4th Mar, 1934 - Mao Zedong leads Long March
Communism was on the rise in China when a civil war erupted between the nationalists and communists. The nationalists surrounded the communists in the south of China. Then, amazingly, the Communists...
View Article4th Mar, 1923 - Mustafa Kemal transforms Turkey into Republic
After the separation of the Ottoman Empire, Mustafa Kemal emerged and turned Turkey into a republic. Kemal wanted to modernize Turkey and succeeded in doing so. Several of his reformations included...
View Article4th Mar, 1920 - Gandhi leads Indian camapaign of civil disobedience
After World War I, when India's attempt to win independence failed, protestors began to assemble against the British. These failed with lots of bloodshed in several massacres. So, Gandhi tried a...
View Article4th Mar, 1918 - Armistice signed as Allies defeat Central Powers
In 1918, when the Germans surrendered, an armistice was signed, which stopped the fighting. Representatives from all sides met in Versailles to discuss. However, the Treaty of Versailles was very bad,...
View Article4th Mar, 1917 - US enters war
In 1917, after all of Europe had erupted into war, the United States decided the join the war on the side of the Allies. They sided with them due to financial and historical ties with the British. This...
View Article4th Mar, 1914 - World War I begins as Austria declares war of Serbia
The world was on the verge of war due to alliances between nations. Then, a Serbian nationalist killed the Austrian prince Franz Ferdinand, and all hell broke loose. The Austrians declared war on the...
View Article4th Mar, 1911 - Chinese nationalists oust the last Qing emperor, Puyi
In 1911, nationalists threw out the Qing dynasty, which had been ruling China for 400 years. Nationalism was on the rise, and China needed to modernize, and the only way to do that was to throw out the...
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