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Chinese Nationalists Kick Out Last Quing Emperor, Puyi
The Chinese Nationalists felt that they were better than all other foreingers. Therefore they hated being ruled under the Quing, who where really Manchurian, not Chinese. Unfortunately, kicking out the Puyi would lead to a long conflict between the Nationalists and the Communists. -
World War I Begins as Austria Declares War on Serbia
Bosnia and Serbia were full of Slavics, and so was Austria-Hungary. So when Bosnia and Serbia had nationalist revolutions, Austria got scared; Austria-Hungary invaded Bosnia. One day the crowned price, Franz Ferdinand, was in Austria and a Slavic nationalist killed the prince. Because this man was Serbian, Austria declared war on Serbia. Russia, full of Slavics, felt loyal to Serbia, and so they went to war. Due to the treaties, other countries soon entered the war. -
U.S. Enters War
For a while, the U.S. was feeling very isolationist, and was avoiding the war. However, when we recieved the Zimmerman telegram, we found out that Germany would help Mexico reclaim parts of the American southwest if Mexico entered the war on Germany's side. This really enraged the Americans, and Woodrow Wilson finally declared war on Germany and the Central Powers. With the entrance of the U.S., the balance of the war shifted and the Allies gained the upper hand. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
Finally, after years of fighting between the Central Powers and the Allies, the Armistice was signed by the rivals. It was an agreement to stop fighting against the enemy. This was effectively the end of the war, and the Allies had won. -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
Gandhi was a very liberal Indian who wanted to achieve indepdence from Britain. But he refused to act violently in any way; instead he lead a campaign of civil disobedience. This campaign included weaving his own clothes so that he wouldn't be buying Brtish products and leading a salt march to the ocean to avoid using British processed salt. Finally, his campaign turned out to be a success, and Britain granted Inida a lot more indepence and self-rule. -
Mustafa Kemal Turns Turkey into Republic
Turkey had long been part of the Ottoman Empire, but it was changin. Mustafa Kemal came to power, and he was a liberal who wanted less of a theocracy and more of a democracy. Though Turkey was overwhelmingly Islam, Mustafa Kemal made Turkey secular, meaing that Turkey had no official religion. He also modernized the country, and fought for women's rights. -
Mao Zedong heads Long March
China was in a state of civil war. The Nationalists wanted a republic run by the Chinese, while the Communists obviously wanted communism. This long to the Long March, in which the Nationalists chased the Communists 6000 miles. But in the end, the Communists striked back and came into power, with the backing of the peasants, who made up a huge part of the population.
