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British signed; India can't sell salt forcing them to buy from British industries.
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European militaries double in size, advance technologically, and are able to mass produce them. Ex: Machine guns
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Prior to this, Austria-Hungary had given Serbia an ultimatum in which Serbia accepted all but one demand which was Austrian participation in an internal inquiry on the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. Austria-Hungary declared war due to suspicion of Serbia being the killer of him. Russia mobilized for war due to Serbia being a Russia protectorate
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Japan took German colonies in the Pacific and China, they then issued the like of the 21 demands of China, seeking the same privileges of Europeans in China. China does not accept.
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- 1.3 million Indian troops (100,000 died)
- Indian Nationalists including Gandhi support joining the War; they believe it will move India towards self-government, Britain promised India that they would move towards self-government, they also provided material aid to British war effort.
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Turkey blames Armenians for Ottoman Decline; Turkish kill millions of Armenians
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Divided former Ottoman territories into sections for eventual full statehood.
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- Arabs seek independence from Ottomans
- British army officer T.E. Lawrence promised military aid if revolt occurs
- Revolt unsuccessful due to lack of military aid
- Arabs gain semblance of Independence after British control Palestine -
German telegram sent to Mexico intercepted by the Brits; message was Germans asking for Mexico to invade US if US gets involved and if they do then they'd regain lost American territory (Texas, California, etc.)
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Causes:
Political issues from Tsar Nicholas, reliance on foreign investment for Russian industrialization cut money from Russian people, Poor factory working conditions, Losing the Russo-Japanese War, Military failures in World War, Social Democratic Workers' Party has division between Mensheviks and Bolsheviks, Women and workers and soldiers march and protest against bread prices Result:
Russian Civil War
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America ends neutrality (American companies trading with and aiding both sides in the war) after Germans sink the Lusitania full of American civilians (Germans believe America is aiding the British side).
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Britain supports Jewish return to Palestine and establishment of Jewish homeland
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Due to things such as Russian Revolution and constant loss when it comes to the actual warfare
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Mass spread globally during the war especially in trenches. "Spanish Flu" kills 30 million people world wide and 12 million died in China and India.
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Surrenders on the 11th hour, 11th day, 11th month
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Peaceful protest held against the British rule in which British and Gurkha troops fire on crowd killing 379 protestors.
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Students in China protest against imperialist ambitions in China; adults can't protest as they have to work and don't want to miss out on money so the kids go out instead.
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United Shitholes of America, France, Italy, Not so Great Britain all met up to create this. Germany and Russia are not involved in the meeting and Germany has major repercussions as a result of this document, creating a major conflict that ends up being a spark for World War 2.
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Protests ensure after local autonomy but not self-rule was granted
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Says British have unlimited search and seizure of property in India
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Conference held by major powers in the world in which they dictated the size of a country's navy; important to Japan as they forced Japan to hold a drastically inferior navy in comparison to the big Western powers which set Japan up to invade China again and start World War 2.
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Mohandas Gandhi starts 240 mile march across India to Arab Sea to produce salt in protest of the Salt Act. British end up arresting Gandhi as well as 60,000 protestors
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Drew back from India Act of 1919 and granted India a level of autonomy for self rule as a province of Great Britain