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Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Francis Ferdinand was the Archduke of Austria and was assassinated alongside his wife. The goal of this was to break off the South Slav provinces from Austria-Hungary. -
Bolshevik Revolution
The Revolution in Russia was created by millions of people who wanted to be led into war by Czar nicholas II. Eussia was left demolished when the people became to frightened. -
Civil war in Russia
The Russian Civil War fought between the Bolshevik White and Red Armies. In the end, the Red defeated White. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
This was a peace treaty between Russia and the Central Powers. It was forced on Russia by German and Austrian military threats. -
Ataturk proclaims Republic of Turkey
The Ataturk were trying to create a modernized nation-state in Republic of Turkey. They believed that would have to Westernize to do this. -
US stock market crash
Wall Street crashed on 1929. This was a result of the World War I followed up by a time of wealth in the roaring 20s. -
Civil disobedience movement in India
This movement was led by Mahatma Gandhi and changed the Nationalism for India. Gandhi had political greatness planned for India. -
Sandino is murdered in Nicaragua
He was assassinated by the National Guard in Genin 1934 in Nicaragua. After his death, a dictatorship was formed. -
Stalin's "Great Purge" in USSR
Joseph Stalin began a political repression in the Soviet Union. The involved the purge of the Communist Party and government officials. -
Cardenas nationalized oil industry in Mexico
The Mexican government decided all oils and reserves found beonged to the nation. This aused other nations to boycott Mexican products. -
Soviet victory at Stalingrad
This was a 5 month long war between Germany and its allies and the Soviet Union. The Soviets won and took Stalingrad, -
D-Day, Allied invasion at Normandy
This was the day the Allied forces inveaded Normandy. It began the end of the war. -
Capture of Berlin by Soviet forces
The Battle of Berlin was not a success for the German people. Soviet Union invaded and won, so they took over Berlin. -
Atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
On June 6th and June 9th, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were hit with atomic bombs by the United States. This resukted in the end of the war with an Allied victory. -
Apartheid in South Africa
The word Apartheid literally means "the state of being apart". This was the system that segregated the South African people and was backed up by the National Party governemnts. -
Creation of Israel
The head of the Jewish Agency, David Ben-Gurion, established Israel. Truman decided in the end to recognize Israel as a state. -
Arab-Israeli War
The Israeli people and the Palestinian Arabs had been in conflict before it erupted into a war in 1948. This led to the exile or flee of 700,000 Palestinian Arabs and 700,000 Jews, -
Division of Berlin and German
This was one of the first major crisis of the Cold War. The SOviet Union blocked the international road. -
Algerian war of liberation
This was a war for the Algerians to break away from the French government. On March 19, 1962 the war ended and Algeria broke away from France. -
Uprising in Hungary
This was a revolt of the entire state against the governamnt. It lasted for about two weeks, -
Suez crisis
This wa also referred to as the Second Arab-Israeli War. Israel was aided by the UK and France and won the war. -
Castro comes to power in Cuba
Fidel Castro overthrew the Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista. He rose to power, and America welcomed him as a leader. -
Sino-Soviet rift
The Sino-Soviets were orsening their political and ideological relationships of the USSR and the PRC during the time of the Cold War. This led to a split in the 60s. -
Construction of Berlin Wall
West Berlin was completely cut off from East Germany and East Berlin. This wall was created to protect the people. -
Creation of PLO
This is the Palestine Liberation Organization. It was founded to create a Palestinian independent state. -
US troops in Vietnam
This was when the first wave of Americans were sent to Vietnam. They worked against the Viatnamese. -
Revolution in Iran
The Iran people overthrew the Dynasty that was supported by the US. It was replaced with a theocracy government, -
Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan
This was a 9 month long withdrawal of Soviets from Afghanistan, It was successful and they no longer interfered or intervened. -
Reunification of Germany
The forming of a treaty between the GDR and FRG brought Germany back. We then had a strong German statethat was once again unified. -
Collapse of USSR
The Soviet Union split up into 15 new countries.This was seen to be a victory of freedom. -
Transfer of British Hong Kong to China
The was "the handover" oh Hong Kong from Britain to China. This was the end of theBritish rule on Hong Kong.