Post WWI Timeline

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    WWI

    The first World War that was mainly fought in Europe between the Allied and Central Powers.
  • Mussolini starts his own Newspaper

    Mussolini starts his own Newspaper

    He criticized the Socialist Party for failing to realize the national problems that led to an outbreak in the war. He was later expelled and he went and created his own Newspaper.
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    February Revolution

    The first stage of the Russian Revolution, which the Monarchy was overthrown and replaced by a Provisional Government.
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    October Revolution

    A revolution in Russia led by the Bolshevik Party, that was a key moment in the larger Russian Revolution.
  • The Treaty of Versailles is signed

    The Treaty of Versailles is signed

    The treaty was one of several other treaties that was signed to end five years of conflict known as World War I.
  • Stalin takes power in the Soviet Union

    Stalin takes power in the Soviet Union

    Grigory Zinoviev appoints Stalin to General Secretary.
  • Mussolini becomes Prime Minister

    Mussolini becomes Prime Minister

    After the march on Rome, King Victor Emmanuel III appointed Mussolini as Prime Minister.
  • Hitler is arrested

    Hitler is arrested

    He is accused of treason and is sentenced to five years in the Landsberg Prison.
  • Spain becomes a Republic

    Spain becomes a Republic

    After the deposition of King Alfonso XIII the Republic was proclaimed.
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    The Holodomor

    A famine in Soviet Ukraine that killed millions of Ukrainians.
  • Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Following a series of electoral victories by the Nazi Party, President Paul von Hindenburg names Hitler leader of the National Socialist Party.
  • Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini invades Ethiopia

    Mussolini invades Ethiopia to boost Italian National Prestige.
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    Stalin’s Great Purge

    After the murder of Sergey Kirov, Stalin launched the Great Purge. Millions of people were sent to Gulags where they were forced to do labor.
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    The Spanish Civil War

    The refusal of parties and groups to compromise and respect democratic norms led to the Spanish Civil War.
  • Franco takes power in Spain

    Franco takes power in Spain

    After helping lead a successful military rebellion to overthrow Spain's Democratic Republic, he then became Dictator.
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    Kristallnacht

    A campaign of terror launched by Nazis against Jewish people and their homes and businesses.