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1919
The Treaty of Versaillies is signed and revolutionary outbreaks take place across Europe -
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1921
The Bolsheviks win the Russian Civil War -
1922
Mussolini and his fascists take power in Italy. The former Tsarist Russian Empire becomes the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) -
1923
Hitler attempts to seize poewr in Germany in the unsuccessful Munich Putsch -
1924
The Nazis win only 3 percent of votes in German elections -
1928
Almost one in five people own a car in the US. The first Australian screening of a 'talkie' takes place. -
1929
The Great Depression begins -
1931
Under the Melbourne Agreement, Australian goverments agree to cut spending. -
1932
Unemployment reachs its peak in the worst year of the Depression -
1933
Hitler and the Nazis gain power in Germany. Germany and Japan leabe the Leauge of Nations. -
1934
Italy invades Abyssinia (Ethiopia) -
1936
The Spanish Cilvil War begins. Stalin begins purges of his opponents in the Communist Party and the military in the USSR. -
1939
Germany invades Poland and World War 2 begins