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March on Rome. The Revolutions of 1917–1923 were a revolutionary wave that included political unrest and armed revolts around the world inspired by the success of the Russian Revolution and the disorder created by the aftermath of World War I. The uprisings were mainly socialist or anti- colonial in nature.
The Russian Revolution was one of the key events of the 20th century. The Russian Revolution was inaugurated with the February Revolution in early 1917, in the midst of World War I . With the German Empire dealing major defeats on the war front, and increasing logistical problems in the rear causing shortages of bread and grain, the Russian ...
0–9. 17 July Revolution. 5 October 1910 revolution. 1911 Revolution. 28 May 1926 coup d'état. 1932 Trujillo Revolution. 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. 14 July Revolution. 1962 Burmese coup d'état.
1923: Bajram Curri attacks gendarmerie of Kruma, Albania. 1923: The founding of the Republic of Turkey by overthrow of the Ottoman Empire and introduction of Atatürk's Reforms. 1923: The Klaipėda Revolt in the Memel territory that had been detached from Germany after World War I. 1923: Küstrin Putsch in Germany.
v. t. e. The revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the springtime of the peoples[2] or the springtime of nations, were a series of revolutions throughout Europe over the course of more than one year, from 1848 to 1849. It remains the most widespread revolutionary wave in European history to date.
Historic events in the 20th century. Toggle Historic events in the 20th century subsection. World at the beginning of the century. "The war to end all wars": World War I (1914–1918) Between the wars. The rise of dictatorship. Global war: World War II (1939–1945) The war in the Pacific. Japanese Expansion.
In the latter half of the 19th century, the U.S. government initiated actions for regime change mainly in Latin America and the southwest Pacific, including the Spanish–American and Philippine–American wars. At the onset of the 20th century, the United States shaped or installed governments in many countries around the world, including ...
t. e. The 20th century began on 1 January 1901 (MCMI), and ended on 31 December 2000 (MM). [ 1 ][ 2 ] It was the 10th and last century of the 2nd millennium and was marked by new models of scientific understanding, unprecedented scopes of warfare, new modes of communication that would operate at nearly instant speeds, and new forms of art and ...