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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
killing of the Achduke causing WWI -
Gallipoli Campaign
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Japan makes 21 Demands on China
Japan invades and makes demands on China, forcing Japan to be involved in almost all of Chinas affairs, internal and external. -
German Resumption of unrestricted Submarine Warfare
German U-boats quit their peace and continue attacking -
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Bolshevik Revolution
Bolshevik Revolution in Russia leading to the creation if the first Communist Country -
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Civil war in Russia
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treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Ended the War between Germany and Russia in 1918 -
Mussolini launches Facist movement
Mussolini creates and launches the Facist movement in Italy -
Paris Peace Conference
Internation meeting in Versailles, deciding the fate of Germany after WWI -
establishment of the League of Nations
League of Nations formed, only to fail shortly after, and be suceeded by the United Naions after WWII -
Lenin's Economic Policy
Lenin Changed the Economic policy allowing peasents to make profit off their sells. -
Ataturk Claims Republic of Turkey
Formation of the Republic of Turkey -
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Soviet Fice-Year Plan
Stalins push to help and improve Russia's Economic and wordly status -
U.S. Stock Market Crashed
U.S. stock market chrashes and leeds to the Great Depression. -
Civil Disobedience movement in India
indian people peacefully protest against the English -
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Japan invades Manchuria -
Hitler is Ruler in Germany
Hitler Gains power in Germany -
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Long March
Chinese Communists lead the Long March relocating the Chinese Communist Party -
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Stalings "Great Purge"
Stalin launhces large widespread persecution and repression of any Sabatuers and Spies -
Sandino Murder
Sandino is murdered in Nicaragua -
Soviet Victory at Stalingrad
Russians defeat the Germans at Stalingrad -
Invasion of China by Japan
Japan incades China -
Cardenas nationalizes oil industry in Mexico
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German Auschluss with Austria
Hitler anounces an Auschluss (Union) with Austria -
Invasion of Poland by Germany
Germany invades Poland -
German invasion of the USSR
Hitler and the Nazi party fails an invasion of the USSR -
D-Day
Allied invasion at Normandy -
Capture of Berlin by Soviet Forces
Societ forces capture berlin -
Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
worlds first atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima and Nagaski -
Division of Berlin and Germany
Allied powers decide to split up Germany and Berlin -
Establishment of United Nations
Creation of the U.N. -
Partition of India
India gains independence from England -
Arab-Israeli War
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Creation of Israel
State of Israel is formed -
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Aparthied in South Africa
Time of segregation in S. Africa -
Establishment of NATO
creation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization -
Peoples Republic of China
Creation of the People's Republic of China -
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Korean War
Korean civil war that seperates the country into two, North and South Korea. -
French defeat at Dien Bien Phu
Indochina defeats Frnace and gains Indepedence. -
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Algerion war of Liberation
Algeria fights France for their Independence -
establishment of the Warsaw Pact
signing of the Warsaw Pact that put the Soviets in control of the armed forces of the countries they control -
U.S. troops in Vietnam
U.S. try to fight and prevent the Domino effect of Communism in South Asia -
Suez Crisis
Conflict between Egypt and Britain, France, and Israel -
Uprising in Hungary
Hunarian student and citizens Revolted and made their demands for Freedom -
Great Leap forward in China
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Castro comes to power in Cuba
Fidel Castro rises to power in Cuba -
Construction of the Berlin Wall
creation of the Berlin Wall seperating East and West Berlin -
Sino-Soviet Rift
Russia and China Split -
Creation of PLO
Palestine Liberation organization formed -
Revolution in Iran
Mohammed Reza Shah was overthrown to give Iran independence from him and his secret police -
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Iran-Iraq War
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Soviet Withdrawl of troops from Afghanistan
soviet troops begin to leave Afghanistan -
Reunification of Germany
Berlin wall Destoried, Germany Unified. -
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Persian Gulf War
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Collapse of USSR
USSR falls -
Transfer of Hong Kong to China
China gains back Hong Kong -
Uprising in Ukraine, Georgia, & Kyrgyzstan
A series of Riots in Kyrgyzstan that led to the people overthrowing the government and taking power.
