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Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination
he was assassinated because he was wealthy and next in line for the throne. -
Russian Revolution
In 1917, peasants and working class people of Russia revolted against the government of Tsar Nicholas II. -
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Paris Peace Conference
the conference was brought up to establish the terms of the peace after World War. -
Mussolini’s March on Rome
The march was a riot created by Mussolini for him to come to power in Italy. -
Adolf Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch
Adolf Hitler and The Nazi Party attempted to overthrow the German government, which they later called it Adolf Hitler’s Beer Hall Putsch -
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Stalin’s First Five Year Plan
The plan was to develop heavy industry and collectivizing agriculture, at the cost of a drastic fall in consumer goods. -
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Second Italo-Ethiopian War
A war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia -
Germany violates the Treaty of Versailles by reoccupying the Rhineland
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Spanish Civil War
A civil war in which republicans and nationalists fought in Spain. -
Rape of Nanjing/Nanking in China
Mass killing of Chinese citizens and capitulated soldiers by soldiers of the Japanese Imperial Army after its seizure of Nanjing. -
Germany’s blitzkrieg on Poland
Germany invaded Poland to regain lost land/territory, bombing to destroy the enemy’s air capacity, railroads, communication lines and munitions dumps, followed by a massive land invasion -
France surrenders to the Axis Powers
the French government signed an armistice with Nazi Germany -
Bombing of Pearl Harbor
A military strike by the Japanese Navy upon the U.S against the naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
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Battle of Stalingrad
Germany fought the Soviet Union for control of the city of Stalingrad. -
Battle of El Alamein
The Battle marked the culmination of the North African campaign between the British Empire and the German-Italian army. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
A series of destructive air. -
D-Day
Allied forces launched a naval, air and land assault on Nazi-occupied France. -
MacArthur’s Plan
General MacArthur directed the mission with absolute control. The main purpose of the plan was to disarm Japan and to punish the war criminals so Japan would never be a menace to the Allied countries. -
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Potsdam conference
This is best known for President Truman's conversation with Stalin, The Conference resulted in divisions of Germany. -
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Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The U.S set 2 nuclear weapons over Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing over 150,000 people. -
formation of the UN
Representatives of 26 nations with Axis powers met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations. -
Marshall Plan
A European Recovery Program for foreign aid in Europe providing over $15 billion to help finance. -
formation of NATO
NATO was formed to provide collective security against the Soviet Union. -
formation of the Warsaw Pact
The Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.