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Karl Marx is born.
Karl Marx was famous for developing revolutionary ideas for an equal society, known as Communism. He co-produced the Communist Manifesto with Frederick Engels. He was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist and revolutionary socialist. -
Frederick Engels is born.
Frederick Engels was famous for being the co-founder of Communism alongside Karl Marx. Together they wrote the Communist Manifesto and researched their theory. Engels met Marx in Paris. -
Febuary 1848: The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
It outlined the basic elements of their Communist philosophy and ideas. They believed that a classless society would share the wealth once held by only capitalists. It states that a Communist society would be free of conflict and hatred. -
Riots begin in St Petersburg after their original uprising against the Tsar in February.
The people of Russia were bitter and resentful towards the Tsar due to their suffering, continual hunger and poor working conditions. They were outraged by the Tsar’s ignorant and oblivious attitude to their plights. 100,000 workers gathered in the streets and demanded food and human rights. The Tsar’s forces could not control them. -
The Tsar of Russia orders soldiers to fire into the crowd of rioters
The Tsar orders the soldiers to fire into the crowd of rioters, killing more than 50 people. This backfired on the Tsar as he wanted them to be scared and to back down but instead it just angered the crowd even more. They sacked public buildings, lynched police officers and continued to riot in the streets. Again, the Tsar’s forces could not control them. -
Tsar of Russia Abdicates his Throne
Due to his inability to control the riots and the force of the public, the Tsar was forced to abdicate his throne and flee with his family. They were taken captive by the Bolsheviks. -
America joins WW1
America enters the war and joins the allied nations. This greatly favoured the Allied nations as they were boosted in many more millions of men, as well as guns and supplies. -
October 1917: Bolsheviks came to power in Russia.
The Bolsheviks came to power in Russia, led by Lenin and Trotsky. (Bolshevik Party meeting at left) -
The Tsar of Russia and his family are executed.
The Tsar and his family are executed by the Bolsheviks after a year of being held captive. They were executed as it looked like the Tsar’s rebel forces were on the verge of beating them. -
Final Allied Push Towards German Borders
The final Allied push towards the German border began on October 17, 1918. As the British, French and American armies advanced, the alliance between the Central Powers began to collapse. Turkey signed an armistice at the end of October. -
Armistice Signed - End of World War 1
On the 11th of November 1918, at 11am, fighting stopped and an armistice was signed. A meeting had been held five hours earlier between the leaders of both sides. World War 1 had ended with the Allied nations as the victors. Each side suffered heavy losses, 18 million people had lost their lives, Europe had lost most of its wealth paying for the war and much of the land was so damaged it took years to recover. -
Negotiations of the treaty began.
70 delegates from 27 nations and hundreds of other representatives gathered at the Versailles Palace near Paris to negotiate the treaty. The three main leaders and decision makers of the treaty were David Lloyd George of Britain, Clemenceau of France and Woodrow Wilson of America. The opinions of these three leaders conflicted greatly. -
Treaty Of Versailles is Signed.
After 5 months of negotiations the Treaty of Versailles was signed on this day by delegates from the Allies and Germany. The final treaty contained 440 different sections covering a range of economic, social and political issues. The hardest hit by this treaty was Germany. Severe punishments were dealt out to them and many Germans were outraged. -
1920: Roaring Twenties begin
This was the beginning of what was called the Roaring Twenties. This was a post war period where people began to live their lives again. People were going out dancing, the “flapper” style came into fashion, women became more social in their social behaviour, a new generation of music and dance had emerged and business industries were booming. -
The League of Nations is endorsed.
As part of the Treaty of Versailles, a League of Nations was set up to prevent another world war. It consisted of 42 nations from across the world and they had the power and authority to impose sanctions on conflicting countries. -
The Jazz SInger Premieres
One of the first talking motion pictures, The Jazz Singer, premieres. This marks the beginning of the end for silent movies. The "talkies" movie was a significant symbol of the advancement of technology that occurred during the roaring twenties.
