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Treaty of Versailles Signed
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Years of Crisis
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Nazi Party Formed
-Also Known as the National Socialisk German Workers' Party
-Political party
-Fought against communism
-The goal of this group was to draw away from a communist government and more towards a nationalist government
-The significance in this is that this party is the main reason World War II even happened after Hitler took control -
Chinese Communist Party is Founded
-Ruling political party of the People's Republic of China
-Key players or members of this group were: Li Dazhao, Mao Zedong, and Zhang Guotao
-Reorganized along Leninist lines in 1923 for the Northern Expedition where they successfully overthrew the warlord government.
- Significant since communism is such a big thing as of this time period and is still relevant in China today. -
France and Belgium take over Ruhr area hoping to Force Germany To make Repairations
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Lenin Dies
-Leader of the Bolshevik Party in Russia
-Overthrew Nicolas II and czarist government in which he replaced it with a communist government
-Allowed the Bolsheviks to gain control in Russia
-After his death he was embalmed and put on display considering the tremendous efforts he put into his work for the greater good of Russia
- The significance in this is that Lenin was a very powerful person and important person at this time who had an impact and a vision for Russia. -
United Kingdom Gives Saudi Arabia Independence
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Persia Signs the Litlinov's Pact
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Great Depression Begins
-Varied across nations and spread worldwide
-Longest,deepest depression of the 20th century
-Major fall in stock prices
-Commonly used as an example of how far a world's economy can decline
-Significant due to the fact it affected the majority of the world at this time and everyone was truly struggling -
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria signals the beginning of the Second Sino- Japanese War
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Hitler Receives German Citizenship
-Born in Austria
-Allowed him to begin his rule as chancellor in Germany
-Took Jewish citizenship
-This has significance because it allowed his to be in some sort of power to build on before World War II -
Germany leaves the League of Nations
-Hitler ordered delegates to leave both the League of Nations AND the Disarmament Conference
-Said the excuse for leaving was the fact that Germany already was disarmed and left considering other countries refused to
- Germany left mostly isolated
- This is significant due to the fact that Germany now didn't associate with the United States and allowed for them to implement country specific rules and be independent in decisions -
German Invasion of Poland
