World civ timeline

  • 7 years war

    Allowed Prussia to take control of nothern germany from Austria. It was also called the french and indian war.
  • Revolution in Haiti

    500,000 dominique slaves were against french masters. They won independence despite the fact napoleon sent troops to help.
  • mexico's independence

    Mexico had a war and ended up gaining their independence by winning. Most of the fighting by those seeking independence from Spain was done by isolating the guerrilla bands.
  • Brazil's independence

    This was a very harsh war that killed many but gained independence. The battles were both on land and naval.
  • BAttle of Ayacucho

    It was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. It was the battle that sealed the independence of Peru.
  • Navarino battle

    It was fought on the west coast. It was a naval battle fought with sailing ships.
  • Australians independence

    The discovery in gold led to this independence. It also led into a debate about federation.
  • Crimean war

    A conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war lasted from 1853 to 1856
  • Mexican- American war

    The U.s. easily defeated Mexico. It gains the U.S the California and Southwest area.
  • Start and end of civil was

    War lasted four years, south had better generals while north had basically everything else like bigger population. North won.
  • Independence for Canada

    Canada got their independence from Britain. Two british colonies and a convince were convirted into a country, Canada.
  • Franco- Prussian War

    OVB stirred up war with France for no reason, it was a major victory. Increased nationalism.
  • Austro- Prussian war

    Austro loses war with in 1886. Prussia wins control of german confederation.
  • Northern Ireland becomes Independent

    ireland was controlled by Britain for several centuries, they had a patato famine but soon gained their independence. Northern and southern ireland gained their independence at different times.
  • Drefus affair in France

    when Zola criticized the government in the newspaper. she was put in jail for criticism..
  • End of Italian Unification

    This was where CAvour led the red shirts. It won control of south italy!