In these years people had to endure terrible hardship.
Terrorist activity, the virus zika, Syria, economic collapse in 2016 will definitely be remembered for a long time. However, no matter how hard it seemed fallen at this period of time of the test, objectively, we are unable to include the year in the list of the worst years in the history of mankind. The next time depression again shows his acumen, just re-read this stuff and cheer up. I’ve had worse. Much worse.
1348
Plague
A terrible disease has spread along the silk road and in just 18 months has destroyed at least a third of the total population of Europe. Hell on Earth was represented by the image of the plague doctor in a mask with a bird’s beak: “so the doctors defended themselves from the unbearable stench of rotting corpses. However, the disease stimulated a true Golden age in history. Different social strata have equal income, the economy sprang up, and the art flourished.
1492
The Journey Of Christopher Columbus
The colonization of North America by Europeans does not seem, at first sight, so gloomy event. However, brought to the mainland of the disease caused the demographic collapse of the indigenous population. By the nineteenth century, it killed about 90% of the Indians. Even worse, in search of new labor, the colonizers turned to Africa — and this was the beginning of the formation of the slave trade throughout the world.
1812
Patriotic war
The invasion of Napoleon’s army in Russia was the beginning of a series of terrible calamities, seized almost the whole of Europe. The almost complete destruction of the invading army brought military action on the territory of modern Poland and Germany, economic effects were felt even after a dozen years.
1914
The first world war
The first year from the beginning of the great war (First world it was called much later) became a terrible ordeal for humanity. Only in this time period killed about 10 million people, the war dead and missing was listed for 65 million.
1919
A flu pandemic
Almost immediately after the disastrous slaughter in the world there came a terrible flu pandemic. According to reliable estimates, killed nearly 5% of the population around the globe.
1942
The second world war
The Germans went on a rampage in the Soviet Union, the Japanese attacked the Western Empire in Asia. It seemed like nothing can turn the course of history — but at the end of this year the situation turned in favor of the allies. However, the beginning of the war really made 1942 one of the most terrible in the history of mankind.
1945
Hiroshima
The nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki has shown that nature is hiding in Pandora’s box. Hundreds of thousands of dead and millions for many years suffering from exposure to radiation. Mankind suddenly realized that he could destroy itself because of some territorial disputes, and finally a little scared.
