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Steam Engine
The Steam Engine was created in 1776 by a man named Thomas Newcomen.His engine was designed to pump water from mines. The engine was not effective and it was not very useful for anything else. James Watt then came into the picture by perfecting the steam engine calling it the Rotar Motion Steam Engine and it went on to Ships and Trains. -
Start of French Revolution
The French Revolution began when the third estate broke away and created the national assembly. They met on the tennis court and collected arms from the bastille to protect themselves from Louis XVI. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution began when the third estate broke away and created the national assembly. They met on the tennis court and collected arms from the bastille to protect themselves from Louis XVI. -
Haitian Revolution
A leader with the name of Toussaint L'Ouverture led this rebellion that included slaves going against their masters. As an effect of this revoulution a French Colony is now a place we call Haiti. -
Independence of Mexico
In the year 1810 Father Hidalgo and a small group of people attemped to attack the capital. Father Hidalgo was killed and Jose Morelos took his place as the leader. He was able to win numerous victories against their rival, Spain. He was killed in the year 1815. One of Spains leaders, Agustin Iturbide, came to the Mexican force to fight Spain which destroyed most of Spanish rule. On August 24, 1821, Mexico declared independence. -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna is an assembly that met after Napolean was killed from destroying all of the monarchs. They met to re-establish the monarchs in Europe. -
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna is an assembly that met after Napolean was killed from destroying all of the monarchs. They met to re-establish the monarchs in Europe. -
Opium War
The British wanted many goods from China but China did not want much from the British. So the British begain to import opium because they were able to grow it in India. China soon became addicted and the British were trading. The Chinese government attempted to hold back the trade by saying it was illegal but the British did not care. The Treaty of Nanking was signed on August 29,1842. It allowed basically anything the British wanted from China and it also opened China to more Western influence. -
Communist Manifesto
A book written by Marx and Engles in the 1840s. It expressed their theory of the "haves" and the "have-nots". The "haves" were the owners of the means of production and the "have-nots" were the working people who were class-less. -
Matt Perry goes to Japan
Matt Perry, accompanied by a fleet of American armed ships, sailed into the Tokyo Bay, He took a letter from Millard Fillmore (President of the United States at the time) that demanded Japan to open their ports for trade. It worked. -
Sepoy Mutiny
It all started when a group of Indians called the "Seopys" heard that their cartradges were being greased with pig and cow fat which was mostly frowned upon by the Hindus and Muslims. The group became enraged and the mutiny was becoming larger. Soon enough Delhi and many other large cities were being taken over. The rebel ended with the East India Company rule destroyed which made most of the Indians believe that their past will never be fixed. -
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Unification of Germany
The Congress of Vienna first makes a German confederation but does not unite Germany. Ottto Von Bismarck becomes prime minister of Prussia. His goal was to unite German states under Prussian leadership. Prussia the defeated both Denmark and then Austria in the Seven Weeks war in 1866. Last they defeated France in the Franco- Prussian War.In six weeks, France was defeated and by 1871 France surrendered. The Treaty of Frafurt made france pay germany and King Wihelm was crowned German Kaiser. -
Unification of Germany
The Congress of Vienna first makes a German confederation but does not unite Germany. Ottto Von Bismarck becomes prime minister of Prussia. His goal was to unite German states under Prussian leadership. Prussia the defeated both Denmark and then Austria in the Seven Weeks war in 1866. Last they defeated France in the Franco- Prussian War.In six weeks, France was defeated and by 1871 France surrendered. The Treaty of Frafurt made france pay germany and King Wihelm was crowned German Kaiser. -
Berlin Confrence
King Leopod II split up Africa for colonization without any African representatives at the confrence. In the year 1914 only Ethiopia and Liberia were independent. -
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Berlin Confrence
King Leopod II split up Africa for colonization without any African representatives at the confrence. In the year 1914 only Ethiopia and Liberia were independent. -
Russo-Japanese War
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Russo-Japanese War
The war occured in the early 1900s between the Russian's and the Japanese. They were fighting for land (China's Liaodong Peninsula). Japan saw the land as a way into the Asian mainland while Russia thought it would be a good home for its Pacific fleet. Russia seized the land and six years later Japan attacked Russis successfully, ending the war. -
Zulu Uprising
The African workers in Natal were being taxed by the British to work more. A worker named Bambatha did not want the collection of the tax so in 1906 two British officers were killed while trying to recieve his taxes. He then got together a army to revolt against the taxes. The British surrounded them and killed almost all of the supporters who revolted. -
Dr. sun Yat-sen takes over China
Dr. Sun Yat-sen wanted a republic based on the three principles of the people. They are, Nationalism, Democracy, and Livelihood. He was then named the President of new republic. Problems began to occur such as foreign powers in china and warlords. in 1912 Dr. Sun Yat-sen stepped down for a strong general who might of gained control, Yuan Shikai. China begain to break up. Dr. Sun Yat-sen and the Guomindang got control of south and they planed to move north and beat the warlords but he died.
