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Bolshevik party formed.
Vladmir Lenin found the communist Bolshevik party. -
The Russian revolution.
The Bolsheviks attacked and overthrew the Tsar and gained control of most cities but still left with a civil war against "the whites" who had Foreign capitalist support. -
Formation of comintern.
A Russian led communist organisation to monitor and help grow other communist states around the world. -
Paris Peace conference.
A conference made to discuss peace after WW1 which resulted with the Treaty of Versailles ( a factor leading to Nazi Germany) and the creation of the league of nations. -
Successful Polish invasion of Ukraine.
Poland invaded Ukraine as an attempt to gain as much territory as possible and once helped by France the Reds were defeated -
Treaty Of Riga.
Poland signs treaty with Russia and gains a lot of territory in Ukraine. -
Withdrawal of Japanese troops.
The last of the foreign support for the whites withdraws from Russia, allowing for the Reds to achieve control of Russia. -
Munich Agreement
A conference which resulted with Czechoslovakia having to give up Sudetenland to Nazi Germany. -
Non aggression pact of Germany and Russia.
A pact to ensure neutrality as well as affirm each countries spheres of interests. -
Germany invades Poland.
Germany invades Poland (as agreed in the pact between Germany and Russia) but it causes Britain and France to declare war on Germany and therefore officially beginning the second world war. -
Annexation by Russia
Russia annexes Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania once France is defeated in order to prevent further German domination. -
Russia joins allies.
Germany invades Russia which pushes Russia to finally join forces with the allies. -
Pearl Harbour
Japan bombs a naval base in Hawaii causing the US to join the war and declaring war specifically on Japan. In retaliation Germany and Italy declare war on the US. -
The Tehran Conference
The first meeting of the Big three between Roosevelt, Stalin and Churchill who met up to discuss post war Europe and fate of Germany. Stalin would regain annexed countries but compensate Poland. -
Roosevelt dies
Roosevelt dies in office causing for Harry Truman becoming president and therefore changing relations with USSR