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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
In 1911, the Chinese nationalists wanted a reform so they ousted the long time ruling dynasty the Qing. -
World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
Tensions between Serbia and Austria were high since they were both conquering land and getting in each other's way. Tensions got even highere when Gavrilo Princip, a member of the Black Hand, a secret serbian terrorist group, murdered the Archduke and his wife of Austria. Austria decided to declare war on Serbia. -
US enters war
What led the americans to join the war was the Germans. The Germans were using submarine warfare against the US and when they sunk the Lusitania which killed many civilians the US was furious. Then, after the Germans sent a telegraph to Mexico, called the Zimmerman telegraph, they aked Mexico to enter in the war with the Germans and that they promised to give back their land lost to the US. Thiis was the final act that caused the US to join the war. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
The Armistice was between Germany and the Allies. This Armistice was an agreement to stop the fighting and meant that the Allies had defeated Germany. -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
The reason India entered World War 1 was because they thought that they could gain their independance. Hoxever, they found out after the war they would not and naturally were angry. Soon, a leader arose to lead India in civil disobediance, Ghandi. One of his most famous acts of protest was when he and a group of people marched to the ocean in orderto get their own slat when the British put such a high tax on it. -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
After World War 1 ended, the Ottoman Empire fell apart. As a result, many of its formerly conquered lands became independant countries and there was even a reform inside of the Ottoman Emoire. A general named Mustafa Kemal lead the fight for independance. He then overthrew the Sutan and named the new land Turkey. He worked to modernize and make Turkey a republic as a good dictator. WHen he died, he was given the name Ataturk which means "father of turks." -
Mao Zedong heads Long March
When China was weak, the Japanese saw a window to invade China. They attacked China heavily and as a result, the two rival groups of China- the Nationalists and the Communists, decided to join forces and kick the Japanese out. When they succeeded however, the Nationalists betrayed the Communists and drove them out of the country. Led by Mao Zedong, the Communists went on the Long March, fleeing from the Nationalists.
