The Great War

By Dfroomer1

  • Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi

    Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
    China wanted modernization. In 1911, the Nationalist Party overthrew Puyi. The Qing had ruled since 1644.

  • World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia

    World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
    After the assasination of the Arch Duch Franz Ferdinand,a crime that a Serbian commited, the Austrians responded by declaring war on Serbia.

  • U.S. Enters the war

    U.S. Enters the war
    Germany did not follow the unrestricted submarine warfare policy. They sank three American ships. President Woodrow Wilson declared war.

  • Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers

    Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
    The two agreeged to stop fighting.

  • Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience

    Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
    Due to the unfair treatment they recieved, Gandhi felt the only way to gain independence was to be nonviolent. He did boycotts, strikes and demonstrations, and The Salt March.

  • Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic

    Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
    He successfully fought the Greeks. He then would be the President of the Republic of Turkey.

  • MaoZedong heads Long March

    MaoZedong heads Long March
    After Jiang gathered 700,000 men and surrounded the communist party, the coommunists realized they had faced defeat.