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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife, Sophie, were shot dead in Sarajevo, by Gavrilo Princip. He was one of a group of six Bosnian Serb assassins that were coordinated by Danilo Ilić. -
Partition of India
This was the dividing of British India on the foundations of religious population. The Dominion of Pakistan and the Union of India was created because of this partition. -
Japan makes 21 Demands on China
They were a set of demands made by the Empire of Japan that were sent to the government of the Republic of China ending in two treaties with Japan. -
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Gallipoli campaign
It was a British and French operation was created to capture the Ottoman capital of Istanbul and secure a sea route to Russia for them. The attempt was a fail, with huge consequences for both sides. -
German Resumption Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
Admiral von Holtzendorff worte a message which became the very important document for Germany's resumption of unrestricted U-boat warfare. -
Bolshevik Revolution
Another name for this revolution would be the October Revolution. It was a large armed political revolution that a part of the Russian Revolution. -
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Civil War in Russia
This war was a multi-party war that happened inside the Russian Empire. The Soviets were the first to gain power and control throughout Russia. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
It was a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers saying that Russia has to exit from World War I. The signing of the treaty caused riots, protests and an end to any support for the Central Powers in Poland. -
Paris Peace Conference
This was a meeting of the Allied powers after the end of World War I. This meeting was called to set peace terms for the Central Powers to follow after their defeat. -
First Meeting of the League of Nations
This was a intergovernmental organization that was founded as a result of the Paris Peace Conference that ended the World War I. It's primary goal was to maintain world peace. -
Lenin's Economic Policy
This policy was brought up by Vladimir Lenin. This policy allowed small businesses to open up for private profit while the state tried to control the banks and the industries. -
Ataturk Proclaims Republic of Turkey
The changes to Turkish society were a series of political, legal, cultural, social and economic policy changes that were designed to change the new Republic of Turkey into a secular nation-state where practice of religion in multiple aspects of life were restricted. -
First Soviet Five-Year Plan
This was a list of economic goals made by Joseph Stalin, that was suppose to strengthen their country's economy. They copied Germans and how their system economy was. -
US stock market crash
This crash was the most horrible stock market crash in the history of the US. The crash was the start of the 10-year Great Depression in the United States. -
Civil Disobedience Movement in India
This movement is still active and is the refusal to obey laws, rules, and government commands. It is usually done as a non-violent resistance and is also a form of Civil Resistance. -
Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan right after the Mukden Incident happened. The Empire of Japan stayed their until the end of World War II. -
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Hitler is Ruler in Germany
Hitler was chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945 and dictator of Nazi Germany from 1934 to 1945. Hitler is one of the main reasons for the rise of fascism in Europe, World War II, and the Holocaust, where he killed over 6 million Jews. -
Sandino is Murdered in Nicaragua
Sandino was an Nicaraguan revolutionary leader of a rebellion against the U.S. military occupation in Nicaragua. He is called a hero throughout Latin America, but labeled by the US government as a Bandit. He was assassinated by General Anastasio Somoza García. -
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Long March by Chinese Communists
This was a military retreat by the Soviet Union to avoid the Chinese Nationalist Party. The march was not just one march, but multiple marches so communist parties can leave to the North and West. -
Mussolini launches fascist movement
This is referenced to the original fascist system of ideas in Italy. This is associated with the National Fascist Party when Mussolini was the leader of the Kingdom of Italy. -
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Stalin's "Great Purge" in USSR
This was multiple campaigns of political restraints and hostility in the Soviet Union created by Joseph Stalin. This purge displayed how power-hungry Stalin was. -
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Invasion of China by Japan
The conflict was mainly between the Empire of Japan and the Republic of China. Germany, the Soviet Union and the United States helped out China against Japan with economical help. -
Cardenas Nationalizes Oil Industry in Mexico
This oil industry was the best exploration in all of Mexico. It happened when President Lazaro Cardenas declared that all mineral and oil reserves found in Mexico belonged to them. -
German Anschluss with Austria
It was the annexation of Austria into Germany. The troops were greeted by Austrians cheering with Nazi flags. -
Invasion of Poland by Germany
Poland was invaded by German and the Soviet Union. The invasion marked the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
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German invasion of USSR
The Germans turned on the USSR and over 4 million Germans invaded them. It was one of the biggest invasion in history. -
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Soviet Victory at Stalingrad
This was a major battle in World War II in which the allies and Nazi Germany fought the Soviet Union for control of the city Stalingrad. It was one of the bloodiest battles in history, with nearly over 2 million casualties for both sides combined. -
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D-Day, Allied Invasion at Normandy
It was an invasion on Normandy by the Allies that used landing operations in WWII. D-Day was the term used the actual day of the landings. -
Capture of Berlin by Soviet forces
This event was the final major offensive of the European Scene of World War II. The Vistula–Oder Offensive let the Soviet Union be able to breach the German front. -
Division of Berlin and German
The Allied Powers reached the Potsdam Agreement. This called for Germany, who has been defeated, to be divided into four temporary occupation zones. -
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagaski
During the final stages of World War II, the Allies of World War II made two atomic bombs and dropped them on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. -
Establishment of United Nations
This is an international organization whose goals are helping cooperation in international law and security, social progress, economic development, the rights of humans everywhere, and the achievement of world peace. -
Creation of Israel
Since Israeli got it's independence, there has been a massive amount of Jews that immigrated there. Since about 1970 the US has been the principal ally of Israel. Somewhere around 42% of the Jews live in Israel. -
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Arab-Israeli War
It was fought between the State of Israel and a military coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces. It was the first in a series of wars in the continuing Arab–Israeli conflict. -
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Apartheid in South Africa
It was a system of racial segregation enforced through legislation by the National Party governments of South Africa, under which the rights of the majority non-white inhabitants of South Africa were reduced severally and white rights and rule was maintained. -
Establishment of NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is an military alliance between multiple governments. They have a system of collective defense and this is where if someone attacks a external party, everyone else helps defend them. -
Establishment of People's Republic of China
After the Chinese Civil War, the communist leader Mao Zedong declared PRC as a new country. This establishment is is divided up into post-Moe era and Moe era. -
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Korean War
It was a war between the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The Republic of Korea was mainly supported by the US, with other help from allied nations under the protection of the United Nations. Korea was mainly supported by the People's Republic of China and also had military support by the Soviet Union. -
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French defeat at Dien Bien Phu
The battle occurred between March-May 1954 and reached the high point in a complete French defeat that influenced negotiations over the future of Indochina at Geneva. -
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Algerian War of Liberation
It was a conflict between France and Algerian movements which led to Algeria gaining its independence from France. An important war that was characterized by the conflict that was used such as, guerrilla warfare, maquis fighting, terrorism against civilians, and both sides used torture. -
Establishment of Warsaw Pact
This was a defense treaty between 8 communist states and is the economic organisation for the regional communist states -
US troops in Vietnam
The Vietnam War was fought between North Vietnam and South Vietnam, supported by the U.S. The U.S. and South Vietnam relied on air attacks and better firing power to win the war. -
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Uprising in Hungary
This was nationwide rebellion against the government of the People's Republic of Hungary and their Soviet-forced policies. -
Suez Crisis
This Crisis was a military confrontation between Egypt and Britain, France and Israel. The US and the Soviet Union played a major role in forcing Britain, France, and Israel to retreat. -
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Great Leap Forward in China
It was an economic and social campaign of the Communist Party of China. This campaign was aimed to use China's massive population to change the country very quickly from an agrarian economy into a modern communist society through the process of fast industrialization, and collectivization. -
Castro Comes to Power in Cuba
He had the position of the Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959-1976, and then after became the President from 1976-2008. Under his rule he made Cuba a multi-party socialist state. -
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Sino-Soviet rift
The political and ideas relations became worse between the People's Republic of China and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics while the Cold War was in progress. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
This wall was a barrier built by the German Democratic Republic or East Germany, that completely cut off the Western part of Berlin from all of East Germany around it and from the Eastern part of Berlin. -
Creation of PLO
The Palestine Liberation Organization is the only representative of the Palestinian people. It was once recognized by the US as a terrorist state until the Madrid Conference. -
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Revolution in Iran
This is reference to the events that were involved to overthrow Iran's Monarchy. It was replaced by the Islamic republic which was led by the leader of the revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. -
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Iran-Iraq War
The war was between armed forces Iran and Iraq. This war was the longest war in the 20th century. -
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Soviet Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The Soviet combatant forces successfully ran away from Afghanistan with Colonel-General Boris Gromov as the leader. 523 Soviet Union soldiers were killed during the withdrawal. -
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Persian Gulf War
This war was waged by the United Nations and was led by the United States. It was against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait. -
Reunification of Germany
German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany to rebuild Germany. The end of the process is referenced as the German unity and is celebrated every year. -
Collapse of USSR
This collapse of the USSR left all of the republics of the Soviet Union as independent states. This collapse also was the ending of the Cold War. -
Transfer of Hong Kong to China
It was the transfer of authority of Hong Kong from the UK to the People's Republic of China. -
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Uprisings in Ukraine, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan
This was multiple riots and demonstrations throughout Kyrgyzstan that led ultimately to driving out President Kurmanbek Bakiyev. Protesters took a government office in Talas and clashes between protesters and police in the capital Bishkek turned violent.