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Qing dynasty
Established in 1636, the Qing dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China. It succeeded the Ming dynasty, and ruled from 1644-1912, and was succeeded by the republic of China. -
Indrustral revolution begins
The indrustrial revolution was a period in which new technology was starting to become more widely used and there was heavy urbanization with jobs moving to factories -
American Revolution
Taking place from 1765 to 1783, the American army fought, allied with France against Britain, and the declaration of independence was signed on July 4 1776, leaving that to be observed as American national holiday -
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Opium wars
After the inauguration of the Canton System in 1756, which restricted trade to one port and did not allow foreign entrance to China, the British East India Company faced a trade imbalance in favor China and invested heavily in opium production to redress the balance. China did not like opium being imported into their country, but the British kept importing it, eventually leading to war. -
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Joseph Stalin
Joseph Stalin was a soviet politican that led the soviet union from the mid 1920s until 1953. Stalin was known for his secret police, in which anyone who opposed him could be captured or killed, unknown to the general public. -
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Mao Zendong
Mao Zedong, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who became the founding father of the People's Republic of China, and became the communist leader of china from its establishment in 1949 until his death in 1976. -
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Mexican Revolution
Revolution led by Francisco Madero Against the autocrat Porfirio Díaz and lasted nearly a decade, from 1910-1920 -
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World War 1
World War 1 was triggered by th assassination of archduke Franz Ferninand by a British Revolutionary. This led to the first declarations of war, and from there, many other countries joined woth a result of millions of military and civilian lives lost. -
Lenin
Vladimir Lenin was a Russian political Theorist that introduced the idea of a communist system to Russia, and led a revolution that led to Russia becoming communist. -
D-day
Allied invasion of Normandy on June 6 1944. Codenamed operation Neptune, it is still the largest seaborne invasion in history. -
African independence
Between January and December of 1960, 17 sub-Saharan African nations gained independence from their former European colonists. Leaving that year to be known as the year of independence. -
Cuban Revolution
Revolution led by Fidel Castro against the regime of cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista between 1953 and 1959. -
Berlin Wall
was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin -
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Nelson Mandela
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9/11
Terrorist attack on the world trade center in New York city, One of the largest scale and has on of the highest death toll for a terrorist attak in American history. It was organized by Osama Bin Laden, who had 2 members of the terrorist group Al Quaeda hijack a boeing plane and crash it into the twin towers in New York City.