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Creation of the German Comunist Party
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Czechoslovak army takes the city of Bratislava
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in Germany the Free Committee of German Workers, which would later become the Nazi party, is founded.
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In Buenos Aires the situation of the Vasena workshops becomes worse; the Tragic Week begins.
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In Europe, the allies extend the armistice with Germany until February 16.
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The Paris Peace Conference begins.
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In Ireland, the members of the Sinn Féin of the Irish Parliament decide to form their own parliament (the Dáil Éireann) and declare the independence of the country.
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The League of Nations is founded.
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Soviet forces occupy Ukraine. In Kiev, a mixed Government is formed.
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In Germany, Friedrich Ebert is democratically elected first president of the Weimar Republic.
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The Polish-Soviet War begins
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The armistice treaty between Germany and the Allies is postponed, provisionally fixing the border between Germany and Poland, so that Posen (now Poznan) becomes Polish, and West Prussia remains in the German Reich.
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In Italy, Benito Mussolini founded the National Fascist Party.
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In Finland, the Diet proclaims the establishment of the Republic.
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Koreans manifest themselves in favor of national independence (First March Movement); as a measure of punishment, the Japanese invaders kill 7,000 people and detain another 200,000.
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The Third Communist International, promoted by the USSR, is inaugurated in Moscow, in which all the communist parties are represented in proportion to the number of their members.
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In Hungary the Hungarian Soviet Republic is proclaimed.
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In Milan (Italy) Benito Mussolini founds the Fasci italiani di combattimento, antecedent of the National Fascist Party.
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The League of Nations creates the International Labor Organization.
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The provisional government of the Republic of Korea is established.
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The Republic of the Palatinate is proclaimed, separated from the Reich and supported by France.
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France annexes the regions of Alsace and Lorraine, along with cities such as Strasbourg and Metz. The annexation of these territories was signed by Germany in the Treaty of Versailles.
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The House of Commons ratifies the Treaty of Versailles.
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The United States reestablishes commercial relations with Germany.
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Romanian forces enter Budapest and the Soviet leaders leave the country, where the world defeat of communism is considered the first. The Republic of the Councils of Hungary disappears like this after 133 days of existence.
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In Germany the new Reich Constitution comes into force.
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In Austria, the National Assembly authorizes the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.
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Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye with Austria, which formalizes the dismemberment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
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Afghanistan becomes independent from the British Empire.
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In the framework of the First World War, Germany and Poland signed a treaty on the eviction of West Prussia by Germany.
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The United Kingdom promulgates a new Constitution for India, a country that has been invaded since the previous century.