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May 29, 1453
Ottomans Conquer Constanoples
The Ottoman Empire, who were islamic ,take over traden operations in the Middle East.This empire will spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa, until 1919. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
She was a princess but declared illegitimate through political machinations.She was the longest monarch.She eventually claimed the throne at the age of 25 and held it for 44 years, keeping England in the ascendant through wars, and political and religious turmoil.She sets England up on a super power. -
England defeats the Spanish Armada
The fleet was under the command of the Duke of Medina-Sidonia and consisted of 130 ships carrying 2,500 guns 8,000 seamen and near 20,000 soldiers.It was delayed by storms that temporarily forced them back to Spain.The Armada did not reach the southern coast of England until July 19. By that time the British were ready. -
Tokugawa Shohunate
Tokugawa clan takes over imperial japan and establishes itself as the Shogun. They establishes the capital at Kyoto and rule until 1857. -
The Thirty Years War
1618-1648
The war came to involve the major powers of Europe, with Sweden and France,Spain and Austria all waging campaigns primarily on German soil. Began when Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Bohemia attempted to curtail the religious activities of his subjects, sparking rebellion among Protestants.The war ended with a series of treaties that made up the Peace of Westphalia. -
The English Civil War
The English Civil Wars stemmed from conflict between Charles I and Parliament over an Irish insurrection.The first war was settled with Oliver Cromwell’s victory for Parliamentary.Second phase ended with Charles’ defeat at the Battle of Preston and his subsequent execution.Charle's son then formed an army of English and Scottish Royalists, which prompted Cromwell to invade Scotland.Following year, Cromwell shattered the remaining Royalist forces and ended the “wars of the three kingdoms. -
Manchus found the Qing Dynasty in China
The Qing dynasty, officially the Great Qing, was the last imperial dynasty of China, ruling from 1644 to 1912 with a brief, abortive restoration in 1917. -
Peter the Great becomes Czar of Russia
Peter the Great was the 14th child of Czar.Having ruled jointly with his brother Ivan V from 1682, until 1696 when Ivan dies.Peter was officially declared Sovereign of all Russia.Peter try to make part of western europe. -
Catherine the Great becomes Czarina of Russia
Catherine the Great, was empress of Russia, and led her country into the political and cultural life of Europe, carrying on the work begun by Peter the Great.
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The British colonies of North America declare their Independence
The Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the independence of a new United States of America from Great Britain and its king. -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte.People were starving ,the government was bad. -
The British Colonization of india
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The Napoleonic Age
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Mexico declared its independence from spain
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the industrial revolution(jethro tull, eli whitney,james hargreaves, james watt,richard trevithick)
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Karl Marx and Frederic Engles publish The Communist Manifesto
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The Great Reform Bill 1832
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The Civil War begins in the United States
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The Berlin Conference
It carved up africa into european colonies .The major European powers negotiated and formalized claims to territory in Africa, -
The russo-Japanese War
