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War Ends
Armistice with Germany ends the war. -
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic was established in Germany. -
Students Protest
Chinese students protest the Paris Peace Conference. -
Deadly Influenza
A deadly influenza pandemic sweeps across the world killing more than 20 million people. -
First Pan-African Congress
First Pan-African Congress meets in Paris. -
Draft Of Treaty of Versailles
Delegates to the Paris Peace Conference draft the Treaty of Versailles. -
Communist-Led Government Overthrown
In Hungary a military strongman Nicholas Horthy overthrew the Communist-Led Government. -
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Red Scare
The Red Scare sweeps the United States. -
Amritsar Massacre
50 British soldiers opened fire on a peaceful unarmed crowd killing 400 and wounding more than 1100. -
The Jazz Age
The 1920's became known as the Jazz Age. -
Alcohol Became Prohibited
In the United States alcohol became prohibited when the 18th amendment went into effect. -
Chinese Communist Party
Chinese Communist Party was founded, Sun Yixian and Guomindang fight the warlords. -
Benito Mussolini
Benito Mussolini takes to power of Italy after the March on Rome. -
Hitler Failed to Gain Power
Hitler failed to seize power in Munich. -
Germany Loses Ruhr Valley
France occupied the coal-rich Ruhr Valley from Germany. -
Locarno Treaties
Several European nations signed the Locarno treaties for world peace. -
Jiang Jieshi
Jiang Jieshi takes over Guomindang after Sun dies. -
Strike In Britain
More than three million workers go on strike in Britain. -
Poland Gets taken Over
Military hero Joseph Pilsudski took control of Poland. -
Northern Expedition
Guomindang and Chinese Communists fight warlords in the Northern Expedition. -
Five Year Plan
Joseph Stalin launches the first of his Five Year Plans in the Soviet Union. -
Great Depression Start
The Great Depression begins in the United States. -
Stalin Kills Kulaks
Stalin wanted to wipe out all Kulaks and sent them to labor camps. -
Maginot Line
Construction of the Maginot Line begins on the border of France and Germany. -
Soviet Woman
Many Soviet women started working in medicine, engineering, and sciences. -
Starvation In Soviet Union
Stalin's ruthless policies combined with failed crops caused mass famine in the Soviet Union. -
Stalin Seizes Crops
If peasants failed to meet quotas, Stalin seized the land and sold all the crops. -
18th Amendment Repealed
The prohibition on alcohol was repealed in the United States. -
Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler becomes chancellor of Germany. -
Long March
Communists retreat in what becomes known as the Long March. -
Nuremberg Laws
Nazi Party in Germany passes the Nuremberg Laws limiting the rights of Jews. -
USSR
The USSR was made up of 11 Socialist Republics. -
German Diplomat Shot
A young Jew whose parents had been mistreated in Germany shot and wounded a German Diplomat in Paris. -
Night of Broken Glass
German mobs smashed the windows of Jewish homes and business, looted Jewish shops, and burned synagogues. -
Public Show Trials
Stalin staged a series of spectacular public show trials in Moscow.
