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Lenin's brother, Alexander Ulyanov, is hanged for plotting to kill Czar Alexander III.
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Czar Alexander III dies and his son, Nicholas II, becomes the ruler of Russia.
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Lenin is arrested, kept in solitary confinement for 13 months, and then exiled to Siberia for three years.
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The Russian Social-Democratic Labor Party (RSDLP) meeting is held. The party splits into two factions: Mensheviks ("minority") and Bolsheviks ("majority").
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Bloody Sunday in St. Petersburg begins the Russian Revolution.
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The October Manifesto, issued by Czar Nicholas II, brings an end to the 1905 Russian Revolution by promising civil liberties and an elected parliament (Duma).
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A constitution (the Fundamental Laws of 1906) is created, reflecting the promises made in the October Manifesto.
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The March Revolution begins with strikes, demonstrations, and mutinies in Petrograd.
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Czar Nicholas II abdicates and includes his son. The following day, Nicholas' brother, Mikhail announced his refusal to accept the throne. Provisional Government is formed.
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Lenin returns from exile and arrives in Petrograd via a sealed train.
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The July Days begin in Petrograd with spontaneous protests against the Provisional Government; after the Bolsheviks unsuccessfully try to direct these protests into a coup, Lenin is forced into hiding.
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The October Revolution: The Bolsheviks take over Petrograd
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The Winter Palace, the last holdout of the Provisional Government, is taken by the Bolsheviks; the Council of People's Commissars, led by Lenin, is now in control of Russia.
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Wilson proposes his 14 Points to congress. Wilson wished to make the world a more peaceful place through his 14 points.
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The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, between Germany and Russia, is signed and takes Russia out of World War I.
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Signed by Germany and the Allies, ending WWI.
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Signed by Germany and the Allies.
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Signed by the allies and the Republic of Austria.
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Signed by the Allies and Bulgaria. Required Bulgaria to cede several territories.
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Henry Cabot Lodge and Alfred Beveridge strongly denounced the treaty, especially Article X which would make the US support all of the League's actions.
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Signed between the Allies and Hungary.
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Signed by the Allies and the Ottoman Empire.
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The Treaty of Riga ended the Russo-Polish war and set their mutual border.
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A military alliance between France and Poland.
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A conference that ended the arms race between US and Japan by setting a ship ratio between US, UK, and Japan of 5:5:3.
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Treaty between Germany and Russia, denouncing the claims made by the Paris Peace Treaties.
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After his second stroke in May, Lenin retires.
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When Germany missed a reparation payment, France and Belgium occupied the Ruhr reagion. Germany used passive resistance until they agreed to go with the TOV. Then, France withdrew.
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Stalin will become his successor.
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Signed by France and Czechoslovakia.
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Facism grew very very popular and Mussolini won the election by a landslide.
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Locarno divided borders in Europe into two categories: western, which were guaranteed by Locarno treaties, and eastern borders of Germany with Poland, which were open for revision, thus leading to Germany's renewed claims to the German-populated Free City of Danzig and mixed ethnic Polish territories approved by the League of Nations including the Polish Corridor, and Upper Silesia.
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the Big 5 met to discuss and revise the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty.
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62 countries signed the agreement to not have war as national policy.
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The biggest sign of the Great Depression starting. Germany was hurt because the loans from the US stopped coming in.
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The Japanese economy was hurting badly and there were no risks to invading Manchuria because the League was useless and everyone was fending for themselves because of the Great Depression.
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31 nations attended to discuss disarmament. The conference failed for many reasons, including the fact that several nations absolutely did not want disarmament.
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US, UK, France, Japan, and Italy met in 1935 to renegotiate the London Naval Conference. It failed because Japan walked out, they didn't want disarmament.
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Coalition between Italy and Germany.
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