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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
Wanting to have there own, free country, overthrow the emporer to start there free country. -
World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
Austria declares war on Serbia because of the assasination of their prince and princess, sparking WWI. -
U.S. Enters the war
The US entered the war because of german submarines sinking the Lusitania, a british passenger ship carrying many american civilians. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
The armistice was the agreement, writtin by the french, and agreed on by everyone, that ended the war. -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
Ghandi, an Indian who became a lawyer in England, then moved to South Africa. Where he realized that he was being treated unfairly because of his skin color. He then went back to India and started a non-violent revolution against the british. -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk. Was a great leader of Turkey who managed to seperate church and state in a 97% muslims. -
MaoZedong heads Long March
The long march was actually a chase. The Chinese communists were being chased by the nationalist on a 6000 miles march. MaoZedong was the head of the communist party at the time, and he claimed that he was among his people during the march.