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    The Modern Age: Brief literary excursus of the first half of the 20th century
    The Modern Age: Brief literary excursus of the first half of the 20th century
    The Modern Age: Brief literary excursus of the first half of the 20th century
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    The Modern Age: Brief literary excursus of the first half of the 20th century

    By Carla Aira and Paolo Calloni

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    It is a brief report of the main historical events,  social developments and literary movements that changed the way of writing at the beginning of the 20th century. It includes, plots and comments on the most famous and influential authors of the period and their poetical or/ and fictional works. 
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarla Aira
    Release dateOct 15, 2018
    ISBN9788829528585
    The Modern Age: Brief literary excursus of the first half of the 20th century

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      History and society

      Home Policy - It was a period of moderate rule and great social reforms under George V.

      1906: The Liberal Party wins the general elections.

      1911: The money Bill is signed

      1912: The National Insurance Scheme is approved; it assures the workers a sum against sickness and unemployment

      Foreign Policy - Ireland gets the Home rule (an independent Parliament) but the Protestants in Ulster do not want to be included in the scheme. The Sinn Fein (in Celtic language: ourselves alone) is created by the Catholics.

      1916: at Easter, the members of the Sinn Fein rebel in Dublin calling complete independence, but they are defeated and executed (Easter Rising). Subsequently they form an Army, the Irish Republican Army or IRA that uses terrorist methods. The English parliament decides not to move directly against them because it understands the importance of the support of small nations during the 1st World War. A police force, the Black and Tans is sent to sedate the rebels.

      The First World War.

      Britain and Germany ally against France. But William II of Germany wants to challenge Britain on the sea and tries to get influence on the Balkan States. This represents a danger for Russia for the control of the Mediterranean and for England as in this way Germany can assert itself on Egypt and India. So Britain starts an alliance with France (Entente Cordiale) and Russia (that supports Serbia).

      1917: Russia collapses because of the Bolshevik Revolution

      1918: The Peace Treaty is signed In Versailles and the League of Nations is founded in Geneva.

      Between the two Wars

      Home Policy - The war has left heavy economic consequences: the value of the money falls; the taxes rise; there are difficulties in transports because of the loss of shipping and machineries; the exportation of coal diminishes and the iron, steel an textile industries decline, whereas the U.S.A. and Japan develop economically.

      1926: the workers go on strike because of the reduction of their wages.

      1918: the Liberal Party disappears and is substituted by the Labour Party

      1921: the women over thirty get the vote.

      1922 to 2nd world war: The Conservative Party detains the power.

      1928: the women over twenty-one get the vote.

      1929: Economic breakdown, famous all over the world as Wall Street Crash.

      1936: Edward VIII is crowned, but his reign only lasts ten months because he abdicates to marry Wally Simpson, an American divorcee. George VI comes on the throne.

      England does not intervene in the Spanish Civil war.

      1938: England and French coalize.

      Foreign Policy - England has to face troubles in the colonies. Ireland claims its independence and the Dominions ask to be legally recognised.

      1921: Great Britain recognises Ireland as a free state in the British Commonwealth of Nations

      1926: The countries first colonised by Great Britain become autonomous

      1931: The Dominions get legal recognition in the Statute of Westminster.

      1935: thanks to Gandhi, India becomes a federation of self-governing provinces (India Act)

      1936: Japan and Germany withdraw from the League of Nation. Italy intervenes in Abysin.

      The U.S.A. declare their political isolation. Germany and Italy are on Franco’s side during the Spanish Civil War

      1938: Hitler starts frightening Europe with the annexation of Austria. Russia

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