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Napoleonic Wars
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Congress of vienna meets to restore stability in europe
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Nappy defeated at Waterloo
After 100 days of rule, opposing armies took down Nappy's forces and sent him into exile once again. -
Greek independence
Once a part of the ottoman empire, Greece gained their independance after a reovlt. -
Liverpool-Manchester railway open
After years of debate, Parliment gave approval to the building of the Liverpool-Manchester railway. -
Queen Victoria Begins her reign
Only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent, Came to throne because her uncles had no legitamate children. -
potato famine in Ireland begins
Brgan because of an airborne fungus called phytophthora infestans, brought on ships travelling from North America to England. -
Communist Manifesto published
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Revolutions of 1848
Revolts beginnig in Sicily against the European monarchies -
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Crimean War
France, Russia, andBritain competing for control of the turks in the middle east -
Bessemer process is invented
first inexpensive industrial way of removing impurities from steel -
Czar alexander II frees serfs
Asked The Gentry ofmocscow to consider emancipating ther serfs instead of waiting for a uprising -
Charles Darwin publishes Book
The Origin of Species had sold outin its original printing, and went on to have six more editions in the next thirteen years -
dynamite invented
Created by Alfred Nobel, a swedish industrialist -
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Dual Monarchy Of Austria-Hungary
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Suez canal Opens in egypt
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Franco-Prussian War
obviously a war between france and prussia, part of prussias plan to unify germany -
German unificaton
decided over the course of three wars: the Danish War, Austro-Prussian war, and the Franco-prussian War -
Unification of Italy
Inspired by the revolutions of 1848 -
Czar Alexander II assassinated
Russian ruler, Killed in the streets of st. petersburg by a bomber -
European Nations carve up Africa
European nations distribute nations of africa amongst themselves -
Dreyfus convicted of treason
on trial for treason for twelve years