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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
The last emporer of China, Puyi, gives up the throne and China becomes a republic. -
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The Great War Timeline
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World War I begins as Austria declares war on Serbia
The asassination of Archducke Franz Ferdinand was the "spark in the powder keg" that caused Austria-Hungary to declare war on Serbia. -
U.S. Enters the War
The U.S. entered the war because of unrestricted submarine warfare, the Zimmerman Telegram, and debt. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
The Armistice was an agreement to stop fighting. The Treaty of Versailles would resolve the problems between the nations. -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
Gandhi's campain consited of boycotts, noncoopertion, strikes and demonstrations, and other great protests such as the Salt March. -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
Mustafa Kemal seperated church from state, created a new legal system, gave more rights to women, and industrialized Turkey. -
Mao Zedong heads Long March
The Nationalists outnumbered the Communists and drove them out of South China. The Communists then marched 6,000 miles to the caves of Shaanzi in the north.