Category: December

Europe 1914

Stalemate on the Western Front

By mid-September, Germany had been...

Southern Asia 1914

Battle of Sarikamish

After beating off an initial Russian...

Northern Eurasia 1917

Bolsheviks Gain Control

By December 1917, Lenin's Bolsheviks...

Europe 1917

Bolsheviks Gain Control in Russia

By December 1917, Lenin's Bolsheviks...

Asia Pacific 1917

Russian Revolution

Yuan Shikai's successor, Duan Qirui,...

Southern Asia 1917

Transcaucasian Commissariat

Despite widespread success, the...

Northern Eurasia 1918

Kolchak's All-Russian Government

In September, the anti-Soviet forces...

Europe 1918

New Countries in Eastern Europe

With the end of the Great War and...

Southern Asia 1919

Turkish War of Independence

After occupying Constantinople, the...

Southern Asia 1922

Uqair Protocol

The continuing border clashes...

Northern Eurasia 1922

Creation of the Soviet Union

With foreign troops gone and revolt...

Asia Pacific 1922

Japanese Withdrawal

The Washington Treaties were...