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Chinese Nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
Having an "all powerful" figure in China was not helpful for the Chinese people. There had already been movements such as the May 4th movement and they finally got rid of their puppet emperor. -
World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
Garvillo Princip had just shot the Austrian heir to the throne, Franz Ferdinand, after the assasins from the "Black Hand" failed to do so. After Austria declares war on Serbia it is a domino effect that ends with WWI. -
U.S. Enters the war
The US managed to stay out of WWI until there was unrestricted submarine warfare. A German missle hit a US boat with many Americans aboard. 128 Americans died and that "drew the line" for America. -
Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
The Armistice was signed and the war was finally over. The German Kaiser fled the country while Germany suffered through being blamed for the entire war. -
Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
Ghandi was influenced by Satygraha and lead peaceful protests while the Indian's right to peacefully assemble was taken from them. He made his own clothing and also lead the Salt March to boycott British goods and salt. -
Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
The Greek and Britsish were attacking the remains of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Mustafa Kemal Lead the Nationalist party of the Turks and gained them independence. -
MaoZedong heads Long March
The Nationalists and Communists of China were fighting. The Nationalists chased the Communists for 6000 miles throughout China. Mao barely "heads" the Long March because he simply flew over the people until they stopped to rest. He supposedly was "swimming in a sea of peasants" but really he was flying over and then landing in a sea of peasants.t
