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James Watt Steam Engine
James Watt made his improvement on his steam engine in 1765. James Watt made this improvment at the university Glasgow. James Watt added a crank and flywheel to his engine so that it could have rotary motion. His steam engine was four times more powerful than the steam engine of Newcomen. Watt started an enginering company to do reasearch on the steam engine and how they could make it better. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution Started in 1789 and ended in 1799. This revolution transformed France from a monarchy to a republic. The reason for the French Revolution is because the 3rd estate of people didnt have enough food or money. This called for the meeting of the estates general so everyones problems could be solved. The end of the revolution was when Napoleon took over Frach and made it into a powerful military empire. -
Haitian Revolution
The revolution in Haiti began because the french colonized Haiti and turned the Haitians into slaves. The Haitians didnt want that so the rebeled against the French. Toussaint L'Ouverture led the revolution in 1794 and his was of defeating the French was to munipulate there government to make things go there way and his plan worked and now Haiti is independant. -
Congress of Vienna
This meeting of congress was to disscuss the balance of power in Europe. Russia, Prussia, Austria, and the United Kingdom were the main contributors of the peace settlement. What came out of this is that they created the Kingdom of the Netherlands out of Belgium and Holland. Prussia gained very valuable land in the Rhinlands. -
Independence of Mexico
Father Hidalgo was a creol in 1810. He asks the people "will you be free". Hidalgo wants to end slavery in Mexico so he starts a revolt. But he doesnt win support of the creols and the people who are working against him are the morelos. He wants a new liberal government so he starts a reblion. Then Agustien picks up where Hidalgo left off and declares himself emperior of Mexico and gets over thrown then the republic of Mexico is started. -
Opium War
Opium was an addicting drug that Brtish mearchants were bringing into Chinese ports. In the 1820's and 1830's China tried to put a stop to this dangerous drug entering China. Lin Zexu ordered the trading passage to be blocked and all British warehouses shut down. In 1839 war broke out and Britain was able to defeat China very quickly because of their supirior navy. In 1842 the treaty of Nanjing was created to end the war. -
Communist Manifesto
The Manifesto was written by Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx. This was were people owned production but the way the lived was controlled by the government. This book showed the similarites between the rich and the poor and this was Friedrich and Karls idea of government. -
Matt Perry
Matthew Perry and his crew showed up in Japn unnanounced. He sailed into Edo at Tokyo Bay. Before Perry arrived in Japan, Japan wanted to be totaly cut off from the out side world and look to expand inward. But when Matt Perry landed in Tokyo Bay he demanded trade with between the US and Japan and he said he would return in several months. -
Sepoy Mutiny
India was ruled by the British east india trading company for many years and they wanted freedom. This rebelion was against the sepoys and they were peasant warriors for the British. The greatest parts of revolt were in Delhi, Lucknow, and Cawnpore. This rebelion ended the rule of the east india trading company in India. -
Unification of Germany
In 1864 Germany was made up of 39 states which was the German confederation that was dominated by Prussia and Austria. The Prussian chancellor Otto von Bismarck had made Germany into an Empire. Bismarck had the most valuable position in the new German state as chancellor and controlled its Germany for two decades. -
Berlin Conference
This led to the dividing of Africa among European imperialist power. Frace, Germany, Great Britain and Portugal controlled the conference. They remapped all of Africa without putting in any cultural and linguistic borders. The goal of this conference was so the Congo river and the Niger river would be neutral and used for trade only. At the end of the conference Africa was made up of 50 different states controlled by many different European countries. -
Russo Japanese war
The hostiles began by a suprise Japnese naval attack on the Russians in Port Arthur. The Russinas and the Japanese were fighting over land in China. Japan declared war on Russia on Febuary 10th the Japanese started landing troops in Korean because the Russian navy was in the far east of the Port. The battle of Tsushima was the last battle between the Russinas and the Japanese and the Japn soon won the war. The Japanese winning this war made them into a big military power. -
Zulu uprising
This rebelion of the Zulus was because the British were putting an unfair tax on the Zulus and the Zulus were being treated unfairly. The Zulus were soon defeated and this shows how parts of Africa that was once ruled by the Zulus was colonized by the British.
