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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
In 1911 Chinese revolutionaries led by Sun Yixian kicked out the last emperor of China and founded the new revolutionary party: the KMT. -
World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
Austria declares war on Serbia after a secret organization called the Black Hand succesfully assassinates the Austrian Hungarian leader Franz Ferdinand. -
U.S. Enters the war
The United States enters WWI because of the Zimmerman Telegraph stating that Germany will give Mexico the land it had lost to America Previously. Also the US felt closer to Britain, the Allies owed more money to us, and the Lusitania had been sunk by a German Submarine. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
After 5 years of constant war, the Allies and the Central powers sign a ceasfire or Armistice that must be renewed every 30 days to continue the peace. -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
An Indian lawyer in South Africa moves back to his home country and intoduces a new way to fight British oppression. This new way is called civil disobedience which is peacful protesting against unfair laws. -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
Otherwise known as Attaturk, Mustafa Kemal took post WWI Turkey and modernized it by seperating church from state and industrializing Turkey. -
MaoZedong heads Long March
Mao Zedong and his CCP lead a 6000 mile journey to run from the KMT and eventually reach the Northern Chinese mountains.
