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| Teddy Roosevelt becomes President (US) |
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| US gains control of the Panama Canal Zone |
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| Fall of Manchu/Qing dynasty (China) |
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| World War I begins after Archduke Ferdianad is assassinated |
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| Turkey massacres Armenians |
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| Battles of Verdun and the Somme begin trench warfare in Europe |
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| Russian Revolution culminates in Lenin's seizure of power |
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| World War I ends on Nov. 11th |
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| Treaty of Versailles settles World War I |
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| League of Nation begins operations |
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| Mussolini seizes power in Italy |
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| Stalin comes to power in Russia |
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| New York stock market crashes, accelerating the spread of global recession |
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| Franklin Roosevelt is elected |
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| Russia experiences a severe famine |
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| Mao Zedong embarks on Long March with Chinese Communists |
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| Hitler's persecution of Jews becomes systematic |
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| Spanish Civil War pits fascists against republicans |
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| Japan invades Manchuria (China) |
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| Nazis take power in Austria with Germany's support |
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| Germany, UK sign Munich pact |
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| Germany invades Poland. World War II begins |
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| Germany invades the Netherlands, France, and other countries |
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