Essays on 20Th Century

Introduction What is Cubism art? In this article, writer Jennifer Maugham states the reasons that make Cubism different from other forms of contemporary art. Maugham presents various characteristics of Cubism art and also discusses the advent of Cubism in the world of art. Cubism is…

According to scholars, a financial crisis is an expansive variety of situations in that some if not all of the available financial assets abruptly drop a large part of their original value(Martin and Milas, pp.443-459). Notably, in the 19th and 20th centuries, a lot of…

1968 appears as a significant and unique year through history. There are plenty of historical events that occurred in this particular year, and almost within a six-month period. The May Events in Paris, Prague Spring and the Massacre in Mexico all happened in 1968. It…

World War I was a cataclysmic event that devastated many countries but it can be argued that no nation was hit harder than France. Although it can be stated that France was a European superpower now and then, it can be said for certain that…

During the First World War, no housing construction took place, inevitably leading to a housing shortage by 1918. Economic conditions deprived private developers of the opportunity to improve the situation, meaning that the government took on the responsibility. In the “Homes Fit for Heroes” Addison…

Oil is earth’s most powerful compound that built the modern world today; some call it “Black Gold”. Oil has been underneath seas for over millions and millions of years. In the year 1900, oil was discovered in Texas but only in small wells. Prospectors had…

Allende attempted to do this by implementing socialist policies into the government, as seen through the first forty measures of the people’s government which is outlined in the Popular Unity Program. Many of these policies were aimed at helping the nation’s poor. Many of the…

María Luisa Bombal, author of The Tree, was one of the “Most Important Latin American Novelists of the twentieth century” (Rosenberg). Contrary to the strong masculine influences of Latin America during her lifetime, Bombal wrote from a female perspective and highlighted the feminist issues of…

Paul Nash was born on May 11, 1889 in Kensington, London, United Kingdom. He first studied at southwestern polytechnic and went Slade School of fine arts. After attending fine arts course he realized that he was bad at figure drawing so, he developed the passion…

According to scholars, a financial crisis is an expansive variety of situations in that some if not all of the available financial assets abruptly drop a large part of their original value(Martin and Milas, pp.443-459). Notably, in the 19th and 20th centuries, a lot of…

Basil Davidson Episode 7 The seventh episode of the series “Voyage to Africa” focused on the nationalistic uprisings that occurred all throughout Africa in the 20th Century. Following decades of oppressive colonial rule the African people finally said “enough” and took their independence back from…