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Bolshevik revolution
The Bolshevik revolution was a violent revolution, led by Vladimir Lenin, which marked the end of the Romanov dynasty and centuries of Russian Imperial rule. This led to the establishment of the Soviet Unión and ended with a Civil War. -
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
It was a peace treaty signed on March 3, 1918, between the new Bolshevik government of Russia and the Central Powers (German Empire, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and the Ottoman Empire), that ended Russia's participation in World War I. Russia ceded some territories to the Ottoman Empire and to Germany and recognised the Ukraine´s Independence. -
Paris Peace Conference
The Paris Peace Conference, was the meeting in 1919 and 1920 of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I to set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. The 32-diplomatic conference created the "League of Nations" and signed the "Treaty of Versailles" between other things -
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The Roaring Twenties
The Roaring Twenties were a period in history of dramatic social and political change. American economy grew, people started buying more and more, new music styles appeared and new dance styles. This period of time can be considered as the "Birth of Mass Culture" -
Benito Mussolini rises to power
Benito Mussolini was a politician, militar and journalist who advocated the emergence of a dictator to confront the economic and political crisis of Italy. In 1919 Mussolini exposed his ideas and created what is called "fascism". As the time passed he started gainning power and military forces started believing in him. Finally in 1922 he became the dictator. -
Creation of the USSR
It started with the creation of the Russian Revolution in 1917. Czar Nicholas II was overthrown and a civil war started. In 1922 the Treaty of Creation of the URSS was ratified and two years later Joseph Stalin rose to power. He carried out a campaign of mass executions against Russia´s upper clases. -
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The Great Deppresion
The Great Depression was a period of time of poverty all around the world. It started in the US and, for some countries, the negative effects of the period lasted until the end of WWII. Personal income, tax revenue, profits and prices dropped, while international trade fell by more than 50%. Any country benefited from this situation It was a devastating stage for society and the majority of the proletariat took the streets and demonstrated in search of work. -
Black Thursday
Thursday was first day of the U.S worst stock market crash of all times. The market started to fall. At first it fell almost a 20% although they nearly recovered all the lost money. The big problem came on tuesday when, again, the market fell a 12%. From this day onwards everything started go worst. This market crash kicked off the "Great Depression" -
Japan invaded Manchuria
Japan, due to the lack of resources that had, broke the rules of the League of Nations and invaded Manchuria for oil, rubber and lumber. Their occupation lasted until the Soviet Union and Mongolia launched the Manchurian Strategic Offensive Operation in 1945 -
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New Deal
New Deal was a series of programs, pluc work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by Franklin D. Roosevelt, the president of the US of those times, to revover from the Great Depression caused years before. His program had 3 main principles (3 Rs): relief for the unemployed and poor, recovery of the economy back to normal levels, and reform of the financial system to prevent a repeat depression. -
Hitler is named Chancellor of Germany
In 1933, the Reichstag adopted the Enabling Act which made Adolf Hitler the German Chancellor and gave him absolute power to do whatever he wanted. Due to this, Hitler could create the Nazi Germany. -
Germany´s annexation of the Czech region of Sudetenland
Germany, under the Rule of Hitler, annexed the Czech region of Sudetenland due to the Múnich Agreement concluded by the Nazi Germany, the United Kingdom, the French Third Republic, and the Kingdom of Italy. -
Germany invaded Poland
Germany started invading Poland from north to south and also bombarded the country from the air. This event led to the WW2 -
Italy´s annexion of Albania
Italy made a brief military campaign led by the General Alfredo Guzzoni to conquer Albania. 22.000 men and 600 airplanes took part in the invasion. They attacked all Albanian ports simultaneously while, on the otherside, the regular Albanian army had 15.000 poorly equiped troops led by the leader of Albania, Zog I
