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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
The Revolutionary Alliance, a forerunner of the Koumintang, overthrow the last Qing Emperor. Sun Yixian was the first new president of the new Republic of China. -
World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
Serbia, having a large slavic population, wanted to absorv all slavs in the surrounding region. When Austria annexed Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia was outraged. This created tension between the two countries. When Archduke Franz Ferdinand were assasinated by a Serbian, war was declared. -
U.S. Enters the war
The Germans, desperate for any advantages over the allies made a policy where subs would sink any ship around the waters of Britain. They sunk the Lusitania which held some american passangers. After a short pause, the Germans resumed this policy, although the US asked them to stop. Also, the US intercepted a message from Germany promising Mexico to help it reconquer their lost land if they help Germany. These two event caused the US to join the Allies. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
After Germany lost at the Second Battle of the Marne, the Central powers crumbled. The Kaiser had to step down and Germany was declared a republic. A German representative and French commander Foch signed an agreement to stop fighting, the Armistice. -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
After the British killed 400 Indians at the Amritsar Massacre, Gandhi rose up to become a leader of a new independance movement. He began nonviolent riots and civil disobedience, public refusal to follow unjust laws. People started calling Gandhi Mahatma, the great soul. -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
After World War One, Turkey remained with the Ottoman Empire. Greek soldiers soon invaded and the sultan couldn't stop them.Mustafa Kemal led nationalists against the Greeks and succesfully defeated them. He becomes president and he made many reforms. He seperated church and state, abolished religious courts, created new laws, gave rights to women and started industrialization. -
MaoZedong heads Long March
Surrounded by Nationalists, Mao was forced to run. He and 100,000 other communists began a 6,000 mile journey known as the Long March. When they landed in caves in northwestern China, only 8,000 survived. Mao gained followers there.
