THE AGE OF EXTREMES
(XX Century)
"Past is indestructible"
AGE OF CATASTROPHE (1914-1949)
Belic Wars
1st World War
Breakdown civilization
Allies VS Central Powers
2nd World War
URSS VS Hitler
Capitalist-communist alliance against fascism
Russian Revolution (1917)
Russian isar decadence
Communism
World Economic Crisis
Great Slump (1930)
GOLDEN AGE (1947-1973)
Cold War
URSS VS USA
Communism fall
Social Revolution
Golden Years
Capitalism
CRISIS DECADES
Oil Crisis (1973)
Massive unemployment
Failure of socialism
CONCLUSION
Inequality world
No longer eurocentric
Advanced technology
Revolution: transports and communication
Desintegration of social human relationships
Failure of capitalism