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Toussaint Louverture
Was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. -
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Reign of King Louis XVI
Louis XVI (1754-1792) was Louis XV grandson. -
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James Watts perfected the Steam Engine
Steam engine converted a machine of limited use, to one of efficiency and many applications. It was the foremost energy source in the emerging Industrial Revolution, an -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. -
Spinning Mule developed
Spinning mule is an 18th century invention that spun textile fibers into yarn by an intermittent process -
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Simon Bolivar
was a Venezuelan military and political leader. -
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French Revolution
During this period, French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape, uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. -
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Reign of Napoleon
was a French military leader and emperor who conquered much of Europe in the early 19th century. -
Cotton Gin Developed
The cotton gin developed by Eli Whitney in 1793 marked a major turning point in the economic history of the Southern United States. -
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Haitian Revolution
Haitian Revolution is that the slaves rose up In 1791 and by 1803 had driven the whites out of Saint-Domingue -
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Wars of Independence in Latin America
Spain's Empire in the New World crumbled, and by 1825 all that remained were a few islands in the Caribbean. -
Congress of Vienna
The first goal was to establish a new balance of power in Europe which would prevent imperialism within Europe, such as the Napoleonic empire, and maintain the peace between the great powers. -
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Opium War
The Anglo-Chinese Opium Wars were the direct result of China's isolationalist and exclusionary trade policy with the West. -
Communist Manifesto Published
Is a short 1848 publication written by the political theorists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. -
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Unification of Italy
The movement to unite Italy into one cultural and political entity was known as the Risorgimento. -
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Unification of Germany
The German states were bound together in a loose political entity known as the Holy Roman Empire. -
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taiping rebellion
Radical political and religious upheaval that was probably the most important event in China in the 19th century. -
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Crimean War
War fought mainly on the Crimean Peninsula between the Russians and the British, French, and Ottoman Turkish. -
Sepoy rebellion
Sepoy rebellion was a complete surprise to the British. -
The Origin of Species Published
A work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. -
Emancipation of Russian serfs
In 1861 serfdom, the system which tied the Russian peasants irrevocably to their landlords, was abolished at the Tsar’s imperial command. -
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Meiji Restoration
The emperor Meiji was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo which became the new capital; his imperial power was restored. -
The suez canal
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea -
Suez Canal
A long canal that connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Gulf of Suez, a northern branch of the Red Sea. -
Boer War
The first Boer War broke out on 16 December 1880 with a skirmish between the British garrison in Potchefstroom and a 'commando' under General Piet Cronjé. -
Panama Canal
he Panama Canal is a 48-mile ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. -
Berlin Conference
German chancellor Otto von Bismarck called together the major western powers of the world to negotiate questions and end confusion over the control of Africa. -
Indian National Congress founded
Its founding members proposed economic reforms and wanted a larger role in the making of British policy for India. -
Boxer Rebellion
groups of peasants in northern China began to band together into a secret society known as I-ho ch'üa, called the "Boxers" by Western press. -
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Russo Japanese War
military conflict in which a victorious Japan forced Russia to abandon its expansionist policy in the Far East -
All India Muslim League founded
The Muslim League was founded in 1906 to safeguard the rights of Indian Muslims. -
Henry ford and the assembly line
This meant improving the machinery and cutting tools used to make the parts. But once the machines were adjusted, a low-skilled laborer could operate them.