summary: The World at the Beginning of the 20th Century Overview The world in 1900 was dominated by European powers‚ the industrial revolution had over the proceeding century given Europeans (specifically Western European nations such as France and Great Britain) a technological advantage over the rest of the world which these nations used to develop huge global empires under a system known as Imperialism. The late 19th and early 20th saw dramatic changes in many aspects of European life
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the Catholic Church from 1978 until his death in 2005. He was the second-longest serving Pope in history and the first non-Italian since 1523. A very charismatic figure‚ John Paul II was acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century. He was instrumental in ending communism in his native Poland and eventually all of Europe.[1] John Paul II significantly improved the Catholic Church’s relations with Judaism‚ Islam‚ the Eastern Orthodox Church‚
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