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WW1
It Started on July 28th 1914 and ended November 11th 1918. -
Treaty of Versailles
The war was ended by the signing of many different treaties, the most important being the Treaty of Versailles. -
League of Nations
The League of Nations was the predecessor to the United Nations. The League was founded after World War 1. -
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler becomes Führer of the Nazi party. -
Josef Stalin
Joseph Stalin becomes leader of the Soviet Union. He dies in 1953. -
USSR
The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), the world's first officially Communist state, is formed. -
Hoover
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation founded under J. Edgar Hoover.
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Death of Vladimir Lenin
Death of Vladimir Lenin triggers power struggle between Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin. -
Leon Trotsky
Trotsky is exiled. UNKNOWN DAY -
Great Depression
The beginning of the Great Depression. -
Gandhi
Gandhi leads hundreds on along March Dandi to protest salt tax. -
Machurian Crisis
1931-39, Japan invaded Manchuria (in nth east China). No action was taken. -
Disarmament Conference
1932-34, Germany complained that they were the only country to disarm, The League could not get other members to agree to disarm. -
Franklin D Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected President of the United States. -
Hitler, Leader of Germany
With the death of President Hindenburg, Hitler declares himself Fuhrer of Germany. -
Abyssinian Crisis
1935-36, Italy invaded Abysinia, League members could not agree on effective sanctions against Italy. -
World War 2
Japanese invasion of China, and the beginning of World War II.
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Germany begins a planned invasion of Europe.
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The USSR signs a non-aggression pact with Germany
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World War 2
Nazi invasion of Poland triggers the beginning of World War II in Europe. -
Germany Invades Poland
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Britain, France and Australia declare war on Germany.
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Germany invades Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium and France.
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Attack on Pearl Harbour
Attack on Pearl Harbor, which leads to the USA joining World War II. -
German Wannsee Conference
Planning of the holocaust. -
Battle of Stalingrad
Battle of Stalingrad, ended with 2 million casualties and the retreat of the German army. Ended 2 February 1943. -
D-Day
The Battle of Normandy was fought in World War II in 1944. It was fought by the Allied forces against Germans. The purpose of the Normandy invasion, code named Operation OVERLORD, was to get the Allied army onto the continent of Europe.
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Paris Liberated by Allies
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Deaths
Deaths of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini.
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Atomic Bomb
Creation of the atomic bomb, and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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World War 2 End in Europe/Asia
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Germany Surrenders
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Holocaust
The Holocaust ends after 12 million deaths, including 6 million Jews.
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United Nations
United Nations founded. -
Gandhi
Assassination of Mohandas Gandhi. -
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Rev Brown
Rev Brown won the right to send his child to a white only school. -
Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white person, this event is what inspired the Montgomery Bus Boycott. -
Little Rock
In 1957 nine black students wiho had Military Protection went to a white school in Little Rock, Arkansas. -
Sit-Ins
In Nashville, Tennessee 500 students organised sit-ins at restaurants, libraries and churches. Many students were expelled but 400 teachers stood by them and threatened to resign, so the colleges backed down. -
JFK Elected
He had his inaugural speech the following year. -
Freedom Riders
May 1961 CORE activists began a protest called the "Freedom Rides". -
Indigenous Australians gain the right to vote.
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"I have a dream" Speech
A quarter of a million people, marched to the Lincoln memorial to hear kings "I have a dream". -
Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act outlawed segregation in schools, public places and jobs. -
Voting Rights Act
The Voting Rights Act gave all black people the right to vote. -
Australian Referendum
The Australian Referendum granted Indigenous Australians the right to be counted in the Census -
Fair Housing Act
The fair housing act banned discrimination in housing. -
King Assassination
It took 10,000 federal troops to stop people rioting after Martin Luther King was assassinated, 60,00 people gathered for his funeral including family, politicians and celebrities. -
Arbitration Commission
The Arbitration Commission decides to gradually increase women's pay until it reaches the same level as that of a male in the same job. -
"Equal pay for equal work" Achieved
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1st Black School opened in Australia
