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The Treaty of Versailles is signed and revolutionary outbreaks take place across Europe.
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The Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War
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Mussolini and his fascists take power in Italy. The former Tsarist Russian Empire becomes the union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR).
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Hitler attempts to seize power in Germany in the unsuccessful Munich Putsch.
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The Nazis win only 3 per cent of votes in German Elections.
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One in Five people own a car in the U.S
The first Australian screening of a 'talkie' takes place. -
The Great Depression begins.
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Under the Melbourne Agreement, the Australian Government agrees to cut spending.
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Unemployment reaches its peak in the worst year of the Depression.
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Hitler and the Nazis gain power in Germany. Germany and Japan leave the League of Nations.
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Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia).
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The Spanish Civil War begins. Stalin begins purges of his opponents in the Communist Party and the military in the USSR.
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Japan invades China
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Germany invades Poland and World War 2 begins.,
