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In 1911 the Revolutionary Alliance a successor to the Kuomintang overthrew the last emporor in the Qing dynasty. The Qing had ruled since 1644.
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Austria declares war of Serbia due to the assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo the capital of Bosnia.
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Due to Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmerman telegram the United States enters the war on the side of the Allies.
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Kaiser Wilhem was forced to step down and Germany became a republic. A German rep. from the new government met with Commander Marshal Foch and they signed the armistice in a railway car near Paris. World War I came to an end.
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When the British refused to punish the officers responsible for the Amritsar massacre Gandhi launched a camapaign of civil disobedience.
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After world war I Turkey was close to being invaded by the Greeks. Mustafa Kemal saved the Turks and took office. He became the first president of the Republic of Turkey.
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The communist were forced to run from the Nationalist. They traveled about 6,000 miles. Many died from hunger and cold, and exposure. The march was lead by Mao Zedong .
