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Treaty of Versailles Signed
The treaty imposes heavy reparations payments on Germany -
League of Nations
The worlds first international security organization goes into operation. The United States do not join and Germany and Soviet Russia are not admitted. -
Facism in Italy
Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy after the black shirts marched into Rome. He is not effectively in control until several years later. -
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Hopeful Years
An era of good feeling in European international relations witnesses major agreements that ease reparations. Germany is admitted to the League of Legends -
Stalin In Power In Russia
Stalin defeats the last of his major rivals for power in this period. Stalin slowly brings forced industrialization, brutal police and rigid control over the country.
