Modern World History

  • Lenin Exiled and Returned

    Lenin Exiled and Returned
    He left December 12th, 1907 and returned April 16, 1917
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
    Leader of Austria-Hungary.
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    WW1

    World War One occurred on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. It was between The Central Powers, Germany, Austria-Hungry, The Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. And the Allies, Britain, France, Russia, Italy and the United States.
  • Declarations of war by Germany (on France and Britain)

    Declarations of war by Germany (on France and Britain)
    Germany went to war with France and Britain because they were friends with Serbia and Serbians killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand.
  • Declarations of war by Britain

    Declarations of war by Britain
    Britain declared war on Germany.
  • The Lusitania Sinks

    The Lusitania Sinks
    RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner that was sunk on 7 May 1915 by a German U-boat 11 miles (18 km) off the southern coast of Ireland.
  • Battle of Verdun

    Battle of Verdun
    Started in February lasted until December
  • Rasputin Killed

    Rasputin Killed
    He was found in a river.
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    The Russian Revolution

    The Russian Revolution was a period of political and social revolution across the territory of the Russian Empire which started with the abolishment of monarchy and concluded with the establishment of the Soviet Union by the Bolsheviks and the end of the civil war.
  • Rasputin Advises Royal Family

    Rasputin Advises Royal Family
    The Russian Revolution toppled the Romanov dynasty, and Nicholas II abdicated on March 15, 1917
  • Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne

    Tsar Nicholas II Abdicates the Throne
    He was the last Reigning monarch of the Romanov Family
  • Us entered WW1

    Us entered WW1
    Happened after the Sinking of American merchant ships.7
  • Wilson 14 Points

    Wilson 14 Points
    The Fourteen Points was a statement of principles for peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I.
  • Bolsheviks and the Red Army Take over

    Bolsheviks and the Red Army Take over
    When the Bolsheviks took over Russia
  • Russia Leaves WW1

    Russia Leaves WW1
    Lenin wanted to concentrate on building up a communist state and wanted to pull Russia out of the war.
  • Romanov family killed

    Romanov family killed
    All of the children were killed with the parent.
  • Germany Seeks Armistice to cease fighting

    Germany Seeks Armistice to cease fighting
    The Armistice of was the armistice signed at Le Francport near Compiègne that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I between the Allies and their opponent, Germany. Previous armistices had been agreed with Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
  • Paris Peace Conference

    Paris Peace Conference
    The Paris Peace Conference was the meeting in 1919 of the victorious Allied Powers following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers.
  • Joseph Stalin Declares himself dictator of the USSR

    Joseph Stalin Declares himself dictator of the USSR
    He was in office from April 3, 1922 to October 16, 1952.
  • Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

    Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy
    He was the 27th Prime Minister of Italy from October 31, 1922 –July 25, 1943
  • Mussolini creates the Fascist Party

    Mussolini creates the Fascist Party
    It was in action in Italy from November 9, 1921 - July 27, 1943
  • Russia changes government and name

    Russia changes government and name
    It went from a monarchy to communism and it went from the Russian Empire to The USSR
  • The Great Depression

    The Great Depression
    The great depression started on October 24, 1929 and lasted for 10 years.
  • Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany

    Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
    Hitler became Chanceller of Germany and then became dictator later.
  • The start of Stalin’s Great Purge

    The start of Stalin’s Great Purge
    The Great Purge or the Great Terror was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union which occurred from 1936 to 1938. The motive was elimination of political opponents, consolidation of power. There was around 681,692 to 1,200,000 deaths.
  • The start of Stalin’s Great Purge

    The start of Stalin’s Great Purge
    The Great Purge or the Great Terror was a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union. The targets were Political opponents, Trotskyists, Red Army leadership, kulaks, ethnic minorities. There was around 681,692 to 1,200,000 deaths.