These uprisings were mainly socialist or anti-colonial in nature and were mostly short-lived, failing to have a long-term impact. Then there was the Irish War of Independence in 1919-20, the Hungarian Revolution in 1918-1920, the Egyptian Revolution in 1919, the Biennio Rosso in Italy and many other movements including colonial revolts in the Middle East and in Southeast Asia. In 1918 as the war ended a socialist revolution broke out in Germany, resulting in the creation of the left-leaning Weimar Republic, which lasted until Adolf Hitler’s Nazi Party seized power in the early 1930s. Inspired by the success of the Russian Revolutions and the political uncertainty of the time, many such uprisings took place around the world. The provisional government thus formed was further overthrown by the Bolshevik Revolution of October, beginning the reign of communists in Russia. War weary Russia saw the February Revolution in 1917 which toppled the monarchy and forced the Tsar to abdicate. The period towards the end of WWI and in its aftermath saw an outburst of political unrest and revolts around the world. Skulls in ruined Armenian village of Sheyxalan, 1915
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