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Romanticism
A movement in literature, art, and music during the late 18th and early 19th centuries that celebrated nature rather than civilization. Key characteristics were sentiment, individualism, the Middle Ages, and attraction to the bizarre. -
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Lifespan of Napoleon III
Napoleon III, the nephew of Napoleon I, was the first President of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last French monarch from 1852 to 1870. First elected president of the French Second Republic in 1848, he seized power in 1851. And when he could not constitutionally be re-elected he made himself the Emperor of the French. -
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Lifespan of Charles Darwin
Darwin was an English naturalist, geologist, and biologist, best known for his contributions to the science of evolution. His proposition that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors is now widely accepted and considered a foundational concept in science. -
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Congress of Vienna
After the downfall of Napoleon Bonaparte, this international conference was called to create a balance among the European powers in such a way so as to prevent future wars and maintain peace and stability on the European continent. Obviously, this didn't work. -
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Life Span of Otto von Bismark
United the German confederation under Prussian control. "Blood and Iron." Used wars and diplomacy to unite Germany, Realpolitik. -
Mary Shelley published: Frankenstein
Mary Shelley wrote and published Frankenstein. Creating a pathway for an entirely new literary genre, the empowerment of women, and torturing high school seniors. -
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Life Span of Karl Marx
German historian and philosopher. Wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848. Hero to socialists and communists everywhere. -
Carlsbad Decrees
Issued by Metternich, required 39 independent German states, including Prussia and Austria, to root out subversive ideas. (censorship) It also established a permanent committee with spies to punish any liberal or radical organization. -
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Rise of Liberalism
In the 19th century, classical liberalism developed into neo-classical liberalism, which argued for government to be as small as possible to allow the exercise of individual freedom. Some extreme neo-classical liberalists advocated Social Darwinism. -
Invention of Photography
Now you can actually see how ugly people were! No more using paintings as photoshop. -
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Opium Wars
The British once again are selfish and greedy. Leading to two wars in the mid-19th century involving Qing China and Opium usage and British opium trade. The resulting concession of Hong Kong compromised China's territorial sovereignty. -
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Irish Potato Famine
The potato famine, caused by a blight, killed over a million men, women, and children in Ireland and caused another million to flee the country. -
Karl Marx Publishes: The Communist Manifesto
Our boy Karlie writes a book about governmental systems, introducing the basis of modern politics today and also how great communism can be- in theory. -
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Age of Imperialism
A time period that saw European industrializing nations, engaging in the process of colonizing, influencing, and annexing other parts of the world. -
Crystal Palace Exhibition
It was the first in a series of World's Fairs, exhibitions of culture and industry that became popular in the 19th century. -
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Crimean Wars
The Crimean War was a result of Russian pressure on Turkey; this threatened British commercial and strategic interests in the Middle East and India. France, having provoked the crisis for prestige purposes, used the war to cement an alliance with Britain and to reassert its military power. The war was formally brought to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Paris. -
Britain Establishes Direct Rule of India
Britain establishes a colonial government over India, crowing Queen Elizabeth as Empress of India. Why? Probably because they were bored. -
Darwin Publishes: Origin of the species
Darwin writes a book about finches that would soon be upheld to the highest degree of science to justify eugenics. -
Partial Italian Unification
Also known as the Risorgimento was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy -
Act of Emancipation
The Emancipation Manifesto proclaimed the emancipation of the serfs on private estates and of the domestic serfs. This was proclaimed following a speech given by Tsar Alexander II. -
Astro-Prussian War
A war between Prussia and Austria, Bavaria, Saxony, Hanover, and other minor German states on the other. It ended in a Prussian victory, which meant the exclusion of Austria from Germany. -
Franco-Prussian War
The Franco-Prussian War in which a coalition of German states led by Prussia defeated France. The war marked the end of French hegemony in continental Europe and resulted in the creation of a unified Germany. -
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Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference, also known as the Congo Conference, was a meeting held in order to further colonize Africa and prevent future wars and conflicts between those countries at the meeting. -
Fashoda Crisis
The Fashoda Incident was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in East Africa. Between the two governments, there was a brief battle of wills, with the British insisting on immediate and unconditional French withdrawal from Fashoda. The French had to accept these terms. Fashoda was long remembered in France as an example of British brutality and injustice.
