00:00 1922 is considered the year when the modern era began, marked by significant cultural and political changes, including the meeting of influential figures like Stravinsky, Picasso, Joyce, and Proust, the publication of T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland," and the emergence of the USSR.

05:29 1922 is a significant year in the modern era because it marks the publication of James Joyce's "Ulysses" and T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland," both of which are considered groundbreaking works that challenge traditional literary conventions.

10:14 James Joyce's "Ulysses" and T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland" are both modernist works that challenge traditional literary conventions by fragmenting and reassembling cultural references and myths, and they were met with controversial and negative reviews upon their publication in 1922.

14:48 James Joyce's "Ulysses" and T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland" were met with controversial and negative reviews upon their publication in 1922, with critics focusing on the perceived obscenity and vulgarity of "Ulysses" and the difficulty and disorienting nature of "The Wasteland."

19:24 T.S. Eliot's "The Wasteland" is heavily influenced by the Great War and the Spanish flu, reflecting a sense of cracked civilization, morbidity, and inevitable doom, but Eliot eventually finds redemption in conservatism and tradition.

24:16 In 1922, Germany is recovering from the aftermath of the Great War and the Weimar Republic is facing instability, with the rise of Hitler and the assassination of foreign minister Volta Ratanao.

29:10 In 1922, Germany is facing a sense of defeat and betrayal after World War I, with some Germans feeling that they could have carried on and others believing that they were betrayed, leading to a delegitimization of authority and a resort to paramilitary violence, while the extreme inflation during this time period destroys people's savings and erodes middle class faith in the system.

34:17 In 1922, Italy is in a terrible state after World War I, with labor unrest, unemployment, and class hostility, leading to Mussolini's rise to power as he aligns with the right and offers his paramilitary units to fight off Bolshevism.

38:54 In 1922, Mussolini launches his famous march on Rome, which is actually a con, and becomes the prime minister of Italy, leading to the rise of fascism and inspiring similar movements in other countries like Germany.

43:21 In 1922, Russia experiences a devastating famine, the Spanish flu continues to spread, and the country is in a state of uncertainty as Lenin has a stroke and Stalin begins to rise to power.

48:08 In 1922, the Bulldog Drummond books, which were immensely popular and made into films, depicted a demobbed soldier who sets up a group called the Black Gang to beat up infiltrating communists, reflecting a fear of organized Bolshevism in Britain.