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The end of world war 1 came to an end when germany surrenderd. France, and the Germans signed the Armistice at the 11th hour on the 11th day in the 11th month.
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The Paris Peace conference leading to the Treaty of Versailles and the establishmment of the Leage of Nations.
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President Paul von Hindenburg had already appointed Hitler as Chancellor on 30 January 1933 after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues.
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Britain and France, standing by their guarantee of Poland's border, had declared war on Germany on September 3, 1939. The Soviet Union invaded eastern Poland on September 17, 1939.
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The Soviet Union was one of the Allies during World War II. Although it fought a peripheral war with Finland from November 1939 to March 1940, it did not join the general hostilities until 22 June 1941, when it was invaded by Germany and Romania
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On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered unconditionally to the western Allies at Reims and on May 9 to the Soviets in Berlin.
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The first General Assembly, with 51 nations represented opens in Central Hall, Westminster, London
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Amid this unrest, at midnight on August 14, 1947, Britain withdrew its control, and India and Pakistan became two separate, independent, democratic nations.
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Mao was instrumental in establishing an early form of Chinese communism in the years 1928-34. He helped to develop it and create the military and political strategy in the Yenan years of 1935-45 that won the civil war in 1949.
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In October 1946, the French announced their intention of reclaiming the north which meant that the Viet Minh would have to fight for it. The war started in November 1946, when the French bombarded the port of Haiphong and killed 6,000 people.
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Referenndum in Australia grants the Commonwealth Government rights to legistate on issues impacting on indigenous Australians.In 1967, a referendum was held to change the Australian Constitution. Two negative references to Aboriginal Australians were removed, giving the Commonwealth the power to legislate for them as a group.
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Martin Luther King was aassasinated witth a snipper He was a man who gave an inspiring speech to many people
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The Cold war ends with the break up of the soviet union and the establisment of democraticgovernments in the former Soviet bloc
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Terrorist blew up the twin towers killing many men and women
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Australias first ever female prime miniter julia gillard
