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War of Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire amongst supporters of the claimant Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties. -
DECLARATION OF THE PEOPLE OF VIRGINIA
It was unanimously adopted by the Virginia Convention of Delegates as part of the Virginia Constitution as part of the American Revolution of 1776, in which the thirteen British colonies in America gained their independence. Through the Virginia Declaration of Rights, the other colonies were encouraged to gain independence from Great Britain. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence of the U.S.A.
El 4 de julio de 1776, delegados de las terce colonias, reunidos en Filadelfia, redactaron la declaración de independencia de Estados Unidos de América. Dicha declaración expresa los principios que impulsaron su revuelta. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the coup of 18 Brumaire in November 1799 and the formation of the French Consulate. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while its values and institutions remain central to modern French political discourse. -
Napoleon's era
Napoleón Bonaparte puso fin al proceso revolucionario con un régimen personal que, investido del poder imperial, intentó imponer en toda Europa el dominio francés y las ideas de la Revolución. Su genio militar y la superioridad de su ejército fueron instrumentos de una desmedida ambición que, finalmente, sucumbió ante la reacción combinada de las naciones europeas. -
Revolutions of 1848
The revolution began in France. A popular uprising put an end to the monarchy of Louis Philippe d'Orleans and proclaimed the social republic and universal suffrage.In Eastern Europe, the struggle was essentially against absolutist regimes and Austrian imperial domination.Various peoples such as Hungary, Bohemia, northern Italy and the Germanic confederation also rose up against the empires. -
Marxism
It foresees and predicts the collapse of the bourgeois and capitalist order. It incorporates the idea of class struggle. It abandons the utopian idea of collaboration between social classes. -
Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was the result of a set of technological changes that took place in Great Britain in the middle of the 18th century, which led to a profound transformation of the economy and society. -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, President of the U.S.A., frees all slaves in the United States with his Emancipation Proclamation. -
II Internacional
Founded in Paris. Its desire was to unite the various parties in an organization that would orient activities on an international scale. Its base was from the beginning Marxist and the anarchists were practically excluded. Its objectives were to improve workers' legislation, access to political power, extension of universal suffrage, an end to sexual discrimination.