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World War 1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by a Serbian terrorist that brought major power into a war. The war pitted the Central Powers (mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) against the Allies (mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States). -
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World War 1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was killed by a Serbian Terrorist. This brought the worlds major powers into a war, The war pitted the Central Powers (mainly Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey) against the Allies (mainly France, Great Britain, Russia, Italy, Japan, and, from 1917, the United States). -
Mussolini started own Newspaper
It was founded by Benito Mussolini as a pro-war newspaper during World War I, and it later became the main newspaper of the Fascist movement in Italy after the war. -
Russian October Revolution
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February Revolution
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February Revolution
Factory workers started riots and people joined to start a revolution. February Revolution, the first stage of the Russian Revolution of 1917, in which the monarchy was overthrown and replaced by the Provisional Government. -
Russian October Revolution
The October Revolution, officially known as the Great October Socialist Revolution under the Soviet Union, also known as the Bolshevik Revolution, was a revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party of Vladimir Lenin that was instrumental in the larger Russian Revolution of 1917–1923. -
Ending of WW1
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Treaty of Versailles signed
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Treaty of Versailles6
Treaty was signed after WW1 which caused Germany to lose a lot after the war. The treaty was one of several that officially ended five years of conflict known as the Great War—World War I. -
Mussolini became Prime Minister
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Mussolini becomes Prime minister
On 31 October 1922, following the March on Rome (28–30 October), Mussolini was appointed prime minister by King Victor Emmanuel III, becoming the youngest individual to hold the office up to that time. -
Hitler Arrest
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Hitler arrested
Adolf Hitler is sentenced for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch of November 8, 1923. The attempted coup in Munich by right-wing members of the army and the Nazi Party was foiled by the government, and Hitler was charged with high treason. -
Stalin takes power of Soviet union
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Stalin takes power in the Soviet Union
Stalin assumed leadership over the country following Lenin's death in 1924. Under Stalin, socialism in one country became a central tenet of the party's dogma. -
Spain becomes a Republic
The 12 April 1931 municipal elections led to a landslide victory for republicans. Two days later, the Second Republic was proclaimed, and King Alfonso XIII went into exile. The king's departure led to a provisional government of the young republic under Niceto Alcalá-Zamora. -
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The Holodomor
The Holodomor, also known as the Terror-Famine or the Great Famine, was a famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that killed millions of Ukrainians. -
Hitler became Chancellor of Germany
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Spain becomes a Rupublic
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was appointed chancellor of Germany in 1933 following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party. He ruled absolutely until his death by suicide in April 1945. -
Mussolini invades Ethiopia
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Mussolini invades Ethiopia
Ethiopia, one of the only two independent African nations at the time, was invaded on Oct. 3, 1935 by Fascist Italy under Benito Mussolini. The Italians committed countless atrocities on the independent African state. Poisonous gas, aerial bombardment, flame throwers, and concentration camps were all employed. -
Stalin’s Great Purge
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Stalin’s Great Purge
The Great Purge or the Great Terror, also known as the Year of '37 and the Yezhovshchina, was Soviet General Secretary Joseph Stalin's campaign to solidify his power over the party and the state. -
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Spanish Civil War
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The Spanish Civil War
The main cause of the Spanish Civil War, was the failure of Spanish democracy. This was because there was a refusal by the Spanish parties and groups to compromise and respect democratic norms. -
Kristallnacht
Kristallnacht or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom, was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung paramilitary forces along with civilians throughout Nazi Germany on 9–10 November 1938. The German authorities looked on without intervening. -
Franco Takes power in Spain
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The Holodomor
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Franco takes power in Spain
The general and dictator Francisco Franco (1892-1975) ruled over Spain from 1939 until his death. He rose to power during the bloody Spanish Civil War when, with the help of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, his Nationalist forces overthrew the democratically elected Second Republic. -
Kristallnacht