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Sun Yat Sen overthrows the Qing Dynasty in China and establishes the Nationalist Party.
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Adolf Hitler enlists with Bavarian Army and fights in World War I. Serves as a private while in Belgium and France.
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Prime Minister Shigenobu of Japan sends Twenty One Demands to the new government of the Republic of China.
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The U.S. formally enters World War I by declaring war on Germany.
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The Bolshevik Revolution completes its takeover of Russia.
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Hitler is blinded during a gas attack by the British in Ypres before the end of WWI. He was disappointed by the eventual surrender of Germany, so he and other nationalists blame German Jews and Marxists for his perceived betrayal.
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Treaty of Versailles helps end World War I. US rejects the treaty and the power given to the League of Nations.
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The Nazi Party is formed, with Hitler giving emotional speeches between February and March.
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As an effective speaker, Hitler is named leader of the Nazi Party, earning the title der Führer.
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The Soviet Communist Party appoints Josef Stalin as General Secretary. Note: at the height of WWII, Stalin and the Soviets become part of the Allied forces.
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France & Belgium take over the Ruhr area hoping to force Germany to make reparations for WWI.
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Lenin dies, paving the way for Joseph Stalin to takeover as leader of the Soviet Union.
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Italy, Japan, the UK, and the USA agree to regulate submarine warfare and shipbuilding by signing the London Naval Treaty. Japan would later renounce their agreement under this treaty.
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German President Hindenberg appoints Hitler as Chancellor and ousting Von Scleichler.
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The German Reich and the United Kingdom reach an agreement regulating the size of their respective navies. This is known as the Anglo-German Naval Agreement (AGNA). Disagreements ensued later that Hitler denounced the agreement.
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Germany violates come contents of the Treaty of Versailles by militarizing the Rhineland. Under the treaty, Allied forces would occupy the Rhineland for fifteen years.
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In an attempt to better the British Royal Navy, Hitler gives the approval for Plan Z. The plan was a five year project aimed at expanding the Nazi German navy fleet by 1944.
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World War II begins when Nazi Germany invades Poland. France and Britain declare war on Germany.
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Elie meets Moishe the Beadle, who teaches Elie about Kabbalah
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The Jewish people are no longer allowed to own any valuables and are stripped of their belongings
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The Jewish people must wear the yellow star to be identified at all times
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Elie and his family are moved to the small ghetto
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Elie and his family are moved out of the ghetto on one of the transports
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Late in the year: Moshe the Beadle escapes Gestapo slaughter to warn the Jews in Sighet.
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Elie and his family are sent on the train ride to Birkenau
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All of the men were taken to Auschwitz
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When they arrive at the camp, families are separated and Elie and his father must leave Elie's mom and sisters.
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Everyone is sent to Buna
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Japan surrenders and completes the end of World War II.
