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This US President led the country during the First World War, and took the lead during the Paris Peace Conference.

Woodrow Wilson

100

The longest battle of World War I, fought between France and the German Empire for 303 days, or 10 months without pause.

The Battle of Verdun

100

This Italian dictator was the first of the Fascists, marching on Rome and establishing his control over Italy.

Benito Mussolini

100

These two authoritarian countries helped support Franco's forces during the Spanish Civil War.

Germany and Italy

100

This Russian leader was responsible for founding the Bolshevik Party, leading it during the Russian Civil War, and becoming the first leader of the Soviet Union.

Vladimir Lenin

200

The name of the era of prosperity during the 1920s in the United States. Known for early cars, Prohibition, flappers, and swing dance.

The Roaring '20s

200

The siege of Spain's capital city during the Spanish Civil War.

Siege of Madrid

200

The Last Tsar of Russia.

Nicholas II

200

The ideology which sought to give each and every ethnic group their own government and state.

Self-Determination

200

This Russian Dictator took control of the Soviet Union after Lenin’s death. He became the first General Secretary of the Communist Party.

Josef Stalin

300

This U.S. President is widely blamed for the Great Depression, having become president mere months before the economic cataclysm. He did not win reelection.

Herbert Hoover
300

The deadliest battle of the First World War, infamous in British history as the bloodiest single day of combat in the British Army's history.

The Battle of the Somme

300

This Spanish General was responsible as the first major leader of the Nationalist rebels during the Spanish Civil War.

Emilio Mola

300

The name of the international organization that Woodrow Wilson sought to create after World War I.

The League of Nations

300

This Russian madman was responsible for invading Mongolia. He also was heavily into mystical Buddhism, and wore "interesting" robes.

Ungern-Sternberg

400

The most notorious American gangster during the Prohibition Era, eventually caught and imprisoned for...
Tax evasion.

Al Capone

400

The 'miracle' battle which saved France from an early defeat in the First World War, fought in 1914 in the outskirts of Paris.

First Battle of the Marne

400

This Pope tried desperately to broker a peace between the Great Powers during World War I.

Pope Benedict XV

400

The secret agreement between Britain and France which sought to split up the Middle East between them, which contradicted their promises to the Jews and Arabs.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement

400

The name of the army of anarchists led by Nestor Makhno during the Russian Civil War.

The Black Army

500

The name given to the US WWI Veterans who went on strike outside the US Capitol during the Great Depression. They were cleared out violently by General Douglas MacArthur.

The Bonus Army

500

An indecisive naval battle between the Royal Navy and Imperial German Navy fought off the coast of Denmark.

The Battle of Jutland

500

A French General who led the French through their darkest hour at Verdun, saving the battle and potentially even the war through his actions.

Philippe Petain

500

The name of the treaty signed after World War I which dealt with the Kingdom of Bulgaria.

Treaty of Neuilly

500

This legion of foreigners served the White Army during the Russian Civil War, eventually handing over Alexander Kolchak to the Reds.

The Czech Legion

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