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BLACK THURSDAY
Devastating series of fires that swept the state of Victoria, Australia -
Bolshevik revolution
one of the most explosive political events of the twentieth century. The Bolsheviks, led by leftist revolutionary Vladimir Lenin, seized power and destroyed the tradition of csarist rule -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Peace treaty between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers that ended Russia's participation in World War I -
Paris Peace Conference
Meeting of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. -
The Roaring Twenties
Decade of economic growth and widespread prosperity, driven by recovery from wartime devastation and deferred spending, a boom in construction, and the rapid growth of consumer goods such as automobiles and electricity in North America and Europe and a few other developed countries -
Mussolini rises to power
Benito Mussolini came to power as the prime minister of Italy and the leader of the National Fascist Party. -
Creation of the USSR
Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government which had replaced the autocratic regime of Tsar Nicholas II during World War I -
The Great Deppresion
Worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. It began after the stock market crash of October 1929, which sent Wall Street into a panic and wiped out millions of investors. -
Japan invaded Manchuria
The Empire of Japan invaded Manchuria immediately following the Mukden Incident -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
President Paul von Hindenburg had already appointed Hitler as Chancellor after a series of parliamentary elections and associated backroom intrigues. -
new deal
series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States -
Germany annexed the Czech región of Sudetenland
Sudetenland: historical German name for the northern, southern, and western areas of former Czechoslovakia which were inhabited primarily by Sudeten Germans. -
Germany invaded Poland
German troops invade Poland all along its 1,750-mile border with German-controlled territory. -
italy annexed Albania
Brief military campaign by the Kingdom of Italy against the Kingdom of Albania
