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Argentina gains independence
-Argentina sucessfully wins indpendence from Spain through war.
-Becuase it was a turning point for revolutions worldwide
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Mexico Wins Indepedence from Spain
-Mexico wrests power away from Spain to become its own independent country
-Was the beginning of the domino effect that led many other colonies to become independent
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Opium War begins
-A very large-scale war occurs due to the ned for Opium in China
-It was a major event in Chinese history
-they were wars that were conducted so that Britain could force China to allow the British to bring opium into China to sell. The British needed to sell opium to China. When China banned the trade, Britain went to war. -
Last shogun in Japan resigns
-Japan finally escapes the cycle of a single leader and switches to a more democratic government
-Was one of the largest changes in Japan
-Showed the world that democracy was the more popular form of government -
World War 1 breaks out in Eurpoe
-A war fought from 1914 to 1918, in which Great Britain, France, Russia, Belgium, Italy, Japan, the United States, and other allies defeated Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, and Bulgaria.
-It set up World War 2
-It set the premis for WW2 -
Tank developed for use in WW1
-A tank is a very large weapon of war.
-Gave the advantage tothose who used it.
-changed the way WW1 was fought -
World War 1 ends
-Germans srrender, marking the end ofthe first World War.
-It would lead to World War 2
-It Would increase bitterness between Britain and Germany -
Danish woman elected to national post
-A woman was elected fora job, normally only men could have
-It is important in women's rights
-It esablished women's rights -
US stock crash leads to worldwide depression
-THe US stock crashes de to everyone pulling their money out of the banks.
-Huge event that changed the course of history
-Encouraged people to join the war effort -
Hitler comes in power in Germany
-Hitler persuades the desperate people of Germany to elect him as chancellor.
-Signaled the beggining of World War 2
-It shows the desperation of the German people after WW2 -
Nuremberg laws deprive Jews of Citezenship
-Hitler orders that Jews have their riht taken aay
-It showed that Hitler was corrupt
-It showedthe world Hitler's Ideals. -
World War 2 begins
-Germany invdes Poland, war begins.
-Major event in German history
-It helped the US out of the Great Depression -
Atomic Bomb dropped on two cities in Japan
- The United States decided to end WW2 by demonstrating their power. -It ended World War II It ended the War
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Marshall plan proposed to help rebuild western Europe
-A plan was proposed to rebuild Europe
-Was a key descision after WW2
-Helped prevent another world war from happening -
Chinese communitsts are victorious against the Nationalists
-China becomes a communist country
-One of the world's largest countries became communist.
-Communism was established in China -
US supreme court orders school integration
-Was a movement to overcome racial discrimination.
-Was a large decision amde by the US
-Ended racial segrigation in the US -
Ghana wins independence
-The country of Ghande wrests controll from its distant leaders.
-It established that Ghanda should rule itself
-It was inspired by other countries who wished for heir own freedom -
Margaret Thatcher becomes first female prime minister
-Margret thatchter is elected as prime minister of Britain
-Was a major leap in women's rights
-Proven that women could do well in a place of power -
Rise in interest rates causes debt crisis
-The economy in Latin America significantly got worse
-This played a critical role in the future of Latin America.
-Taught the Latin Americans how to respon to debt. -
Brazil becomes a democracy
- Brazil changes their traditional form of government to a democracy, modernizing their way of life. -Major event in Latin America's governemnt history -It encouraged other countries to adapt to a democratic government
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Berlin Wall falls
-The division that was put up during the end of World War 2 is taken down.
-It is a major event in German history
-It symboled the end of Nazi culture in Germany -
Soviet Union breaks up
-The Soviet Union breaks into the current from of government, a constitutional rebublic
-It changed Russian government dramatically
-It maked the end of Axis idealsims in Russian government -
White South Africans vote to end Apartheid
-White Africans agree the legal discrimination should not be allowed
-It was important to African culture
-It officialy gave blacks equal rights in South Africa -
US supreme court orders school integration
