1900s: 121 years in - roku's reviews

## overview

hey guys, boy what a year while it's been... 4 months in. so to celebrate, let's take a look at the 20th century, aka 1900s. so... video length! \*1 hour long\* dam! the 1900s, aka the year before the 21st century. the 20th century is weird and eh, but why. are. there. so. many. years in it! but to celebrate it being 121 yrs old! i'm gonna review every single year! so grab the popcorn, candy, snacks, dinner, and anything within that and stick around because i'm gonna reveiw every single year in that century. welp, there goes my storage.

## 1900

let's start off with a bang. 1900 the year that exists! new territory, Hawaii becomes U.S. territory and, that's fine and all it's just that... why? It's fine if it is but my god! now we are at so many states. next up comes da\*\*it. welp, the first natural disaster in the 20th century Galveston hurricane kills 8000 people in Texas. WHY?! jesus 1900 do you HAVE TO BE CRUEL? but well hey! the wizard of oz exists! and assassination comes in with the italy king dying. the exposition universelle is held in Paris. eight nations invaded china at the same time and ransacked forbidden city. okay, there we're done but i just have to say one thing... can't the beginning of 1900 not be so cruel? like come on 1900 get it together!

## 1901

1901 begins and jesus. william mckinley dies and... the boxer rebellion ends. the australian colonies federate, first nobel prizes are awarded, guglielmo receives the first trans-atlantic radio signal. not much to take into 1901 but well look! we have 99 more years to go.

## 1902

1902 is beginning of 1900 and, it exists! the unification of saudi arabia begins. the second boer war ends. good. willis carrier invents the first modern electrical air conditioning unit. Venezuela Crisis, in which Britain, Germany and Italy sustain a naval blockade on Venezuela in order to enforce collection of outstanding financial claims. Philippine–American War ends. Cuba gains independence from the United States. as well as 1901, nothing really happens here but at least we got- oh jeez.

## 1903

1903 hits like a brick on a saturday morning. and wow, the first teddy bear is invented and the first Tour De France is held. nice. In Russia, the Bolsheviks and the Mensheviks form from the breakup of the Russian Social Democratic Labor Party. Pius X becomes Pope. the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty is signed by the United States and Panama. First controlled heavier-than-air flight of the Wright Brothers. The Ottoman Empire and the German Empire sign an agreement to build the Constantinople-Baghdad Railway. neat. you get it now, nothing happened in 1903 like the rest, so to celebrate, let's pop open a bottle of ink and drink till we are dead.

## 1904

SURPRISE! A Japanese attack on Port Arthur (Lushun) starts the Russo-Japanese War. Just add me to the list of a\*\*holes already. Entente cordiale signed between Britain and France. Construction of the Panama Canal begins. Trans-Siberian railway is completed. \*\*\*\*ing woohoo i guess. I don't know what this is or have never been on it because i've never been in Russia before so why do I feel sarcastic today? well, take a guess. End of British expedition to Tibet. Herero and Namaqua Genocide, the first genocide of the 20th century, begins in German South-West Africa. Roger Casement publishes his account of Belgian atrocities in the Congo Free State. some interesting stuff i guess, but this is the mark of 1905 not let's party...! why am I like this.

## 1905

The Revolution of 1905 in Russia begins. The First Moroccan Crisis begins, going until May 1906. The Norwegian Parliament declares the union with Sweden dissolved, and Norway achieves full independence. The Russo-Japanese War ends. Albert Einstein's formulation of special relativity. The British Indian Province of Bengal, partitioned by the Viceroy of India, Lord Curzon. Schlieffen Plan proposed. The Persian Constitutional Revolution begins. nothing else happens let's move onto 1906

## 1906

breaking news, An earthquake in San Francisco, California, magnitude 7.9, kills 3,000. jesus California can you not be cruel! Alfred Dreyfus is exonerated and reinstated as a major in the French Army; the Dreyfus Affair ends. An earthquake in Valparaíso, Chile, magnitude 8.2, kills 20,000. The US begins the Second Occupation of Cuba. Brazilian inventor Alberto Santos-Dumont takes off and flies his 14-bis to a crowd in Paris. The Muslim League is formed by Nawab Salimullah Khan of Dacca. The Stolypin reform in Russia creates a new class of affluent kulaks. even more stuff happens in 1900s decade but, we're halfway there until the 1910s decade, but let's begin with... UGH!

## 1907

A peasants' revolt in Romania kills roughly 11,000. Elections to the new Parliament of Finland are the first in the world with woman candidates, as well as the first elections in Europe where universal suffrage is applied. Japan–Korea Treaty of 1907. The Indian National Congress splits into two factions at its Surat session, presided by Rash Behari Bose. Persian Constitutional Revolution ends with the establishment of a parliament. The Anglo-Russian Entente bring a pause in The Great Game in Central Asia. Bakelite, the world's first fully synthetic plastic, invented in New York by Leo Baekeland, who coins the term "plastics". interesting stuff.

## 1908

well, here we are 1908 the coldest year i guess. Start of publication of Robert Baden-Powell's *Scouting for Boys* in London. First commercial Middle-Eastern oilfield established, at Masjed Soleyman in southwest Persia. The Tunguska impact devastates thousands of square kilometres of Siberia. Young Turk Revolution in the Ottoman Empire. The Ford Motor Company invents the Model T. Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia-Herzegovina, triggering the Bosnian Crisis. Independence of Bulgaria. Pu Yi, the last Emperor of China, assumes the throne. The 1908 Messina earthquake in southern Italy, magnitude 7.1, kills 70,000 people. Herero and Namaqua Genocide ends. First commercial radio transmissions. well, interesting stuff actually happened like i said, some non-interesting stuff but oh well.

## 1909

United States troops leave Cuba. Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 signed (effective on 9 July). Indian Councils Act passed. Bosnian crisis ends with Austria-Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Robert E. Peary claims to have reached the North Pole though the claim is subsequently heavily contested. Ottoman countercoup fails in the Ottoman Empire. A revolution forces Mohammad Ali Shah, Persian Shah of the Qajar dynasty to abdicate in favor of his son Ahmad Shah Qajar. The Japan and China sign the Jiandao/Gando Treaty. nothing happened in here oh well hopefully 1910s decade is bet- JESUS CHRIST!

## 1910

why, WHY?!?!?! why is it world war?!?!?! out of any decade it could've been 1930 or something, but it HAD to be 1910 decade. Boy Scouts of America is founded. Halley's Comet returns. Albanian Revolt of 1910. George V becomes King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India. Union of South Africa created. Montenegro is proclaimed an independent kingdom. Imperial Japan annexes Korea. The 5 October 1910 revolution in Portugal and proclamation of the First Portuguese Republic. Beginning of the Mexican Revolution (Plan of San Luis Potosí). welp, no ww one, but hopefully 1911 is better.

## 1911

we head onto 1911 and, holy moly. Roald Amundsen first reaches the South Pole. Eugene B. Ely lands on the deck of the USS *Pennsylvania* stationed in San Francisco harbor, marking the first time an aircraft lands on a ship. Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City results in the deaths of 146 workers and leads to sweeping workplace safety reforms. Agadir Crisis. The Italo-Turkish war which led to the capture of Libya by Italy, begins. Xinhai Revolution, which overthrew the Qing dynasty of China, begins. Swiss race car driver and automotive engineer Louis Chevrolet co-founds the Chevrolet Motor Company in Detroit with his brother Arthur Chevrolet, William C. Durant and others. New Delhi becomes the capital of British India. Ernest Rutherford identifies the atomic nucleus. even more stuff in 1911 than 1910... ah come o-

## 1912

not anything in 1912 my oh my god! The African National Congress is founded. End of the Chinese Empire. Republic of China established. Arizona becomes the last state to be admitted to the continental Union. Morocco becomes a protectorate of France. Sinking of the *RMS Titanic,* the lobsters were happy that day. The Kuomintang, the Chinese nationalist party, is founded. The First Balkan War begins. Banana Wars: United States occupation of Nicaragua begins. nothing else happened this year except the fact that this... happened.

## 1913

In the 1913 Ottoman coup d'état, Ismail Enver comes to power. La Decena Trágica in Mexico City. Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President of the United States, assumes office. Igor Stravinsky's *The Rite of Spring* infamously premiers in Paris. Treaty of London. Second Balkan War. Treaty of Bucharest. Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line. The Federal Reserve System is created. Yuan Shikai uses military force to dissolve China's parliament and rules as a dictator. Niels Bohr formulates the first cohesive model of the atomic nucleus, and in the process paves the way to quantum mechanics. interesting, but now we get into OH COME O-

## 1914

1914 hits like a rolling boulder. it starts with UGH! well, breaking news fellas, a new war has begun and it's ww1. i hate it. Panama Canal opens. Battle of Tannenberg. Martha, last known passenger pigeon, dies. Benedict XV becomes Pope. First Battle of the Marne. The Race to the Sea leaves Germany and the Allies entrenched along the Western Front. The United Kingdom establishes the Sultanate of Egypt as a protectorate. Edgar Rice Burroughs publishes *Tarzan of the Apes*.

## 1915

not much actually. only 2, Sinking of the RMS Lusitania. In the Banana Wars, the United States occupation of Haiti begins.

## 1916

The Gallipoli Campaign ends in failure. Battle of Verdun. Easter Rising in Ireland. The first nationwide implementation of daylight saving time in the German Empire and Austria-Hungary. Brusilov Offensive. The Arab Revolt begins. The Warlord Era begins in China after the death of Yuan Shikai. Battle of the Somme. First use of tanks at the Battle of Flers-Courcelette. Sinking of the HMHS Britannic. The Pact is agreed upon by both the Congress and the Muslim League at the Indian city of Lucknow. David Lloyd George becomes the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Grigori Rasputin is assassinated by H.H. Prince Felix Youssoupov. Market Square, one of the earliest shopping malls, opens in the Chicago metropolitan area. nice

## 1917

Russian Revolution ends the Russian Empire; beginning of Russian Civil War. USA joins the Allies for the last 17 months of World War I. May to October: Apparitions of Our Lady of the Rosary in Fatima, Portugal. The first Pulitzer Prizes announced. Battle of Passchendaele. Battle of Caporetto. The Third Battle of Gaza ends in British victory. October Revolution in Russia. The Ukrainian–Soviet War begins. The National Hockey League is formed in Montreal, Canada. Independence of Finland. not much in 1917, only a little. but, we're just getting started.

## 1918

Finnish Civil War. Ukraine declares independence from Russia. Beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic, which lasts until April 1920 and kills tens of millions. The German spring offensive. Belarus declares independence from Russia. The Armenian–Azerbaijani War begins. Azerbaijan Democratic Republic declared. Mehmed VI becomes the last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and the last Caliph. Assassination of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. Battle of Amiens. The Hundred Days Offensive sends Germany into defeat. the State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs is established. German Revolution begins. The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen founded. The Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire begins. Independence declared in the West Ukrainian People's Republic. The Polish–Ukrainian War begins. Abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II. The Armistice of 11 November 1918 ends World War I. Poland declares independence from Russia. The Kingdom of Iceland, a personal union with Denmark, is formed. The British occupy Palestine. that's even more to the plate.

## 1919

Polish-Soviet War begins. Comintern established. The International Labour Organization is established. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre in northern India: Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer orders troops of the British Indian Army to fire their rifles into a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians, killing from 379 to 1,000 people and injuring other 1,500. Turkish War of Independence begins. The Treaty of Versailles redraws European borders. The Egyptian Revolution of 1919 ends. End of Polish–Ukrainian War. German Revolution ends with the collapse of the German Empire and the establishment of the Weimar Republic. Release date of *Feline Follies*, the first appearance of Felix the Cat (then known as Master Tom). First experimental evidence for the General theory of relativity obtained by Arthur Eddington. Ernest Rutherford discovers the proton.

## 1920

the new decade of the century, the roaring 20's. yep, it's bad. League of Nations founded. Prohibition in the United States begins. Victory for Estonia in the Estonian War of Independence. Mandatory Palestine established. Red Army invasion of Azerbaijan and Armenia ends the Armenian–Azerbaijani War and concludes with their incorporation into the Soviet Union. The Mexican Revolution ends. Mahatma Gandhi launches Non-cooperation movement. Greece restores its monarchy after a referendum. not much in 1920 but, we're just getting started.

## 1921

we're now at the mark of 1921 aka, the 100 yr old year. Premiere of the science-fiction play *R.U.R.* (Rossum's Universal Robots), in which the word "robot" was first used. Russia invades Georgia and incorporates it into the Soviet Union. Warren G. Harding becomes 29th President of The United States. Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of the Nazi Party as hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic begins. End of the Polish-Soviet War. The Italian National Fascist Party is established by Benito Mussolini. End of the Ukrainian–Soviet War. Coup brings the Pahlavi dynasty to power in Iran. not much but more than 1920.

## 1922

James Joyce publishes *Ulysses*. Pius XI becomes Pope. The Washington Naval Treaty is signed. Mohandas Gandhi calls off Non-cooperation movement. Egypt gains independence from the United Kingdom, though British forces still occupy the Suez Canal. End of Russian Civil War The Irish Civil War begins. March on Rome brings Benito Mussolini to power in Italy. Ottoman Sultanate abolished by the Turkish Grand National Assembly; Sultan Mehmed VI is deposed. Howard Carter discovers Tutankhamen's tomb. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) established. Irish Free State is established, while the Province of Northern Ireland is created within The United Kingdom. Gabriel Narutowicz, President of Poland, is assassinated. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the world's first officially Communist state, is formed. The union of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador is dissolved. The Italian reconquest of Libya begins. that's a lot of events.

## 1923

*Time* Magazine is first published. The Irish Civil War ends. A military coup ousts and kills Bulgarian Prime Minister Aleksandar Stamboliyski. Death of Warren G. Harding; Calvin Coolidge takes presidency in the United States. The Great Kantō earthquake kills at least 105,000 people in Japan. Turkish War of Independence ends; Ankara replaces Istanbul as its capital. Kemal Atatürk becomes the first President of the newly established Republic of Turkey. The Walt Disney Company is founded. The Beer Hall Putsch, an attempt to overthrow the Weimar Republic, ends in failure and brief imprisonment for Adolf Hitler but brings the Nazi Party to national attention. Hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic ends with the introduction of the Rentenmark.