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Russia & Ireland
In 1920, the Civil War was ending with victory for the Red Army against the White Russians supported by 'western allies' including Britain and America. In Germany the German Workers' Party demonstrated against capitalism and Judaism.
In Ireland Sinn Fein set up an Irish Parliament, the Dail Eireann and Eamon De Valera was elected its President. The newly formed Irish Republican Army was too much for the Royal Irish Constabulary. Britain formed the notorious Black and Tans from ex-soldiers in support of the Constabulary.
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Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924)- Born in Virginia and educated at Princeton
- Became a lawyer
- Went into politics as a Democrat
- Became President of the United States in 1912
- Proposed the League of Nations but could not convince his own Congress that it was in America's interests to join
In January 1921 Lloyd George was the first Prime Minister to use Chequers. The Tudor Mansion had been given to the Nation by Lord Lee of Fareham, it became the Prime Minister's official country residence.
Diary Of The War In Ireland In Early 1921
- January 20th six policemen killed
- January 23rd eight killed in IRA gun battle
- January 28th three policemen murdered by IRA
- February 1st troops torch houses in retribution of death of the three policemen
- February 11th IRA murder Irish police informer
- February 16th eight members of Sinn Fein killed by army
- February 20th former soldier taken from Cork Hospital and murdered by Sinn Fein
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1916 | Lloyd George becomes Prime Minister Easter Rising in Ireland
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1917 | America joins the war Russian Revolution
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1918 | RAF is formed World War I ends Coupon election is held Rationing introduced
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1920 | Government of Ireland Act Communist Party of Great Britain is formed The League of Nations is founded
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1921 | The Irish Free State is formed
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1922 | Bonar Law Prime Minister Labour Party becomes the formal Opposition Mussolini Prime Minister of Italy
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1923 | Baldwin becomes Prime Minister
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1924 | First Labour government Lenin dies
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1925 | Gold bullion standard is agreed
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