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Queen Victoria dies
Teddy Roosevelt becomes president |
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| US gains control of Panama Canal Zone |
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Fall of Manchu/Qing dynasty (China)
Balkan wars begin |
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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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| Treaty of Versailles settles WWI |
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| League of Nations 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
Hitler is elected in Germany |
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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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Nazis take power in Austria with Germany's support
Germany, UK sign Munich Pact |
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Germany invades Poland
WWII begins |
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| Germany invades the Netherlands, France, and other countries |
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