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Steam Engine
The idea and a product of the steam engine was established prior to James Watt. However this idea did not work properly, so Watt finished the idea ofand created the first working Steam Engine. -
Storming of the Bastille
After the French people were feed up with King Louis XVI, they decided to storm the Bastille and take down the King. This event is celebrated in Fance today as an Independence day for them. -
Napoleon takes control as Emperor of France
After the French People had overthrown and killed the King and Queen they didn't have a ruler. Napoleon stepped in as the Universal ruler of France which the French people did not want. -
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was a conflict in the French colony of Saint-Domingue. The conflict was over the elimination of slavery and the establishment of Hati. Many other contries tried a slave revolt but only the country of Hati was sucessful in abolishing it. This is important because it ended the slavery in Hati and it was a inspiration to the skaves around the world that they can revolt and win their freedom. -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international meeting after the downfall in Europe of Napoleon I. The main goal of the conference was to create a balance of power that would keep the peace in France
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Matthew Perry goes to Japan
Matthew Perry was a Lieutant naval sailor who the United States sent over seas after many years in his carrer. He was sent over seas to Japan was to have him be in charge of the "coaling base" over there. The place where steamships could restock on their coal supply. This was helpful because after Perry left the Japanese could restock the steamships without him there and the American ships had a place to restock on coal outside of America. -
Independence of Mexico
The Mexicans had been under Spanish control for many years, Mexico was fed up with being controled by the Spanish so they finally revolted against them to try and win their freedom from them. The result of this war which lasted from 1810-1821 was Mexico finally won its Independence from Spain and became a free country and has been that way since 1821. The effect of this war was people in America saw this and thought if a bunch of farmers from mexico could revolt against Spain why couldnt slaves. -
Opium Wars
England in the 1830's was the drug-trafficing criminal orginization in the world. Growing Opium in India the East India Trading Company traded tons of Opium to China in Canton for goods and tea. The trading produced a country full of Opium addicts. The drug trafficing was a criminal activity but the British generoulsy bribed the Canton to keep the trafficing going. The opium caused a huge tragedy on China and many people were left in misery. In 1836 opium deaking became illegal and the dens were -
Communist Manifesto
The Communist manifesto was a book wriiten by German Marxist. The book laid out the communists purpose and the major goals of the communist party. The book today is one of the most influenticial political books ever. -
Sepoy Mutiny
The sepoys were people who were trained by the british army to fight. They heard that the British had greased their new rifels with lard and beef. They were outraged by this so they Mutinied against the British army. The Sepoys started out winning and actually won Delhi and Kanpur but quickly the British dominated and took back both cities and the unarmed sepoys were bayonetted. -
Unification of Germany
In the 1860's Germany was a bunch of smaller states ruled by Austia. Then Prussia challenged the dominance of Austia andthe unification of Germany began. Soon Prussia took control over Austia and Germany was one single country. -
Berlin Confrence
The European countries wanted to take Africa but one country couldn't control it alone. So they had a confrence and invited all of the countries over europe and divided up all of Africa to the countries at the confrence. -
Dr. Sun Yat-sen takes over China
Sun was a chinese revolutionary and a political leader. He was the leader of the party that overthrew the qing dynasty. He was the founding father of Republican China. Which took over the Qing Dynasty. This was a major affect on China because it ended their long reign of Dynastys and emporers and changed to a Republic with a ruler. -
Russo-Japanese War
The war was between Russia and Japan. The war was about the the rival between the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empires fight over Korea and MAnchuria. These areas were so important because they were both great trading areas for both of the empires. The result of the war was suprising to viewers all over the world evryone expected Russia to blow Japan out but Japans determination and fight won them the war. -
Zulu Uprising
The zulus were angry at the Britishbecause theBritish were being heavly by them. So to get back at the British the zulus revolted against them. However the british was to powerful for the Zulus to handle and the British won. Over the war more than 7000 Zulus were imprisoned and King Dinizulu was arrested.
