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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
in 1911, Chinese nationalists ousted the last emperor of the Qing dynasty, Puyi. this created the fight in china between communism and nationalism -
World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
In 1914, Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Ferdinand of Austria Hungary. As a result, Austria Hungary attacked Serbia, which caused the rest of the European powers to join a struggle. -
U.S. Enters the war
The US entered the war because of the sinking of the Lusitania and because of the Zimmerman telegram, both that were created by the Germans. The Germans sank the US ship Lusitania and encouraged the Mexican government to declare war on the US. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
The armistice was the agreement that there would be no international fighting for 10 days. If there was no fighting, the 10 days would extend to another 10 days of peace -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
Ghandi lead a campaign that instead of fighting, prevented the British from making their money in India. For example, in his famous salt march, he refused to buy British salt and created his own from the ocean -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
Mustafa Kemal, or Ataturk made Turkey a near democracy. He separated church and state in a nearly completely Islamic country. This showed his power because he was able to fight off centuries of Islamic influence that creaeted a strong nation -
MaoZedong heads Long March
MaoZedong, an assistant libraian and head of the Communist party, led his followers on a march to escape the Nationalists. After they created a stronghold in the mountains, MaoZedong gained enough followers to return to the capital and overthrow the nationalists to create a communist nation in china