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The Great War

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  • Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi

    Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi

    When the Nationalist party, also called the Kuomintang, gained power in China under Sun Yet-Sen, they abolished the imperial system.
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    The Great War

  • World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia

    World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia

    Austria declared war on Serbia after Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assisinated by Garvillo Prinip in Sarajevo.
  • U.S. Enters the war

    U.S. Enters the war

    After the Germans sent the Zimmerman Telegram, which stated that if the Mexicans fought with the Germans they would reclaim the Southwest U.S., the U.S. declared war on Germany.
  • Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers

    Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers

    The Allies defeated the Central Powers and created the Armistice so they could develope a peace treaty.
  • Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience

    Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience

    Gandhi led nonviolent protests against British control over India by wearing homemade clothes and not buying British salt.
  • Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic

    Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic

    Kemal made many changes to make Turkey into a Republic, including separating church from state.
  • Mao Zedong heads Long March

    Mao Zedong heads Long March

    Mao Zedong, the leader of the Chinese Communists, was forced on a 6000 mile retreat to hide from the Nationalists.