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In japan, the Meji Revolution (1868-1912) brought about the replacement of the feudal monarchy by a constitutional parliamentary system.
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Europan colonial expansion turned to africa, Asia and the pacific and the entered a new phase know as imperialism
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Education progressed during the period between 1870 and 1914
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A deal is signed among Russia, Germany and Austria called the Threee Emperors Alliance. It failed because in the Balkans, Russia wanted to gain territories (influence over Bulgaria) UK supported Russia, but Austria-Hungary was against the union of Bulgary and wanted influence over Bosnia Herzegobina, and Germany suppoerted Astria Hungary -
The labour movement gained affiliates when the states recognised freedom of assembly and association and legalised workers association Labour parties emerged, whose aim was to access politival power and promote demographic and social reforms. The first and most important of these was the germany Social Demographic Party.(SPD) -
The French empire established colonies in Vietnam and Laos. They also kept concession over some indian ports and China -
germany arranged a deal that would guarantee Russia neutrality in case of a war between Germany and France and neutrality of Germany in case of war between Russia and UK.
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In this year Germany got another deal with Austria-Hungary and Italy, this is called the Triple Aliance.
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Austria and Russia disappoint for the Balkanic issue (Austria supports Bulgaria independence from Russia) Russia is officially an enemy for Germany
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Germans, that got late to the colonial race, were looking for some
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Bismarks renews the triple Alliance and sings new deals with the Mediterranean deals with Italy, Austra-Hungary, Spain and UK in order to keep a Statu Quo in the Mediterranean coast of Africa. Also this year the Reinsurance Treaty is signed with Russia. It is a secret deal that guarantees Germany neutrality in case of war between Austria-Hungary and Russia.
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Germany became the second most important economic power in the world under the reing of Williams II -
Labour internationalism was revived by the formation of the Second international or socialist international
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emerged between 1890 and 1910. It was a new aesthetic movement knows as Art Nouveau -
With the dead of the kaiser Federico II and the entry of Williams I as the new Kaiser, the treaties will not be renewed, and Russia will sign an alliance with france, Which was Bismark´s great fear
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The policies of these groups began to clash in many parts of the world. Altogether there were four important clashes from 1905 to 1913: two arising out of the Moroccan question, and two concerning disputes in the Balkans.
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Many countries adopted the universal vote for the men while suffragette movements began to arise claiming the vote for woman. This was achieved firstly in Finland
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Was used for lighting and to drive engines, especially since the invention of the accumulator and the transformer
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In one block we have the Triple Alliance (Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy, and the other block is the Triple Entente, formed by Russia, Grait Britain and France
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Germany pretended a flash war against France, and then attack Russia. The battle of Marne lasted more than desired and Russian army attacked Germany by the eastern front. Otoman empire joined Central powers -
The panama chanel was very usseful for trading because the travels are faster.
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Austrian Archduke Francis Ferdinand was assassinated by a serbian native. Austria declared war on Serbia -
There were no decisive victories. Western front had a 100km trench In 1916 germany attacks France in Verdum (70.000 deads), and Uk attacks Germany in Somme (100.000 deads), so Germany reduces pressure in Verdum -
In Russia, explodes the Comunist Revolution and withdrows the war. USA joins the war. The allies attack masively thanks to the USA resources (more than 10000 million US$ and 3,5 million soldiers) Bulgary and Turkey surrender. Weakness of Germany and Austria-Hungary goverments lead to the final surrender of the central powers
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The bourgeois February Revolution, deposed Tsar Nicholas II and established a republic -
Organised by radical marxists, or Bolsheviks, overthrew the provisional goverment and placed their leader Lenin in power, who was supported by the soviets, or councils of workers, peasents and soldiers -
The Bolsheviks began to call themsleves the Communist party and took Russia out of the war by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk with Germany
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The causes that led the Nazism in Germany can be traced to discontent during the Weimar Republic with the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles
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At the paris Peace Conference, the defeated countries signed treaties and had to reduce their armies, pay war reparations and make territorial concessions whichi shaped the new map of Europe -
Lenin held all the political power. In 1922 he created a political organisation called the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) made up of Russia and other Asian republics -
Was the creation of the journalist Benito Mussolini, who founded the National Fascist Party -
The economy went through a period of prosperity known as the Roaring Twenties. It was am era of Industrial development, increase in consumption and the stock market investments -
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Economic prosperity came to an end in 1929. This was the year in which th United States experienced a severe economic crisis caused by excess produvtion in relation to consumption -
The crisis spread from US to the rest of the world, affecting Europe and countries in Asia and Latin America
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Japan invaded Machuria in 1932, Italy annexed Ethiopia and Albania in 1935 and 1939, respectlvely, and on the pretext of incorporating territories with German populations into its empire, germany annexed Austria and Czech region in 1938 .
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On 1 September 1939 the Second World War began. The conflict lasted almost six years, until 5 August 1945. Is considered the most important war of the history -
German tactics include blitzkrieg, or lightning war, based on the use of tanks and planes together. These tactics, along with Russia´s neutrality, enabled Germany to occupy practically all of Western Europe until 1940 -
During this period of the war, Germany was slowed by Britain in North Africa and by Russia in Stalingard; Italy was invaded by the allies and japan was halted by the US in the pacific -
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It was agreed that the USSR would annex the Baltic States and eastern Poland
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The allies freed Paris and entered Germany. In the east, the read army of the Soviets occupies several eastern European countries, while partisan paramilitary units freed Yugoslavia and Albania from the Nazis- -
The big Three-Churchill, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Stali- agreed that Europe would be politically rebuilt with democratic governments
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The heads of Governments agreed that all German annexations in Europe would be reverted, Germany would be demilitarised and divided as established at Yalta
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In Europe the WWII end because Russia conquer Berlin and also when Japan was defeated by US
