Chapter 17 By redwards1 Nov 12, 1921 Washington Conference Convenes Dec 6, 1921 Ireland becomes independent country Jan 1, 1922 Mussolini and Fascists take power in Italy Jun 21, 1922 Claude McKay’s Harlem Shadows is published Jan 8, 1923 France invades Ruhr Oct 25, 1923 Teapot Dome scandal erupts Nov 10, 1923 Hitler writes Mein Kampf Jan 21, 1924 Vladimir Lenin dies May 24, 1924 Congress passes National Origins Act Jul 10, 1925 Scopes trial begins May 3, 1926 British General Strike paralyzes British economy May 20, 1927 Lindbergh completes first solo transatlantic flight Sep 1, 1927 Stalin gains control of Soviet Union Jan 12, 1928 Chiang Kai-shek becomes leader of China Aug 28, 1928 Kellogg-Briand Pact signed