March 1, 1919★★★★★
March 1st Movement
Koreans proclaim independence and stage nationwide peaceful protests against Japanese rule; the movement is suppressed.
RevolutionPolitics· South Korea, North Korea
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Events this year
April 13, 1919★★★★★
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Troops under General Reginald Dyer fire on an unarmed crowd in Amritsar, killing hundreds and fuelling anti-colonial sentiment.
Politics· India, United Kingdom
May 4, 1919★★★★★
May Fourth Movement
Beijing students protest the Paris Peace Conference's Shandong decision, sparking a wave of nationalism and cultural renewal.
PoliticsCulture· China
June 28, 1919★★★★★
Treaty of Versailles
The peace treaty ending the war between Germany and the Allies is signed in the Hall of Mirrors, imposing war guilt, territorial losses and heavy reparations on Germany.
Treaty· France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Italy
Ongoing
1858 – 1947★★★★★
Beginning of the British Raj
After the 1857 rebellion, the Government of India Act transfers rule from the East India Company to the British Crown; the Mughal Empire formally ends.
Politics· India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, United Kingdom
November 20, 1910 – 1920★★★★★
Mexican Revolution
Francisco Madero calls for revolt against Porfirio Díaz, launching a decade-long revolution involving figures such as Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
RevolutionWar· Mexico
1917 – 1922★★★★★
Russian Civil War
The Bolshevik Red Army fights the White movement and other forces after the October Revolution; the Bolsheviks emerge victorious.
WarRevolution· Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Kazakhstan
1918 – 1920★★★★★
1918 influenza pandemic
An H1N1 influenza pandemic spreads worldwide, killing tens of millions of people, one of the deadliest pandemics in history.
DiseaseDisaster