People became self-indulgent due to the wealth inherited from family members who died because of the plague.
People became religious fanatics, which caused them to begin witch hunts.
Disasters of the Century - 2002 From the Inside Out 1-7 was released on: USA: 4 March 2002
World wars were the biggest disasters to befall Europe in the first half of the twentieth century. An explanation of this is power hungry people that did not value the human race. All other disasters were natural disasters and nature explains itself.
According to her wikipedia article Ayrton died in the 20th century, specifically on 23 August 1923.
Because we have plenty of means of mass communication.
plague and war
Pague and war
Natural Disasters
There is a link below to an article on fashion of the 14th century (1300-1400).
According to the article at the link below, there is no credible evidence of chastity belts existed before the 15th century.
According to the Wikipedia article it was first mentioned in the 12th century and altered in the 14th century. In the meantime I've found another website that gives c. 1170 as the date when work on Reifenstein Castle started. It is quite sepctacular!
It is estimated that around 3.2 million people died from natural disasters in the 20th century. These disasters include earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, and other events. The number of deaths varied from year to year depending on the frequency and severity of the disasters.
Some of the worst disasters of the 20th century include World War II, which resulted in an estimated 70-85 million fatalities, making it the deadliest conflict in human history. The Holocaust, part of this war, saw the systematic extermination of six million Jews. Additionally, natural disasters like the 1970 Bhola cyclone in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), which killed around 500,000 people, and the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, which had long-lasting health and environmental impacts, also marked significant tragedies of the century.