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The Treaty of Versailles is signed and revolutionary outbreaks take place across Europe.
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The Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War
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Mussolini and hid fascists take power in Italy. The former Tsarist Russian Empire becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
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Hitler ateempts to seize power in Germany in the unsuccessful Munich Putsch.
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The Nazis win only 3 per cent of votes in German elections.
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Almost one in five people own a car in the US. The first Australian screening of a 'talkie' takes place.
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The Great Depression begins.
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Under the Melbourne Agreement, Australian governments agree to cut spending.
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Unemployment reaches its peak in the worst year of the Depression.
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Hitler and the Nazis gain power in Germany. Germany and Japan leave the League of Nations.
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Italy invades Anyssinia.
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The Spanish Civil War begins.
Stalin begins purges of his opponents in the Communist Party and the military in the USSR. -
Japan invades China.
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Germany invades Poland and World War II begins.
