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Czar Nicholas II became the leader of Russia
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Trans-Siberian Railway Built
The train was designed and built in St. Petersburg to serve as the main mobile office of the czar and his staff for traveling across Russia -
Koumingtang was created
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Bloody sunday in Russia
where unarmed demonstratores marching to present a petition to czar Nicholas II were fired upon by soilders of the imperial guard -
Russo-Japanese War began
"the first great war of the 20th century."[4] It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over Manchuria and Korea. The major theatres of operations were Southern Manchuria, specifically the area around the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden; and the seas around Korea, Japan, and the Yellow Sea. -
Russian Marxists split into Mensheviks & Bolsheviks
revolution struck -
Sun Yixian became president of China
first president and founding father of the republic of china -
Albert Einstein developed the Theory of Relativity
simply realativity in Physics -
Czar Nicholas II Abdicated
Enwmies nicknamed cazr " NIcholas the Bloody" -
March Revolution in Russia
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Battle of Stalingrad
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The Bolshevik Revolution
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Vladimir Lenin became the leader of Russia
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
between the new Bolshevik government of Russia (the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and Turkey), which ended Russia's participation in World War I. -
Weimar Republic Established in Germany
weak government -
Russian Civil War began
between Bolshevik Red army and White army -
May fourth Movement began
an ainti-imperialist cultural and political movement growing out of the 10 year great depression that affected all wester industrializationn countries -
The League of Nations was created
Its primary goals, as stated in its Covenant, included preventing wars through collective security and disarmament, and settling international disputes through negotiation and arbitration.[2] Other issues in this and related treaties included labour conditions, just treatment of native inhabitants, human and drug trafficking, arms trade, global health, prisoners of war, and protection of minorities in Europe. -
New Economic Policy enforced in Russia
It was an attempt to ward off the severe economic problems that were occurring in the new Communist state. -
Adolf Hitler Became the leader of the Nazi Party
he was a major impact on the Nazi Party -
Russia became the USSR
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Benito Mussolini became the leader of Italy
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Dawes Plan Started
An attempt following World War I for the Triple Entente to compromise and collect war reparations debt from Germany. -
Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf
"My Struggle" is an autobiographical manifesto by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler, in which he outlines his political ideology and future plans for Germany. -
Jiang Jieshi became the leader of Kuomintang
Jiang became leader when Sun Yat-sen died -
Hirohito became the Emperor of Japan
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Civil War in China Began
communist take over mainland China -
Charles Lindbergh's Solo Flight across the Atlantic
he left at 7:52 am -
Five-Year Plan began
a series of a nation wide centralized economic plans in the Soviet Union -
Kellogg-Briand Pact signed
An agreement that outlawed war -
Joseph Stalin became the leader of the USSR
the Soviet Union was transformed from a peasant society into an industrial and military superpower. -
Stock Market Crashed in the U.S.
Thje crash signaled the beginning of the 10 year Great Depression that affected all wester indutrialized countries -
Great Depression Began
The market crash marked the beginning of a decade of high unemployment, poverty, low profits, deflation, plunging farm incomes, and lost opportunities for economic growth and personal advancement. -
Japan invaded China
Manchuria -
Japan invades Manchuria
, when the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. -
Adolf Hotler became the Chancellor of Germany
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Franklin D. Roosevelt became President of the U.S.
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The new Deal started
The New Deal was a series of domestic programs enacted in the United States between 1933 and 1938. They involved laws passed by Congress as well as presidential executive orders during the first term of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The -
Great Purge began
a campaign of political repression in the Soviet Union orchestrated by Joseph Stalin from 1934 to 1939.[1] It involved a large-scale purge of the Communist Party and government officials, repression of peasants and the Red Army leadership, and widespread police surveillance, suspicion of "saboteurs", imprisonment, and arbitrary executions -
The Long March
The Long March saved Mao Zedong and the Communist Party from the attacks by the Guomingdang. The Long March came about when the Chinese Communists had to flee a concerted Guomingdang attacked that had been ordered by Chiang Kai-shek. -
Adolf Hitler defied the Treaty of Versailles
In 1934, he destroyed the League of Nations Disarmament Conference by demanding equality of arms with France and Britain -
Italy invaded Sicily
200 soilders lost their lives -
Germany reocupied the Rhineland
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Francisco Franco led a Fascist revolt in Spain
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Rome-Berlin Axis
Rome-Berlin Axis, Coalition formed in 1936 between Italy and Germany. An agreement formulated by Italy’s foreign minister Galeazzo Ciano informally linking the two fascist countries was reached on October 25, 1936. It was formalized by the Pact of Steel in 1939. The term Axis Powers came to include Japan as well. -
Rape of Nanking
known as the Rape of Nanking, was an episode of mass murder and mass rape committed by Japanese troops against Nanking (current official spelling: Nanjing) during the Second Sino-Japanese War. T -
Anschluss
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Adolf Hitler took the Sudentenland
leaders of Nazi Germany, Great Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement that allowed the Nazis to annex the Sudetenland, a region of Czechoslovakia that was home to many ethnic Germans. -
Hitler hosted Munich Conference
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Kristallnacht began
against Jews throughout Nazi Germany and parts of Austria ocarried out by SA paramilitary forces and non-Jewish civilians. German authorities looked on without intervening. The name Kristallnacht comes from the shards of broken glass that littered the streets after Jewish-owned stores, buildings, and synagogues had their windows smashed. -
Nazi-Soviet Pact signed
guarented neither of the two countries would attack each other -
Germany Invaded Poland (Blitzkrieg)
The attack on Poland started at 04.45 hours when blitzkrieg tore through the Polish military and by the end of the month Poland had surrendered to the Germans and the country was occupied. -
Sitzkrieg began
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Auschwitz Death camp opened
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Allies evacuate Dunkirk
miracle of Dunkirk -
Vichy Government Established in France
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Battle of Britain
"Air battle for England" is the name given to the Second World War air campaign waged by the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) against the United Kingdom during the summer and autumn of 1940. The name is derived from a famous speech delivered by Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the House of Commons: "... the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin -
Tripartite Pact signed
also known as The Three-Power Pact, Axis Pact -
Lend-Lease Act
a program under which the United States supplied Great Britain, the USSR, Free France, the Republic of China, and other Allied nations with materiel between 1941 and August 1945. It was signed into law on March 11, 1941, a year and a half after the outbreak of World War II in Europe in September 1939 and nine months before the U.S. entered the war in December 1941. -
Manhattan Project began
The Manhattan Project was a research and development project that produced the first atomic bombs during World War II. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada -
Operation Barbarossa
Tactical and operational Axis victoried until the failed German offensive outside of Moscow in the final stage of Barbarossa -
Hitler enacted on The Final Solution
can be defined as the attempt by naz Germany to exterminate the Jews of Europe -
Atlantic Charter
pivotal policy statement -
U.S. Congress Passed the Neutrality Acts
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The U.S. declared war on Japan
FDR signed the declaration of war after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor -
Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor
an arial attack by the japanese -
Chelmno Cocentration Camp opened
The death camp in the village of Chelmno in the Kolo County in central Poland became operational on 8 December 1941. The name given by the German occupation authorities to Chelmno was Kulmhof. -
Bataan Death March
was the forcible transfer by the Imperial Japanese Army of 60,000–80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war after the three-month Battle of Bataan in the Philippines during World War II -
Nisel were interned in Relocation Centers in the U.S.
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Doolittle Raids over Japan
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Island Hopping Campaign
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Battle of Coral Sea
was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II between the Imperial Japanese Navy and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia -
Battle of Midway
Concitered the turning point of war -
The Battle of El Alamein
fought in the deserts of Noth Africa, is seen as one of the most decisive victories of WWII -
Battle of Guadalcanal
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Operation Torch
nitially called Operation Gymnast) was the British-American invasion of French North Africa during the North African Campaign of the Second World War which started on 8 November 1942 -
Casablanca Conference
to plan the Allied European strategy for the next phase of World War II. In attendance were United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill -
Washington Conference
Also known as Trident. Plan for air attacks on Nazi Germany, Pacific War and a date for invading Europe -
Allies Landed in Sicily
the Allies began their ivasion of Axis- controlled Europe with landings of Sicily -
Tehran Conference
a meeting held betwwen FDR, Joseph Stalin, and Winston Churchill -
The Holocaust Began
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Operation Overlord (D-day)
June 6, 1944, 160,000 Allied troops landed along a 50-mile stretch of heavily-fortified French coastline to fight Nazi Germany on the beaches of Normandy, France. General Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which More than 5,000 Ships and 13,000 aircraft supported the D-Day invasion -
Kamikaze Pilots appear in the Pacific
suicide pilots with explosive missiles -
Gen. Macarthur returned to the Phillippines (Leyte Gulf)
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Battle of Bulge
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Yalta Conference
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Battle of Iwo Jima
a major battle in which the U.S. Armed Forces fought for and captured the island from the Japanese Empire -
Battle of Okinawa
codenamed Operation Iceberg,[ was fought on the Ryukyu Islands of Okinawa and was the largest amphibious assault in the Pacific War of World War II. -
Mussolini was Executed
His body was then taken to Milan where it was hung upside down at a service station for public viewing and to provide confirmation of his demise. -
Hitler Committed Suicide
died on a monday -
Germany Surrendered
surrendered to the allies -
V-E Day
Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E day or VE Day, -
Potsdam Conference
held at Cecilienhof -
Atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima
LITTLE BOY -
Atomic Bomb dropped on Nagasaki
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V-J Day
Victory over Japan Day (also known as Victory in the Pacific Day, V-J Day, or V-P Day) is a name chosen for the day on which Japan surrendered, in effect ending World War II, -
Japan Surrendered
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Nuremberg Trials
The Nuremberg Trials were a series of military tribunals, held by the Allied forces after World War II, most notable for the prosecution of prominent members of the political, military, and economic leadership of Nazi Germany -
Churchill became the Prime MInister of Great Britain
