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When the Europeans established colonies in Africa, the white minority ruled. This lasted from the 17th century into the 20th. During decolonization, Nelson Mandela worked to end this split between the whites and blacks. This was finally accomplished after Mandela was released from prison.
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Archduke Francis Ferdinand was an Austrian Prince who was assassinated by a Serb in Bosnia. This event led directly to the forst World War.
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The Gallipoli campaign took place during WWI and was an Ottoman campaign. This was the last great Ottoman moment before crumbling during the war.
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The Twenty-one Demands were placed on China by Japan after the First World War. The demands would expand Japanese control on Chinese economy and this resulted in a boycott of goods.
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The Bolshevik Revolution is often referred to as the October Revolution. This revolt overthrew tsarist autocracy and replaced it with a provisional government. This created the Soviet Union.
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The Russian Civil war took place during World War I. It was fought between Bolsheviks and the Red Army won. This allowed for the formation of the Soviet Union.
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The German use of submarine warfare during Wold War I was used against the allies of The Brits, French< and Russians. The Germans would use their U-boats to attack ships bringing supplies to the allies.
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The NEP was placed in the Soviet Union yo represent a more capitalist economic policy. It was put in place during the War on Communism.
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed in 1918. It ended Russia's participation in WWI.
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The Paris Peace Conference was a meeting of the allied victors of WWI. It resulted in the creation of the Treaty of Versailles.
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The May Fourth Movement was an anti-imperialist movement in China. It protested the country's response to the Treat of Versailles and demonstrated chinese nationalism.
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The league of nations was formed after World War I. They were headquartered in Geneva Switzerland. Their first meeting proceeded without the US.
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Gandhi was a member of the INC and led the civil disobedience monement in India. This movement was non-violent and known as satyagraha. India was able to become independent under this movement.
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Ataturk came to power in the new Republic of Turkey after the fall of the Ottoman. He had many reforms and wanted to let the secular world into Turkey. His reforms involved the dress of women and had a western modernization.
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The First Soviet Five-Year Plan was was a list of economic goals created by Joseph Stalin. This plan relied on rapid industrialization in the Soviet Union.
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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 was the most devastating crash in the United Sates history. It led to the Great Depression and effected all of America.
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The Japanese invasion of Manchuria took place during WWII. It resulted in Japanese victory and the formation of the puppet state, Manchukuo.
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The Long March was a military retreat of the Red Army. The march was over 6,000 miles and done over a series of years.
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Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He then began to transform Germany into a dictatorship and led the Holocaust. He was a major player in WWII and saught to rule the world.
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Sandino was murdered in 1934 by national Guard Forces. His assassination remains mysterious.
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The Great Purge lasted from 1934 to 1940. It invoved a purge of the communist party officials.
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The president of Mexico declared that any oil found in mexican soil belonged to the nation. This created an international boycott of Mexico by the US, UK, and the Netherlands.
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The Auschluss was the annexation of Austria into Nazi Germany. Many nazis and non-nazis were for this movement.
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The Germans invaded Poland and marked the beginning of WWII in Europe. Poland became a site of many concentration camps.
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The Germans invaded the Soviet Union was the largest in history. They invaded through an area that was 1,800 miles long. This was a great advance for Nazi Germany during the war.
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The Japanese invaded China in 1941. This resulted in the Chinese victory as part of the allied victory in the Pacific War.
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The Battle of Stalingrad was amajor battle of WWII. It was between the Nazis and the Soviets and the Soviets were victorious. This was a turning point in the war.
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Benito Mussolini introduced fascism to Italy in 1943. It was rooted in Italian nationalism and in a desie to expand territories.
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Berlin was divided into many different parts after World War II. The berlin Wall blocked West Berlin off from East Germany. It was taken down in the 90s.
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D-Day took place on June 6, 1944. This landing in Normany was the Western effort to liberate Europe from Nazi occupation. This one of the last events in Worl War II.
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The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the final stages of World War II. The US conducted the bombings on Japan. After the death of millions, Japan surrendered to the Allies.
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The Battle of Berlin was one of the last battles that took place in World War II. The Soviets were able to encirlce the city and eventually took the city over the course of a few days. Hitler and many of his accomplices committed suicide before the battle was over.
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The Partrition of India led to the creation of the Union of India, not under British rule. This took place during many other acts of decolonization.
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The Arab-Israeli War was fought between the State of Israel and Palestinian Arab Forces. The Arabs abd Jews were both unsatisfied with British rule.
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In 1948, the head of the Jewish Agency proclaimed the establishement of the Sate of Israel. The Jews were able to have their home in the holy land of palestine again.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization is a military alliance. It was put in place to protect the world from yet another world war.
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The Korean War was fought between North and South Korea. The war settled differences and the two countries are still hostile to this day.
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The Algerian War of Liberation was fought between France and Algeria for indepedence. This war is an example of decolinization that was happening in many other colonies. Complex techniques such as guerrilla warfare.
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The Battle of Dien Bien Phu was fought between the Indochinese and the French. The French defeat at this battle resulted in the signing of Geneva Conference, and eventually the Vietnam War.
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The Warsaw Pact was a defense treaty against the communist nations. It was active during the Cold War and ended in 1991.
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The Suez crisis took place in Egypt during 1956. It resulted in end of Britain's role as a superpower.
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The Uprising in Hungary was a spontaneous revolt. It ended in a Soviet victory.
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The Great Leap Forward was acampaign of Communist China. It was led by Mao Zedong and looked to rapidly industrialize.
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Fidel Castro was a communist leader of Cuba. He made an alliance with the Soviet Union during the Cold War. This caused the Cuban Missile Crisis when the Soviets placed nuclear weapons in Cuba. The nuclear warfare was stopped by negotiation between the United Sates and the Soviet Union.
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The Sino-Soviet rift lasted from 1960 to 1989. The split was between the two communist nations because of difference in ideology.
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The Berlin Wall seperated West Berlin from East Berlin ans east Germany. The wall lasted from 1961 to 1989. The wall fell in 1990.
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The Palestine Liberation Organization was founded with the pupose of creating an independent Sate of Palestine. The PLO was considered a terrorist organization by the United States.
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The Vietnam War was a fight against communism. It ended in communist victory anf the formation of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
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The Iranian Revolution was caused by discontent with Shah's rule. It resulted in the establishment of the National Republic of Iran.
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The Iran-Iraq War is also known as the First Persian Gulf War. It was fought because of a conflict between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Republic of Iraq.
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The Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan took place between 1988 and 1989. It took place in Afghanistan.
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The Persian Gulf War was between the United States and Iraq. It resulted in Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait.
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The German reunification in 1990 was when East and West Germany were joined again. It also resulted in Berlin being one city again.
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The USSR collapsed when Mikhail Gorbachev resigned on Christmas day. This allowed for the establishment of a strong central regime. The USSR was no longer existing and Russia was established.
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The transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong is referred to as the Handover. It marked the end of British rule in China.
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