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the Bolshevik Revolution in communist Russia toppled the tsar regime. Russia pulled out of the "capitalist" war, freeing up thousands of Germans on the Russian front to fight the western front in France.
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the German drive on the western front exploded.
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On November 11, 1918, after the emperor of Germany had fled to Holland, Germany surrendered.
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the greatest strike in American history hit the steel industry
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Warren Harding won the election of 1920.
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The 19th Amendment was passed, giving all American women the right to vote.