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Treaty of Versailles signed
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Warren G. Harding takes office
Harding takes office during the "roaring 20's", an economic boom just prior to the stock market crash.
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Unemployment Reaches 2.5 million
2.5 million was the most people unemployed in Britain since the end of the war
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Russian Civil war ends
Vladivostok fell to the Red Army and the Provisional priamur government
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David Lloyd George resigns
Prime Minister David Lloyd George's resignation causes political turmoil
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Mussolini named Italian Premeir
Due to Mussolini being named Italian Premeir, democracy gradually erodes because of his fascist ideals
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Vladimir Lenin dies
Lenin is succeeded by Josef Stalin, though he opposed Stalin and his ideals.
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Dawes Plan
Designed to make Germany's reperations more manageble by making them in small increments over a long period of time(Germany) -
Stalin implements 5 year plan
The five yeawr plan begins to be eneacted in order to industrialize Russia and move it away from agriculture as its main industry.
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Italy is a one party state
Italy becomes totalitarian and the only political party is Fascism
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Poincare Resigns
Political Turmoil ensues French Premier Poincare's resignation
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Black Tuesday
The stock market crashes and sends the U.S. into economic turmoil and ultimately the Great Depression
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(1933-1934) Stalin begins the Great Purges
Stalin uses the Great Purges to publicly execute Russians for supposed crimes against the goverment in order to kill his enemies, gain power and instill fear in the citizens of Russia.
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Hitler appointed Chancellor
Hitler intends to do away with politics in order to make Germany more powerful
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Roosevelt begins 1st term
The U.S. is still suffering from the Great Depression.
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Hindenburg dies
Once Hindenburg, the last person above Hitler, dies, Hitler is able to become "De fuhrer" without anyone standing in his way.
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(1935-36) Second stage of New Deal programs takes effect
The Roosevelt Administration beguns to implement the Second New Deal program in order to try to improve the nation's economy.
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Italy invades ethiopia
Italy invades in order to annex Ethiopia into the ne East Africa (Italy) -
Italy wins war in Ethiopia
They create Italian East Africa
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Spanish Civil War begins
When the Spanish civil war began, the Spanish government asks Germany for help.
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Roosevelt is reelected
Roosevelt wins the 1936 electionn in a landslide victory, taking all but 8 of the electoral college votes
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Neville Chamberalin appointed position of Prime Minister
As Prime minister, Chamberalin was determined to avert another war
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