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The Armistice of villa Giusti ended warfare between Italy and Austria-Hungary on the Italian Front during World War I. The armistice was signed on November 3, 1918 in the Villa Giusti and was to take effect 24 hours later.
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Trotsky is appointed head of the "Red Army"
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Lenin orders the secret police to arrest and
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The Bolshevik government introduces a policy of food requisition and peasant revolts break out throughout Russia.
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Nicholas II, his wife and their children are killed by the secret police of the Bolsheviks. Nicholas was the last czar of Russia. He had one son and four daughters.
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Flight over Vienna An air raid was performed by italian poet and nationalist patriot Gabriele D'Annunzio.
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Lenin orders the execution of hostages in villages that do not deliver grain
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Hara of the Takashi becomes prime minister of Japan. He was the 19th prime minister. His catch phrase was "commoner prime minister"
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The Red Army invades Estonia to install a communist government.
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On December 29, 1918 the Great Poland Uprising liberated greater Poland.
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The Bolshevik troops are repelled by Estonia.
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More than 200 peasant revolts rock Russia
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David Lloyd Geroge Woodrow Wilson George Clemenceau The big three at the signing of the treaty were, Georges Clemenceau(France), David Lloyd George(Great Britain), and Woodrow Wilson(United States).
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The treat of Versailles settled the German-Polish borders in the Baltic region.
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American was prospurous in the economic boom, but sadly racism kept african Americans from joining the rest of America. They lived in ghettos and suffered.
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The League of Nations held its first meeting. The U.S. was not apart of the League of Nations.
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Guccio Gucci opens a boutique of fashion design in Firenze/Florence.
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Germany tries to negotiate the sum they owe without success, parts of the rhur area are occupied by France.
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The German reperations are newly fixed to 132 billion goldmarks(payable in 37 years)
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Reperations for WWIThe London ultimatum demanded reperations in gold or foreign currency to be paid in annual installments of two billion goldmarks, and twenty six percent of the value of Germany's exports.
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Hyperinflation in Germany The hyperinflation in the Weimar reupublic was a three year period of hyperinflation in Germany. 8.9 marks or German currency was about one US dollar.
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The US, not having signed the treaty of Versailles, makes its own peace treaty with Germany and Austria.
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The Japanese Communist Party is founded.
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The German Reich has reached it's economic and financial breaking point.
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Mussolini, leader of the Fascist party, seizes power in Italy.
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In Italy the nationalist movement under Mussolini, disappointed with the results of the war for Italy, takes power.
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With French support, separatists try to declare an independent "Rhine Republic" in Aachen. This fails.
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With French support, separatists try to declare an independent "Autonomous Pfalz" in Speyer.
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Cracow General Strike leaves 32 strikers and police dead.
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Poland complies with League of Nations ruling and turns Jaworzyna over to the Czechs.
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Hyperinflation period in Germany This time marks the end of hyperinflation in Germany.
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Bank Polski established as a Central Bank. The Zloty replaces the Mark as currency.
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the US Congress approves the Exclusion Act, that prohibits further immigration from Japan.
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Mussolini's Fascist Party wins national elections in Italy.
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German Socialist Workers Party in Poland (DSAP) established.
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The Sejm passes a land reform law calling for an annual minimum of 200,000 hectares to be sold at full market value to peasants.
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Pilsudski's forces gain control of Warsaw after three days of fighting. President Wojciechowski and Prime Minister Witos surrender and resign from office after striking socialist railway workers prevent reinforcement of government forces in the capital.
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Germany enters the League of Nations. The vote is unanimous.
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Collapse of the banking system.
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Japan's population is 65 million.
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America in 1920By 1928 roughly 20% of all Americans had cars.
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By 1928 mass production made the model T cheaper, costing only 295$
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Port of Gdynia opens giving Poland an outlet on the Baltic Sea.
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Polish police disband Hramada and arrest leadership of the Beyelorussian socialist peasant movement.
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The Japanese Kwantung army kills the Manchurian warlord before he can ally with Chiang Kaishek
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By 1929 10 Million radios were sold in America
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By 1929 over 1 million people owned shares in America.
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Hamaguchi of Minseito becomes prime minister.
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Mussolini signs a Concordat with the Pope that creates the independent state of the Vatican City.
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Litinow-protocol. A non-aggression pact between the Soviet-Union, Rumania, Poland Lithuania and Estonia.
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The wall street Crash occured on October 29, 1929. It was an impact on the whole world.
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Four zaibatsu ("money cliques") dominate Japan's economy: Mitsui, Mitsubishi, Furukawa and Sumitomo
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Council of Germans in Poland "Rat der Deutschen in Polen" established.
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Japan occupies Mukden and other places in Manchuko. War between Japan and China begins.
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The Japanese army provokes an incident and invades Manchuria without consulting with the Wakatsuki government
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The bank of England drops the gold standard.
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The Soviet government destroys the Christ the Savior Cathedral
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The pro-war general Araki Sadao is appointed Ministry of War.
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The League sends a commission to investigate the Japanese/Chinese conflict.
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Poland signs Treaty of Non-aggression with the Soviet Union.
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ManchukuoJapan creates the "independent" state of Manchukuo (under Japanese protection).
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1932: One million people in Kazakhstan die of famine
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A third uprising in Chechnya is repressed by the NKVD.
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Peasant protest against Count Potocki's "Festival of Labor" (a day of unpaid work on a local highway project) broken up by police and army troops. Six peasants killed and 278 arrested.
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Work on the Moskow-Volga Canal starts, employing forced labor
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Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of the German Reich.
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Right-wing Camp of Great Poland party (OWP) disbanded as a threat to public security.
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Peasants stage more than 6,500 peasant revolts against collectivization with thousands of people killed. Soviet Union.
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Japan Leaves the league of Nations
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In june 1933 the "Reinhardt Program" was introduced. This program combined indirect incentives such as, tax reductions.
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Rail line between Cracow and Warsaw via Kielce Tunnel completed.
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A pact between France, Germany, Great Britain and Italy is signed.
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Germany leaves the Leage of Nations.
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Pact of non-aggression and friendship between Germany and Poland.
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Colonel Bronislaw Pieracki, Minister of the Interior assassinated by Ukrainian nationalists.
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Poland signs Ten Year Pact of Non-aggression with Germany.
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Fuji is founded.
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The Soviet-Union enters the League of Nations.
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Germany denounces any arms restrictions of the Versailles treaty and introduces the enlistment.
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The League of Nations condemns the German violation of the Versailles treaty. No action is taken.
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Soviet-Czechoslovakian pact, valid only if France supports both parties.
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The Moskow subway is inaugurated
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The League ends its sanctions against Italy.
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Italy and eithiopiaItaly invades Ethiopia.
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Italy invades Abyssinia
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German troops enter the Rhineland.
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German-Italian treaty between Rome and Berlin.
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Germany and Japan sign the Anti-Comintern Pact
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Trotsky moves to Mexico.
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Anticomintern Pact between Germany and Japan.
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The Japanese Chinese war is renewed.
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A clash between Chinese and Japanese troops ("Marco Polo Incident") lead to a general war
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The Moskow-Volga Canal is inaugurated
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Trotskyist agent Ignaz Reiss is liquidated in Switzerland
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Roosevelt renounces the neutrality policy towards Japan.
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Stalin orders a great purge of the Polish communist party
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Italy leaves the League of Nations.
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Japan captures Nanjing (350,000 Chinese are killed and 100,000 women are raped during the "rape of Nanking")
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Japan sinks the "Panay" ship of the USA.
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285,000 Greeks living in Russian cities are deported to Siberia and to the north
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Economy in Nazi Germany By 1938 umemployment in Germany was practically extinct, Germany even lacked enough workers to fill the jobs they had.
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German troops enter Austria which is annexed one day later.
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fourth international Trotsky founds the Fourth International. The fourth international is a communist international organisation.
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Adolf HitlerGemany invades PolandHitler(Germany) invaded Poland because he wanted more land to expand Germany. The invasion of Poland resulted in started WWII.
