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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
The revolutionary alliance ousted Puyi -
World War I begins as Austria declares war on Serbia
Austria declares war on Serbia because Garvillo Princip assassinated Archduke Ferdinand. The Austrians were outraged at this show of violence to they declare war. -
U.S. Enters the war
The U.S. enters the war because of the Zimmerman telegram which was a message sent from Germany to the Mexico that said that Germany would help the Mexicans take over parts of the U.S. The Us intercepted this and got mad at Germany. Also the unrestricted warfare act angered the Us. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
The Armistice was a cease fire between the Central powers and the Allies -
Gandhi leads Indian campaign of civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the peaceful protest of an unjust law. Gandhi believed in this and called for the Indians to protest the unjust laws. -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into republic
Mustafa Kemal tried to industrialize Turkey by promoting infustructure, giving women more rights, and seperating church and state -
Mao Zedong heads long march
The long march was when the Nationalists in China chaised the Communists. Mao didn't actually walk with his people but he described the march as "swimming in the peasent sea.
