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Key Events
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The Russian Revolution
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 -
The Comintern
An international communist organisation formed -
United Kingdom's Parliment
In the UK, Stanley Baldwin (a conservative) and Ramsay MacDonald (Labour leader) swap the prime ministership several times -
Australian Radio Broadcasting
Australia’s first radio broadcast takes place in Sydney -
Death of Vladimir Lenin
Death of Vladimir Lenin; Joseph Stalin (the general secretary of the Communist Party) takes over power in the USSR -
Silent Movies Begin
The Jazz Singer begins the era of ‘talking pictures’ and the end of silent movies -
Global Depression Begins
Wall Street stock market crash; beginning of global depression -
Hitler
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany -
World War ll
World War II begins when Germany invades Poland
