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Napoleonic Wars
Wars fought between France, under Napoleon Bonaparte, and Great Britain either alone or in alliances. -
Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon sells Louisiana to America to finance his wars -
Slave trade abolished in Britain
Although the slave trade act made it illegal to engage in the slave trade, through out the British colonies, trafficking among the Caribbean islands continued until 1811. -
Brazil becomes nominally independent of Portugal
The Portuguese parliament (Cortes) ordered Dom Pedro to return to Lisbon, fearing that he might head an independence movement. Dom didn't listen and was proclaimed Brazil's independence from Brazil. -
China cedes Hong Kong to Britain
China cedes Hong Kong island to Britain after the First Opium War. Over the decades, thousands of Chinese migrants fleeing domestic upheavals settle in Hong Kong. -
Papal regime restored after rebellion declared Rome a republic
In 1848, nationalist and liberal revolutions began to break out across Europe; in 1849, a Roman Republic was declared and Pope Pius IX fled the city. Bonaparte,with the help of Austria, sent troops to restore Papal rule in Rome. Garibaldi was on the italian side. After some fighting, Pius was returned to Rome, and repenting of his previous liberal tendencies pursued a harsh, conservative policy even more repressive than that of his predecessors. -
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American Civil War
The bloodiest war in U.S. history, between the U.S. and 11 southern states, that ceded from the union, and formed the Confederate states of America. It was over state's rights, and slavery, the economy in the south was based on the cash crop plantation system, which depended on slaves, where as the economy in the north was based on manufacturing and industry, which didn't . -
French annex Tunisia and other North African possessions
The French protectorate of Tunisia, established in 1881 lasted until Tunisian independence in 1956. After the Franco-Prussian War of 1870–71, France's international prestige was severely damaged, and both Italy and the U.K. tried to reinforce their influence in Tunisia. At theCongress of Berlin in 1878, a diplomatic arrangement was made for France to take over Tunisia while Great Britain obtained control of Cyprus from the Ottomans. -
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World War 1
A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918. -
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Great Depression
The economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash. It started in the U.S. when there was a decrease in wealth, industrial production, and employment. -
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Great Depression
The economic crisis and period of low business activity in the U.S. and other countries, roughly beginning with the stock-market crash. It started in the U.S. when there was a decrease in wealth, industrial production, and employment. -
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World War 2
The war between the Axis and the Allies, beginning on September 1, 1939, with the German invasion of Poland and ending with the surrender of Germany on May 8, 1945, and of Japan on August 14, 1945 -
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Korean War
Began when the North Korean People’s (Communist and supported by the Soviet Union and China) army crossed the 38th Parallel and invaded South Korea (non-Communist supported by the U.S.) by surprise. General MacArthur, leader of the United Nations forces, drove the North Koreans back across the divide, yet encountered a Chinese invasion. Today, Korea is still divided between the North and the South. -
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Vietnam War
A long, costly armed conflict between Communist North Vietnam /its southern allies (Viet Cong) and South Vietnam/its principal ally, the U. S. The divisive war was unpopular at home, and it ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control in 1975. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
A confrontation between the U.S. and the Soviet Union over the presence of missile sites in Cuba; one of the "hottest" periods of the Cold war -
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Persian Gulf war
A war between the forces of the United Nations, led by the United States, and those of Iraq that followed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein 's invasion of Kuwait in August 1990. The United Nations forces, called the Coalition, expelled Iraqi troops from Kuwait in March 1991.