The 20th century witnessed the most dramatic and far-reaching social and political changes. History Matters covers the events of the 20th Century up to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
This volume deals with:
- the break-up of Russian, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires, the failures of the great political movements of Fascism and Communism and the transition of the British Empire into a Commonwealth of independent states.
- the gradual pressure for fairer societies and more personal freedom.
- technological advances from the initial, tentative steps to powered flight in frail machines open to the elements to space travel; from reliance on coal-burning for energy needs to the ability to harness nuclear power.