The 20th century (jan 1, 1901 – dec 31, 2000)

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The 20th century was a century that began on January 1, 1901, and ended on December 31, 2000. The 20th century was dominated by a chain of events that heralded significant changes in world history as to redefine the era: World War I and World War II, nuclear power and space exploration, nationalism and decolonization. It also contained the Cold War and post-Cold War conflicts; intergovernmental organizations and communications through technology; poverty reduction and world population growth, awareness of environmental degradation, ecological extinction; and the birth of the Digital Revolution. It saw great advances in communication and medical technology that by the late 1980s allowed for an almost instant worldwide computer communication and genetic modification of life. Inventions such as the light bulb, the automobile, and the telephone in the late 19th century, followed by motorways, the radio, and computers. The century had the first global-scale total wars between world powers across continents and oceans in World War I and World War II.

The century saw a major shift in the way that many people lived, with changes in politics, ideology, economics, society, culture, science, technology, and medicine. The 20th century may have seen more technological and scientific progress than all the other centuries combined since the dawn of civilization. Terms like ideology, world war, genocide, and nuclear war entered common usage. Scientific discoveries, such as the theory of relativity and quantum physics, profoundly changed the foundational models of physical science, forcing scientists to realize that the universe was more complex than previously believed.

Historical backdrop to a new literary movement Modernism, a mix of literary styles new narrative techniques new themes. Main events during this time were the Fall of the British Empire after 1901, decolonization, World War 1, post-war disillusionment and depression in the 30s. Some modern classics are written: The Great Gatsby, Of mice and men, The Old man and the Sea. Post-modernism is a movement that follows modernism; Second World War and later. It is breaking rules and experimenting the text (Virginia Woolf, James Joyce). New novel types: detective novels, fantasy and more. Yet Modernism continues throughout the century and many of the modern classic novels are written, for ex. To Kill a Mockingbird, Lord of the Flies, The Catcher the Rye, 1984.

Fantasy:
1. Lord of the Rings
2. Harry Potter

Poetry: The Rhymes of Hip-hop
A movement of that started in the 1970s in the Bronx in New Tork. A political och societal criticism
The American Civil Right´s movement
Police Shootings
School shootings
The law establishment
Rap, breakdancing, fashion, beat-boxing
Language - patois, soul, Hispanics, Rhymes, and riddles
Hip-hoppers with great influence
Today the best selling music category

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