2 December 2011 - 20th century

< yesterday -- tomorrow >

20th century - The period of time from 1914-1989, which we now understand as marked by great struggles over the nature of government.
21st century - The period since 1989 whose great struggles we don’t understand yet.

clue:

See “short twentieth century” as used by historians.

give me a clue so sweet and true

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