The 1900s (pronounced "nineteen-hundreds") was a decade that began on January 1, 1900, and ended on December 31, 1909. The Edwardian era (1901–1910) covers a similar span of time. The term "nineteen-hundreds" is sometimes also used to mean the entire century from January 1, 1900 to December 31, 1999 (the years beginning with "19").

De jaren 1900-1909 (van de christelijke jaartelling) zijn een decennium in de 20e eeuw.. Gebeurtenissen en ontwikkelingen Oorlog en vrede. Rusland bezet tijdens de Bokseropstand Mantsjoerije, waarna japan in 1904 de Russisch-Japanse Oorlog begint, die verrassend door Rusland wordt verloren.; De Franse ambassadeur Camille Barrère sluit in 1902 een geheim niet …

Karl Kraus (28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.