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Enabled the rapid expansion of industrialization
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Resulted in European victories over the dwindling Qing empire forced to concede to western companies. Weeknd Ching state also lost control over Tributary states
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Denounced humanities warfare upon nature
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Britain US and Germany as industrial powers, steel chemical and electricity as thriving industries
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The assassination of Alexander II, the Siberian exile system, ethnic nationalist movements among Finns, Poles, Georgians, central Asia, etc.
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Ends the Qing dynasty and leads to the formation of the Republic of China, led by Sun Yat-sen
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Mass cadmium poisoning caused by mining pollution which causes severe pain, softening bones and kidney disease. Remediation efforts did not begin until 1972
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Balkan league turns on one another over division of territory aquired from the ottomans
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Serbia denies responsibility and mobilizes army
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British and French invaded the German colonies of Togo and Leameron, dividing them amongst themselves.
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After an attempted German invasion of South Africa, British forces repelled the attack and occupied Germany's colonies in southwest Africa.
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British troops from Uganda attacked German outposts, leading to a full-scale war for control of the East African coast.
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8.5 dead, 21 million wounded, 7.75 million imprisoned/missing. The war cost $186 billion and nations went into deep debt. Economic recovery was stifled in Europe. It was the end of the Germany, Austria-Hungarian, Russian, and Ottoman empires. The US demonstrated its military power and new place in the world.
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Russia hoped to defend Serbian sovereignty and counter Austria-Hungarian and Ottoman expansion. Russia fought a brutal war against Germany's eastern front. Socialist factions gain support among industrial workers.
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Ottoman empire convinced the Senussi order in Libya to declare Jihad against British occupied Egypt, diverting them amongst themselves.
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Four unarmed American merchant ships in 1917 led to a declaration of war against Germany. Wilson issued 14 points to justify intervention and war. Freedom of seas, free trade, self determination for all peoples.
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Germany declares unlimited submarine warfare on all ships in war zones including American vessels-Germany violated pledges to acknowledge American neutrality.
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Britain intercepted a telegram from German foreign secretary to the president of Mexico proposing a German Mexican alliance to help Mexico regain territory lost to the US.
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Abdication of Nicholas the second and rise of a provisional government.
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From exile directing overthrow of the provisional government
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US emphasis on the western front, sending 2 million soldiers to war. American forces repel German advances into France.
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American victory. Drove Germany to surrender. Bulgaria was defeated and the Balkans were liberated. Willhelm II abdicates, and armistice finally signed which ended the war.
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End of first world war link to spread, more Time sensors covered up bad news and casualties estimated between 20 to 50,000,000
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Formed volunteer para military, national security volunteered militia, attracted support from nationalists, promise to prevent Communists from seizing control of the government and he was elected to Italian parliament in 1921
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Boycott of Japanese goods to protest imperial encroachment, nationalists gained widespread support
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Germans and Ottomans attempted to disrupt French rule in north Africa leading to a war between France and Zaian in confederation Berbers and Morocco
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Determine balance of power in the Pacific between Britain and the US and Japan. Japan kept control of Manchuria agreeing not to pursue further expansion in China
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Union of 15 Socialist republics led by the Russian SFSR had an emphasis on supporting nationalism among ethnic minorities and self-determination the death of Vladimir Lenin in 1924 led to the rise of Joseph Stalin and suppression of political opposition, instituted a command economy and great purge aimed at removing perceived and real political opponents
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Limited private ownership restored, agriculture output increased, factories produced more consumer goods, government intervention to fix prices in response to inflation, focus on industrial infrastructure but was unable to catch up on the west
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Restore diplomatic relations between Germany and Russia settling territorial disputes
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Shortly after this King Victor Emmanuel appointed Mussolini as Prime Minister
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Settler attempts to seize control of the government
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US attempts to restructure German banks and loans it's money to repay France and Belgium. This tied European economies to the US
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Germany France Belgium Britain and Italy settled territorial disputes along Germany's western border, Germany to respect DMZ in the Rhineland and allies would remove troops, Germany allowed to join the league of nations
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Mao vies to fight feudalism with guerrilla warfare, Western powers back ROC Soviets back Mao, Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931 weekends ROC
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Agreement between France and US bilateral proposal of peace, declared wars of aggression illegal under international law and became long-term foundation for international law
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Ordered police and party officials to seize surplus produce from agrarian peasants by force
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Expansion of military production, state quotas for industrial production, required import of foreign machinery and expertise and propaganda campaign employed to manipulate workers and managers
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Left-wing coilition wins first elections assuming control of government and in 1933 the right wing national front assumed control
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Relaxed some quotas,sergei kirov a moderate politician led the charge for abandoning collectivism and in December 1934 he was assassinated in Moscow
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Severe dust storms brought on by drought and agriculture mismanagement. Failure to apply dryland farming techniques cause significant erosion in loose topsoil, devastation of agriculture, exacerbated issues caused by the great depression, and more than 75% of topsoil in many regions to 1940
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Creation of 200,000 farm cooperatives
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Mass migration of communist to Shaanxi providence
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Spanish military supported the national front and began planning an overthrow of the government. This was led by General Francisco Franco and supported by Italy and Germany. Republican army supported by the USSR and other international socialist groups. Leading Democratic powers largely neutral and in February 1939 Franco gained control of Spain and they were many casualties
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Murder of 150,000 to 300,000 chinese civilians
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Japanese empire seeks to expand into China
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USSR and Germany agreed to dual occupation of Poland
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Britain France and their allies declare war on Germany and no allied defense was sent to Poland
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Greek military repels Italian forces, Hitler enraged at Mussolini sends troops to occupy Greece and delayed operation barbarossa by five weeks
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Creates alliance between Japan Germany and Italy and also invaded hungry Romania Slovakia Bulgaria and Yugoslavia
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Phillippe Petain takes over the french government and signs armistice with Germany. Vichy France established as a fascist dictatorship and ally of Nazi Germany. French free movement under General Charles de gaulle based in London seeks to liberate France. Vichy regime gains control of north african colonies
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Germany since 3 1/2 million troops, Soviet Army unprepared and suffered heavy losses, Germany army gradually faces supply issues
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2335 American casualties. Same day Japan attacks Philippines Guam Hong Kong and the wake islands
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US and Britain launched to front attack against German forces. Allied forces occupied morocco and Algeria in November. Free France assumes control of west Africa and some Vichy commanders join with free France
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Kingdom of Greece supported by US Greek communists supported by USSR, Truman feared that the laws of Greece to communism would threaten the stability of Turkey thereby expanding Soviet influence in the Middle East and communist defeated but the arms race is escalated
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Germany divided between allied and Soviet spheres of influence and eastern bloc countries under influence of Soviet union
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Egypt Iraq Transjordan Lebanon Saudi Arabia and Syria. To create Arab homeland and remove Jews from Palestine
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Sovereign equality of members, transitioning non-self governing territories into democratic nation states
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Threw off French and Japanese imperial rule with Minh becoming chair of the provisional government
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No overarching peace treaty like World War I and it left the world largely divided
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suppressed by Nehru governement annexing hyderabad state
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Soviets cut power and transportation to West Berlin, seeking to avoid armed conflict Truman organizes an airlift of supplies to West Berlin bypassing the Soviet blockade and this led to formation of the German federal republic in 1949
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Jews held territory gaining additional land from Palestine to 1949
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Over $13 billion in economic aid to Europe for rebuilding, aims to prove value of democracy and capitalism and modernize industry and advocate for free trade
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Response to widespread famine, massive plan of land development and agricultural improvement in the Soviet union
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Arab liberation Army invades Palestine Israel held its ground acquiring nearly 60% of the UN mandated territory of Palestine and this led to massive refugee crisis
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USSR produces atomic bomb in 1949, US hydrogen bomb in 1952, Soviet bomb in 1953. Sophia intercontinental ballistic missile in May 1957. Space race in the 1950s extends from arms race
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Mau Mau Uprising led by Jomo Kenyatta
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Requests military assistance from stolen, requests to end Soviet control of Manchuria in central Asia Stalin agrees to provide aid but Mel must recognize independence of Mongolia and Soviet rule in Manchuria
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Korea liberated from Japanese rule after World War II. Soviet union liberates the north, US liberates the south, 1948 Soviet military refuses UN workers admittance into the north to oversee elections. Two Korean nations formed, Democratic People's Republic of Korea under Kim II Sung and Republic of Korea under Synman Rhee
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Guaranteed universal suffrage and largest functioning democracy in the world
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Process of technology transfer to increase global agricultural production
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Increased agricultural output in undeveloped land of central Asia and Siberia, import of agricultural technology and hybrid crops
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Stolen found dead inside his personal residence, health gradually deteriorated following World War II
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FLN launch is brutal urban guerrilla war
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Castro developed guerrilla forces planning to overthrow Batista
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Protest crushed by Polish Army, Russian troops dispatched to Warsaw and Poland falls back in line under Soviet occupation
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Oppressive authoritarian rule of Matyas Rakosi
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Prime Minister Lee Kwan Yew lead economic reforms focused on human capital
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And to collect tools to fund the dam project and would cost French and British investors millions of dollars
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Through education industrialization and agriculture
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Belgium feared losing its financial interests to nationalism
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Right to self determination and calls for explicit and to colonialism
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Formed in 1960s original members were Iran Iraq Kuwait and Saudi Arabia but later added Libya UAE Algeria Nigeria Gabon Angola Equatorial Guinea and republic of the Congo
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Decline in food output as a result of collectivization leads to widespread famine with millions of deaths 1959-61
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Coup D'etat launched by general durong van Minh, diem captured and executed to Kennedys surpise
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US claimed the Mattix was there only to maintain an American presence in Vietnam
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Israel completed a water project in 1964 to expand irrigation on its eastern border and in May 1967 UN peacekeepers left Sinai
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US military victory but major blow to morale
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NVA and VC coordinated series of surprise attacks on 80 S. Vietnamese cities, 85,000 NVA and VC soldiers much stronger than US anticipated
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Nasir died in September 1970 succeeded by anwar el sadat.
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ceasefire in effect throughout south east Asia, US would withdrawal remaining troops and US prisoners of war would be returned within 60 days
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Expanded cleanup projects across the US
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