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In 1911, the last emporer of China, Puyi was overthrown by the Kuomintang. The Kuamintong was a nationalist party led by Sun Yat-Sen. The Qing dynasty had ruled China since 1644.
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The leadup to World War I was Franz Ferdniand, the Archduke of Austria was shot on a visit to Serbia. He was shot by 19 year old Galvo Princip, a member of the secret society, the black hand. Austria gave Serbia an ultimatum containing numerous demands, most of which were agreed to by the Serbians. Austria declared was on Serbia, thus starting World War I.
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After the sinking of the Lusitania by the Germans, the U.S. was about ready to enter the war. The U.S. finally decided to enter the war after recieving a letter for Germany that had to pass through the U.S. in order to get through to Mexico. The letter told Mexico that if they entered the war, and alligned with the central powers, Germany would help them reclaim lands lost to the United States.
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In 1918, an armistice, an agreement to stop fighting for thirty days, and then another 30 days, was signed in a railway car near Paris
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Mahatma Gandi led the Indian independence movement. He believed in civil disobedience, and deliberate and public refusal to obey an unjust law. Gandi told his followers to not buy British goods such as cloth and salt. He encouraged people to weave their own cloth, and went on a salt march to protest.
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In 1923, Mustafa Kemal came to power in Turkey. He successfully seperated church from state, created a new legal system based on European law, granted women rights, and industrialized. He even earned the nickname 'Ataturk' meaning father of Turkey.
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During the Chinese civil war, the nationalists went up to the Communist base in the hills of South-Central China. The Communists fled and began a 6,000 mile journey to the mountains in the North. The Communists successfully escaped, but thousands died from starvation, cold, exposure, and battle wounds.
