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1832 BCE
The great reform bill of 1832
An act of parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales -
May 29, 1453
Ottomans conquer Constantinople
The Ottoman Empire, who were Islamic, conquered Constantinople and took over trade in the Middle East, This empire would spread throughout the Middle East and North America until 1919. -
Nov 17, 1558
Elizabeth 1 becomes Queen of England
She was queen of Ireland until her death. She was known as the virgin queen because she never married or had kids. She was a powerful ruler, and never married so that her power could not be taken from her. -
England defeats the Spanish Armada
A spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from coruna under the command of duke Medina Sidonia, with the purpose to invade england. -
Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa clan takes over imperial Japan and establishes itself as the Shogun. They establish the capital at Kyoto and rule until 1857. -
The thirty years war
When holy roman empire ferdinand the II of bohemia attempted to curtail the religious activities of his subjects, causung rebellion among protestants. -
The English Civil War
Came from conflict between charles I and parliament over an irish execution. The first war was settled with Oliver Cromwell's victory for Parliamentary forces at the 1645 battle of naseby. -
Manchus found the Qing Dynasty in China
Was the last imperial dynasty of china. It was preceded by the Ming dynasty. It was lead by Manchus. It was succeeded by the Republic of China. -
Peter the Great becomes Czar of Russia
Peter the great ruled until his death. Through a number of successful wars he expanded the Tsardom into a much larger empire that became a great European power. -
Catherine the Great becomes Czarina of Russia
After the death of the empress Elizabeth, Peter succeeded to the throne as Emperor Peter III, Catherine became empress consort. The coupe moved to a new winter palace in Saint Petersburg. -
The British colonies of North America declare their independence
Many people were not happy with some of the things happening in england, so they left on a pilgrimage to America, and they gained their independance from Britain. -
The French Revolution
Was a revolution in france which led to the end of the monarchy, and to many wars. KIng Louis XVI was executed. The revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took power. -
The Industrial Revolution
It all started when Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which separated the cotton seeds from the raw cotton fibers. This saved farmers a lot of time and made Eli a lot of money. He also invented a quicker and less expensive way to make guns, because his guns were made by machines, so they were all the same so parts were easy to replace. These were some parts of the industrial revolution. -
The British Colonization of India
Colonial India was one of the main trade places in the world and was the main cause for the period of European exploration. The search for the wealth and prosperity of India led to the accidental "discovery" of the Americas by Christopher Columbus in 1492. Only a few years later, Portuguese sailor Vasco da Gama became the first European to re-establish direct trade links with India. -
The Nepoleonic Age
Was the fourth and final stage of the french revolution. The first being the national assembly, the second being the legislative assembly, and the third being the directory, they also established the french consulate. -
The unification of Italy
The political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into a single state state of the kingdome of Italy -
Mexico declares its Independence from Spain
The Mexican Empire declared its independence from the Spanish Empire. They founded the document of the Mexican nation, it was drafted by the national palace of mexico city. -
The opium wars
The first Opian war in 1839 was between china and Britain the second opian war was in 1856 and was between Britain and France against china. -
The great potato famine
There was a disease infecting potatoes that caused the lead and edible part of the plant to be harmed called late blight. -
Karl Marx and Frederic Engles publish The Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto was published in london by a group of German-born revolutionary socialists known as the communist league. It basically stated that the inevitable victory of the working class, would put an end to class society forever. -
The Taiping rebellion
Lasted 14 years and too 20 million lives with it. The benigits of the Taipings included beliefs that reflected traditional Confucianism and some from ancient writings that had never been practiced before -
The Charles Darwin publishes the origin of species
Darwins theory argued that organisms evolved through a process called natural selection. -
The civil war begins with the United States
Confederate shore batteries under general PGT Beauregar open fire on Union held fort sumpter in South Carolina's charleston bay. -
The emancipation proclimation
A presidential proclimation and executive order issued by president Abraham Lincoln -
The Meiji restoration
This event heraided the birth of modern Japan, soon after seizing power Meiji moved the royal court from Kayoto to Tokyo, dismantled feudalism, and enacted wide spread reforms along western models. -
The Suez Canal
In 1854 the former French consul to Cairo secured in agreement with city ottoman governor of Egypt to build a canal 100 mileles across isthmus of suez -
The unification of Germany
Princes of the German states gathered to proclaim Wilhelm I of Prussia as German emperor. The politically and administratively integrated a nation. -
The Berlin conference
The conference that sets the stage for Africa. European section off land from africa so each country could have land there. There were only 3 parts of Africa during that time. Some people call it the scramble in Africa. -
The Berlin Conference
Splits up Africa into European colonies. This was the first step of imperialism. -
The Russo - japaneese war
During the time of the war the Japanese gained power and defeated Russia. This shocked the war because Japan beat a European country, when Russia louses they go into the Russian revolution. -
The Mexican revolution
The revolution ended dictatorship in Mexico and established a constitutional republic -
The Chinese revolution
Nationalist democratic revolt over through the Qing dynasty in 1912 and created a republic. -
World war 1
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was assinated which caused World War One to start. -
The Russian revolution
Ended centuries of imperial rule and setting in motion political and social changed that would lead to the formation of the Soviet Union.
