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20th-century revolutions

  • German revolution of 1918–1919In August 1914, the Social Democratic Party of Germany voted to approve war bonds requested by the imperial government. Ninety-six SPD deputies joined…
  • Chinese Communist RevolutionIn the final years of the Qianlong Emperor's reign, China entered a long period of decline known as the century of humiliation.
  • Russian RevolutionIn the winter of 1916, a report from the Petrograd Okhrana warned that riots by lower classes were imminent. The warning described people scouring cities for…