The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events, Based on Werner Stein's KulturfahrplanThe Timetables of History spans millennia of human history. Unlike any other reference volume, this book gives a sweeping overview of the making of the contemporary world by mapping out at a glance what was happening simultaneously, from the dawn of history to the present day. |
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... Germany ; Ger . republic proclaimed by Philipp Scheidemann ; Armistice signed between Allies and Germany Nov. 11 ; Ger . fleet surrenders Mexico nationalizes her oilfields Brit . government abandons Home Rule for Ireland Sultan Mohammad ...
... Germany ; Ger . republic proclaimed by Philipp Scheidemann ; Armistice signed between Allies and Germany Nov. 11 ; Ger . fleet surrenders Mexico nationalizes her oilfields Brit . government abandons Home Rule for Ireland Sultan Mohammad ...
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... Germany being " gleichgeschaltet " ; all modernism suppressed in favor of superficial realism Films : " Queen Christina " ( Garbo ) ; " The Testament of Dr. Mabuse " ( Lang ) ; " Hitlerjunge Quex " ( Nazi propaganda ) ; " Dinner at ...
... Germany being " gleichgeschaltet " ; all modernism suppressed in favor of superficial realism Films : " Queen Christina " ( Garbo ) ; " The Testament of Dr. Mabuse " ( Lang ) ; " Hitlerjunge Quex " ( Nazi propaganda ) ; " Dinner at ...
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... Germany invades Poland and annexes Danzig Sept. 1 ; Britain and France declare war on Germany Sept. 3 ; Roosevelt declares U.S. neutral ; Winston Churchill becomes First Lord of the Admiralty ; Germans sink the " Athenia " off Ireland ...
... Germany invades Poland and annexes Danzig Sept. 1 ; Britain and France declare war on Germany Sept. 3 ; Roosevelt declares U.S. neutral ; Winston Churchill becomes First Lord of the Admiralty ; Germans sink the " Athenia " off Ireland ...
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ARTS MUSIC GROWTH DAILY LIFE | 37 |
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