By John Boris, Pourya Alizadeh, and Francesca Santos

EVENTS IN THE WORLD Other EventsEvents with War  U.S. Wright brothers fly first engine-powered airplane.  Ford revolutionizes auto industry with assembly- line production.  1918-Allies, with U.S. help, defeat central Powers, ending WW1; Bolsheviks renamed Communist Party.  U.S. Stock market crashes, initiating global depression.  1945 Would War II ends; United Nations formed Russian soldiers fire on petitioning citizens in St. Petersburg staring brief first Russian Revolution Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand sparks WW Hitler takes control of new National Socialist German workers (Nazi) Party; American women gain right to vote Joseph Stalin becomes dictator of Communist Russia 1933-Hitler and Nazis seize dictatorial control of Germany Japan Invades China Germany invades Poland and Worlds War II begins Nazis initiate “Final Solution” stage of murdering unwanted civilians, mostly Jews (to 1945)

Events in Britain Events about warEvents not about war  1907-Britain, France, and Russia form Triple Entente alliance  Britain enters World War I after Germany invades Belgium  Deaths total about 750,000 at WWI’s end  Britain joins France in declaring war on Germany  At end of war, British losses total 360,000  1949-Britain helps found NATO  Queen Victoria dies and her son Edward VII takes over  Edward VII dies and is succeeded by son George V  Over 1,500 drown in the sinking of the Titanic in the Atlantic  British women over 30 allowed to vote  British unemployment rate is 23% during global depression  Irish Free State becomes Republic of Ireland

Events in British Literature Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw (5 act romance). Eliza Doolittle is used as a science experiment, because a scientist wants to try to turn her into a Lady. Along the way she falls in love with Freddy, and questions the purpose of the science experiment Ulysses by James Joyce (controversial novel). Judge John M. Woolsey said it was “emetic” (causes vomit) and is a very dirty novel. It is about vulgarity and Celtic lyricism. There was controversy over whether it should be imported to the U.S. It is a commentary on the inner lives of men and women “The Rocking-Horse Winner” by D.H. Lawrence. The story of a boy who has a gift for picking the winning race horse Brave New World by Aldous Huxley. A story that warns of a scientifically controlled future society. It also depicts parts of a totalitarian society Orwell publishes 1948 It is a nightmarish vision of future totalitarian England. Totalitarian is a government where political authority has all power.