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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in England because of its natural resources, the government supported business, and there was a lot of private investment. England also used the sea to their advantage. They had the largest navy and the most merchant ships. -
First sucessful steam engine is built
James Watt improved the steam engine after it was invented in 1712. In 1800, over 500 of Watt's steam engines were being used in factories throughout England. -
Mexico declares its Independence
A priest named Father Hildago stated that Mexico needed to gain Independence. They wanted to gain Independce from Spain. Originally Iturbide sided with Spain, but then switched because he thought the revolution in Spain would steal his power. Itribude later became the emperor of Mexico. -
Michael Faraday's dynamo
The Dynamo was Invented by Michael Faraday. The machine made electricity. He used it to power an electric motor, which eventually lead to the development of electrical generators. -
Taiping Rebellion
The rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan, who thought he was Jesus's brother. He wanted a kingdom of "Heavenly Great Peace." In this kingdom, no one would be poor. -
Sepoy Mutiny in India
Indian soldiers that fought in the British Army were called Sepoys. The rifle cartridges they had to bite the ends off were greased in pork and beef fat. The sepoys were Muslim and Hindu. Muslims dont eat pork, and Hindus dont eat beef so this greatly bothered them. Eventually a rebellion started. -
Karl Marx's "Das Kapital"
Das Kapital was a three part work on why Capitalism was bad. He believed it disrupts the relationship between profit and labor. Marx thought that socialism would get rid of all the worlds injustices. -
The Meiji restoration
During the Tokugawa period, the emperor was basically a symbolic figure. The supreme military leader which was the shogun was in charge. In the meiji restoation they forced the shogun to step down and put the emperor back in charge. -
Franco- Prussian War
The southern German states and the northern German states were still not unified. In 1871 Bismarck won the war. Germany was then united. -
Spanish- American War begins
The united states wasnt originally involved until 1898 when one of our battleships blew up without explanation. America assumed Spain did it and Congress declared war. Within 3 months we had won. -
Boxer Rebellion
It began because boxers wanted to restore Chinese glory. The Boxers were a secret organization that practiced martial arts training, hated foreginers and thought they were invincible when it came to foregin weapons. Boxers began killing missionaries and chinese christain converts. -
Russo- Japanese War
Japan built an empire in the west and believed Russia would be a threat to the plans. Japan attacked and beat Russia. Russia was shocked and called for more calls for change. -
Franz Ferdinand is killed
Franz Ferdinad was the archduke of Austria. He went to visit Sarajevo, where a lot of people were still bitter about Austrain rule. The duke and his wife Sophie were shot and killed by Gavrilo Princip. -
Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
The Kerensky's government ordered and offensive attempt against central powers but failed. This led to a rebellion in the Russian Army. The military then collapsed. -
U.S. joins WWI
When Germany started attacking U.S. ships carrying American passengers, Americans grew very angry. Then America recieved Information that germany wanted Mexico to attack, we entered World War 1. -
Mussolini’s Fascist Party in Italy
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Treaty of Versailles is signed
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Russia becomes the USSR
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Stalin's rule in the USSR begins
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Black tues. stock market crash
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
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Germany attacks Poland WW2 begins
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Japans attack on Pearl Harbor
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U.S. declares war on Japan
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D-Day
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Nuremberg trials are held
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U.S. drops A-Bomb on Hiroshima
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Apartheid in South Africa
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Mao Zedong’s People’s Republic of China
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Korean War is fought
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Vietnam War is fought
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Fidel Castro’s Communism in Cuba
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Mikhail Gorbachev power in USSR
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USSR collapses & Russia is back
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Persian Gulf War begins
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NAFTA is formed
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WTO is formed
