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Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia
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Creation of Hindu and Indian National Congress
The Hindu and Indian National Congress was created to help free Indians from British imperialists. Gandhi later became the leader and the Congress ruled for decades. -
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WW1 and the Russian Revolution
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Czar Nicholas II
Succeeded his father Alexander III and was eventually overthrown and was assasinated with his family. -
Marxist Split
The split of the Bolshevicks from the menshivicks because of their differences in ideas for communism. -
Russo-Japanese War
Japan and Russias were interested in strategic land around China and Korea. Russia was not well prepared and they lost many battles so unrest grew in Russia. -
Bloody Sunday
Peaceful protesters in St. Petersburg were shot down from buildings by the czar's army. -
Creation of the Duma
Was created to be Russia's ruling law like Britain's parliament. -
Meeting of the first Duma
There was a disagreement of what th Duma should be: either a discussion chamber or a real powerr like Britain's parliament. -
Creation of Muslim League
The Muslim League was created to protect Indians from harsh British rules. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan was the founder of the Muslim League. -
WW1 begins
Russia enters the war because of four main causes: Militarism, alliances, imperialism, and nationalism. With lack of resources and a revolution at home, Russia loses many men nin the war. -
June 28th
This was the day Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand was killed and World War 1 technically began. -
March Revolution
People were angry at the czar for not pulling out of the war so the czar and his family were killed and the provisional government was put in place. -
Lenin Returns
Lenin returns from exile from Switzerland with help from the Germans because the Germans want to see an anti war leader in Russia like Lenin so they can take advantage. -
November Revolution
People were opposed to the provisional government's ruling which helped Lenin lead the Bolshevicks to power and rule Russia. -
Russian Civil War
War between the Reds and the Whites. The Whites were loyal to the czar and wanted to return their power and the Reds were Bolshevicks that wanted new Communist Party. The Reds won and the Communist Party was created. -
WW1 Ends
An armistice came and the War was officially over with the Alliance winning and blaming Germanty for loses. -
Rowlatt Acts
A new law passed where Indians could be jailed for 2 years without trial. To protest Indians fasted and prayed in a public park where the Amristar Massacre occured. -
Amristar Massacre
To protest the Rowlatt Acts, Indians fasted and prayed in a park and a British general called for open fire. The attack went on for 10 minutes and nearly 400 Indians died. -
Treaty of Versailles is signed
The US, France, and Britain all meet without Russia and make a treaty for Germany to sign that blames Germany for the whole war and makes them pay provisions. -
Civil Disobedience
Gandhi decided to take a non-violent strategy and chose to not follow rules he felt were unjust. Indians followed and it helped lead Indians toward independence. -
Kemel Mustafa
Kemel Mustafa was an Ottoman and Turkish army officer, revolutionary statesman, writer, and the first President of Turkey. He is credited with being the founder of the Republic of Turkey. -
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Fascism and WW2
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Reza Shah Pahlavi
Reza Shah Pahlavi wanted to modernize Iran. His methods were very similar to those of Kemel Mustafa. -
Benito Mussolini siezes power
Benito Mussolini siezed power by threatening to march on Rome. He became the fascist leader of Italy and came into ties with Hitler and Germany. -
October 29th, 1929
This was the day the stock market crashed in the US. With the economy crumbling everyone withdrew their stock on this day and it led to the Great Depression. -
Salt March
Gandhi decided to do another non-violent protest by walking to the sea with a large group of people to make their own salt. They did this to protest the British tax on salt. -
Japan Attacks Manchuria
Japan decides to invade Manchuria for their natutal resources, coal and iron. This is the beggining of Japan's conquest to gain land in WW2. -
Saudi Arabia
Abdul Aziz Al Saud united all Arabic states into one. He named it Saudi Arabia after his family name. -
Persia/Turkey
In 1935, Reza Shah asked foreign delegates to call his nation Iran. This changed nationality from Persian to Iranian. -
Government of India Act
The Government of India Act was put in place to give Indians more freedom so they felt more equal. This made British control less strong, but didn't totally diminish it. -
Italy invades Ethipia
Italy, lead by Mussolini, follows Hitler's ideas of imperializing other countries. He decides to invade Ethipoia, one of the last remaining free countries in Africa. -
Invasion of Rhineland
Hitler decides to remilitarize the boarder of Germany and France, the Rhineland. This was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versaille. -
Adolf Hitler
Hitler was a WW1 veteran and wanted to control Germany. He became a fascist leader and started the nazi party, who conquered a large amount of Europe and persecuted jews along the way. -
Invasion of China
The massive Japanese attack on China was the real beginning of the Second World War. The Japanese aimed to become the main power in East Asia, reversing centuries of Chinese domination. -
Annex Austria
Germany wanted to Annex Austria for Anshluss, or gaining land for power and for more living space for Germans. There were many Germans already living in Austria and there was little resistance. -
Taking of Suddatenland
Germany decides to invade and take over Czechoslovkia, who were mostly already German. This was a violation of the Treaty of Versaille but Hitler didn't care. -
Stalin and Hitler sign Non-Aggression Pact
After invading Poland and dividing it in half between them, the USSR and Germany sign a non-aggression pact which ensures they will not go to war for 10 years, but Hitler ignores it a short time later. -
Night of Broken Glass
A jewish teen revenged his father's deportation by murdering a German officer. Germans used this as an excuse to kill over 100 jews along with burning down of synagogues. -
Germany Takes rest of Czechoslovakia
Germany decides to invade the rest of CZechoslovakia and annex it. He threatens to bomb the country if they don't surrender. -
Invasion of Poland
Hitler and the USSR decide they will split Poland in half, and Germany invades Poland. Germans eventually win and annex all former Polish territories. -
Rescue at Dunkirk
During the Rescue at Dunkirk, German forces pushed British and French forces back to the coast of France. Every ship or boat in England was sent to save the troops and about 338,000 lives were saved. -
France Surrenders
French forces keep getting pushed back by the German's blitzkrieg and eventually declare cities like Paris 'open.' Hitler makes France agree to his terms in a treaty at Compiegne, the same place the Treaty of Versaille was signed. -
Germany Attacks Soviet Union
Totally breaking the non-aggression pact, Hitler decides to invade the USSR. It's the biggest invasion for Germany in WW2 and Germany conquers even more land. -
December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor
On this day Japan sent an attack on the unexpecting naval base belonging to the Americans in Hawaii. The Japanese took down lots of American vessels and lives, but it only fueled America's drive to win the war. -
Battle of Midway
This was one of the most important naval battles in WW2. Only a month after Pearl Harbor, America got its revenge by sinking multiple Japanese aircraft carriers. -
Battle of Guadalcanal
US Marines were dropped off on the island and battled to try to gain control of the Japanese airfield. Eventually, Americans won with backup and nearly 12,000 of 15,000 Japanese soldiers were killed. -
Invasion of Sicily
The Allies began air attacks on targets in Sicily and Italy in 1943. Americans used naval and air forces to control Sicily, which then helped control the whole Mediterrainian. -
February 2, 1943 Stalingrad
Hitler ordered the attck on Stalingrad, and after 2 years of being pushed back Soviets took an advantage with help of the Allies. This was one of the bloodiest parts of WW2. -
D-Day
Eisenhower ordered a full out attack to take back France. Allies took heavy casualties but eventually regained France and looked to push into Germany to take down Hitler. -
VE Day
This was the official victory for the Allies. It was declared after they broke through the Rhineland and forced Hitler's death. -
VJ Day
This was the official Japanese surrender to the Allies. This came after the German surrender and officially ended WW2.
