Was this the most influential event of the 20th century?
Hiroshima's nonexistence probably caused more fallout (pun intended and not intended) than archduke "excuse" ferdinand
>>1174432
The Death of Queen Victoria
The bomb. There's no other answer. This includes all science that led to it, and it include all fallout since
imo the invention of the internet is probably going to have the most significant historical impact in the long run. Not as iconic as violence, though.
>>1174432
>>1174646
this. It made USA the "daddy" of the world until the URSS developed theirs and then it followed the cold war which influenced pretty much everything from 1950 till 1990
>>1174634
I think that specifically you refer to the fall of the British Empire. Victoria was good the first half of its rule but when he lost her shit she was absolute useless and literally was responsible for the loss of control of the crown over the day by day rule
>>1174682
although it was invented in the 20th century, we had to wait for the early 2000's to see its major impact over daily life so i would leave it as a 21th century thing. Its like cars and trains, the first ones and prototipes where invented in 1790's yet they only had a meaningful effect on life only by the 1830's for trains and fucking 1930's for cars
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>>1174432
Yes.
Without the murder of Franz Ferdinand and wife, the first domino of the Great War doesn't fall.
Counterfactuals anybody?
>>1174432
Post the version of the pic with the "Fursona". Gets me every time.
>>1174836
But doesn't it really? The hawk faction in the A-H leadership was pushing for a war with Serbia, and most high ranking members of the power structures of Germany were the same with regard to Russia.