10 events in the 20th century

This event was when India finally gained independence from the British Empire after WWII. This is important to the 20th century, because it shows that the British Empire had become weak and that they are not able to hold onto other countries anymore.
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Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Vinayak Godse by getting shot in the chest three times. This is important to the 20th century for this caused splitting between muslims and hindus and that broke Pakistan from India.
Gandhi. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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It started when the communist North Korea invaded South Korea across the 38th parallel. This event is important, because this invasion was the first military action of the Cold war.
Korean War. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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This event is when Elizabeth II was crowned queen at 27 after King George IV dies of a terrible illness in 1952. This event is important because she was in Kenya at the time and became the first Sovereign in over 200 years to accede while abroad.
Queen Elizabeth II Being Crowned At Her Coronation.. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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This event is an armed uprising in Cuba that overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista on January 1, 1959. The revolution’s leader, Fidel Castro, went on to rule Cuba from 1959 to 2008. This event is important for this became a turning point for the world; Because of Castro, Cuba became an important player in the global power of the Soviet Union and the severity of the Cold War.
Cuban Revolution. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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This event is when they finally allowed for birth control to be of use legally in United States and around the world. This is important for it has played an important role in the advancement of women in the workplace, allowing them to invest in their careers and plan for their futures.
Birth control pills. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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This event is when Silent Spring was finally published by Rachel Carson and ignited the environmental movement. This is important for it raised awareness of the damage that the large-scale use of pesticides (and human activities more broadly) were doing to the environment.
Silent Spring. Photograph. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 2 Mar 2017.
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The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by the Vietcong (rebel forces sponsored by North Vietnam) and North Vietnamese forces, on scores of cities, towns, and hamlets throughout South Vietnam. This event is important for it was the turning point for the Vietnam war and weakened the U.S. public support for Vietnam.
VIETNAM WAR: TET OFFENSIVE. - A South Vietnamese soldier fires his automatic weapon in a street in Hue during the Viet Cong Tet Offensive, February 1968.. Fine Art. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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The Mỹ Lai Massacre was the Vietnam War mass murder of unarmed South Vietnamese civilians by U.S. troops in Sơn Tịnh District, South Vietnam. This is important for it created antiwar sentiment because of the killings of a villages worth of civilians and the loss of trust for the government and the military.
The My Lai Massacre, the mass murder of 347 to 504 unarmed citizens of the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), almost entirely civilians and the majority of them women and children, perpetrated by US Army forces on March 16 1968. Women and children in My Lai, Vietnam, shortly before US soldiers shot and killed them.s Source Report of Army review into My Lai incident, book 6, 14 March 1970.. Photography. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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The Stonewall riots were a series of series of violent confrontations that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969, between police and gay rights activists outside the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the Greenwich Village section of New York City. This is important for this then brought up gay rights movements that still progress to this day.
Drag Performers Remember Stonewall Riots In Times Square. Photographer. Britannica ImageQuest, Encyclopædia Britannica, 25 May 2016.
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