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Significant world events* The Ecumenical Movement
1900
Europe
Death of Queen Victoria
First Pan-African Congress, London 
Expressionism in art

East Asia and Pacific
Australian Commonwealth founded

 1901
Americas
US gained control over Panama Canal

Africa
End of Boer War

East Asia & Pacific
Anglo-Japanese Alliance

 1902
Americas
First Powered Flight (Wright brothers)		 1903
Europe
Anglo-French entente		 1904 Revivals in Los Angeles and Wales
Europe
Failed revolution in Russia

Americas
Standard Oil founded by Rockefeller

East Asia and Pacific
Japanese victory in War against Russia

 1905
Europe
Constitution granted in Russia

Americas
US occupies Cuba

South Asia and Middle East
Revolution in Persia

 1906
Europe
Peasant revolt in Romania
Europe destabilises as German military production increases
Anglo-Russian entente
Cubism and surrealism in art

Americas
Canada gains independence

East Asia and Pacific
New Zealand gain independence
 

 1907 Rome World Council of Christian Education (WCCE) conference
Foundation of United Methodist Church (UK)
Europe
Bulgarian independence
Austria annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina
Boy Scout movement founded

Africa
Belgium takes over Congo

South Asia and Middle East
Ottoman sultan deposed

 1908
Europe
Military coup in Greece		 1909 Debates on personal spirituality vs. intellectualism
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