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Key Events: 1913 - 2013

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  • 1917 ~ Communist Revolution, Russia

    1917 ~ Communist Revolution, Russia

    Communist revolution in Russia and its empire creates several new countries that are known as the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) and under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin.
  • 1919 ~ Communist organisation

    1919 ~ Communist organisation

    The Comintern, an international communist organisation, formed. Also the Treaty of Versailles.
  • 1923 ~ Australia's first broadcast

    1923 ~ Australia's first broadcast

    13 November, Australia’s first radio broadcast takes place in Sydney.
  • 1924 ~ Death

    1924 ~ Death

    Death of Vladimir Lenin; Joseph Stalin (the general secretary of the Communist Party) takes over power in the USSR.
  • 1927 ~ Talking Pictures

    1927 ~ Talking Pictures

    The Jazz Singer begins the era of ‘talking pictures’ and the end of silent movies.
  • 1929 ~ Wall Street

    1929 ~ Wall Street

    28 October, Wall Street stock market crash; beginning of global depression.
  • 1933 ~ Cricket and Hitler

    1933 ~ Cricket and Hitler

    English cricket team devises ‘bodyline bowling’ to beat the run-scoring talents of Don Bradman. Also Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany.
  • 1939 ~ Bushfires and World War ll

    1939 ~ Bushfires and World War ll

    Black Friday bushfires in Victoria kill 71 people and destroy five towns. Also World War II begins when Germany invades Poland.