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WHII2
Created by
Hannah
⟶ Updated 4 Dec 2017 ⟶
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World History II
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Events
Hong Kong implements CDA due to soldiers being unfit for duty from VD
Hong Kong becomes an official British colony
Queensland is settled by the British
Havelock Ellis' Psychology of Sex
French sodomy laws abolished
Charles Ledger sells a lush cinchona plant to the Dutch
"On the Origin of Species" published
Yugoslavian Civil War: result of Croat and Bosniak oppression; focused in Sarajevo; proxy war once NATO is involved
Sewing machine introduced in France
Roentagen discovers X-rays
Jazz music becomes popular during American Prohibition
Woodstock: sums up the flower child era of 1960s; Baby boomers conceived
Britain decriminalizes being gay
Gandhi's Salt March: promote non-violent protest against British colonialism; fight for Indian independence
British Empire ends with the release of Hong Kong to China
First Fashion Week started by Eleanor Lambert
Christian Dior releases first collection; New Look
Voluntary Aid Detachment employs women during WWs
Hitler's dictatorship begins
Uganda released from British protection
Periods
Meiji Period: rapid westernization and importation of comfort women from China/Korea
Tokugawa/Edo Period: Confucian values, feudalism, open prostitution
Darwin's research on the HMS Beagle
Sepoy Rebellion: Indians against British colonialism; first Indian War of Independence
Boxer Rebellion: China against British imperialism and an extension of the Opium Wars
Chinese Civil War: Mao Zedong and Communists vs Chiang Kai-shek and Nationalists; latter end up in Taiwan
Nigerian Civil War: follows decolonization by Britain; Biafra attempts to break off and control oilfields
Arab Revolt: end of Ottoman Empire as a result of British and Young Turks' interference
