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World War I
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Bolshevik Revolution
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League of Nations Created
The league of nations was the first worldwide organization whose goal was to maintain world peace. The league of nations failed because of Americas abscence. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty ended World War One and signified Germany's surrender. -
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The Great Depression
This was the worst economic downturn in modern history which wiped out millions of investors. -
Stock Market Crash of 1929
This event signified the start of the great depression when the prices on the New York Stock exchange collapsed. -
Spanish Civil War
The Spanish Civil War was a civil war between the Republicans who were fighting the nationalists. This war started due to the failure of democracy in spain. -
The Munich Conference
This conference was between the leaders of Britain France and Italy decided to allow Germany to annex Czechoslovakia. -
Kristallnacht
The night of broken glass was an attack carried out against the Jewish people in Germany in which shops were vandalized and synagogues burnt down. -
Invasion of Poland
This event marked the start of World War II in which Poland was attacked by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany. -
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World War II
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor
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Battle of Kursk
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Battle of Stalingrad
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Operation Overlord
Operation Overlord is also known as D-Day was the battle of Normandy in which the German-occupied western Europe was successfully invaded by the allied powers. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This was the end of World War II when two Atomic bombs were detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki killing between 129,000 and 226,000 mostly civilians. -
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Cold War
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NATO is Formed
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Korean War
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Warsaw Pact is Created
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Space Race
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Berlin Wall Falls
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Soviet Union Dissolves
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The European Union is Created