World Events
Indian History · विश्व घटनाएं · 19 facts
Napoleon Bonaparte — Rose after French Revolution; Emperor of France; defeated at Waterloo (1815)
Karl Marx — Wrote 'Das Capital' & 'Communist Manifesto' (with Engels); father of Communism
Lenin — Led Russian October Revolution 1917; first leader of USSR
Hitler — Nazi Germany dictator; started WWII; Holocaust (6 million Jews killed)
Mussolini — Fascist dictator of Italy; allied with Hitler in WWII
Abraham Lincoln — 16th US President; abolished slavery; assassinated in 1865
George Washington — First US President; led American Revolution
American Independence: 4 July 1776; George Washington first president
French Revolution: 14 July 1789; Liberty, Equality, Fraternity
Napoleon — Emperor of France; defeated at Waterloo (1815)
Russian Revolution: 1917; Lenin; USSR formed 1922
Karl Marx wrote Das Capital & Communist Manifesto
WWI: 1914–1918; Trigger = assassination of Franz Ferdinand
Treaty of Versailles (1919) ended WWI; League of Nations formed
WWII: 1939–1945; Hitler invaded Poland; Allies vs Axis
Hiroshima (6 Aug 1945) + Nagasaki (9 Aug 1945) — atomic bombs by USA
UN founded 24 October 1945; HQ = New York; 193 members
5 Permanent members of UNSC: USA, UK, France, Russia, China (VETO power)
Cold War: USA vs USSR (1947–1991); no direct war