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20th century

Time period between January 1, 1901, and December 31, 2000

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Also known as 20th-century · History, 20th Century · the past century · twentieth century · XX Century

Instance of: century
Part of: 2nd millennium

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The 20th century began on 1 January 1901, and ended on 31 December 2000. It was the 10th and last century in the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and entertainment. Population growth was also unprecedented, as the century started with around 1.6 billion people, and ended with around 6.2 billion.

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