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7 Years War
War between France and Britain in the Americas -
Declaration of Independence
The U.S declares their independence from Britain -
Louisiana Purchase
The U.S buys territory west to the Rocky Mountains from France -
Haitian Independence
The country Haiti gains independence from France -
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Janissary Revolt
The Ottoman empire's police force revolted due to them attempting to create a modern army -
War of 1812
Unified Canada against the U.S, gave French and British Canadians a sense of unity -
Latin American Independence
Many Latin American countries were liberated from their rulers -
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Mexico:War and Reform
Shifted from monarchy to republic and then to caudillo rule -
Indian Removal Act
Forced Indians to migrate to the west of the Mississippi River -
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Opium War
China was being traded opium which they didn't want anymore but were eventually forced to keep -
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Tanzimat Reforms
Educational reforms brought free and mandatory primary school and the legal reforms were modeled after Napoleon's civic code -
Treaty of Nanjing
Gave Britain exclusive rights to trade opium with China and gained access to Hong Kong -
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Mexican-American War
Texas declared independence from Mexico and was annexed by the U.S, sparking a war -
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Taiping Rebellion
Wanted radical social change, were crushed by foreign troops and the Qing dynasty -
Commodore Perry "opens" Japan
He forces Japan to open borders for trade with unequal treaties -
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Crimean War
Russia tried to gain territory from the Ottoman Empire but British and French forces intervened. -
Emancipation of Serfs by Alexander II
Didn't increase agricultural production and was an obstacle for economic growth -
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U.S Civil War
North fought the South to end slavery in America -
Emancipation Proclamation
Made abolition of slavery a goal of the war -
Dominion of Canada
Federal government with a Governor-General representing the British -
Meiji Restoration
Gave power back to boy emperor Musuhito, ending 700 years of shogun rule -
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Russo-Japanese War
Russia tried to expand to the east but was defeated by Japan -
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Mexico: Revolution
Class conflict, peasants, workers and middle class overthrow Dictator Diaz