early 20th century
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The early 20th century refers to the first decades of the 1900s, typically spanning from 1900 to around 1930 or the start of World War II.
The phrase appears in historical and cultural contexts to describe the era of world wars, modernism, and rapid industrialization: early 20th century architecture, an early 20th century photograph.
- FuturismArt glorifying technology and speed
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- trench warfareCombat from fortified ditches
- Edwardian eraBritish period 1901-1910
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early 20th centurycontemporary era
Current historical period
21st century · 19th century · fin de siècle · medieval period · Victorian era