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The Enlightenment
An age like Roman times when people became interested in science and reformed society using reason and logic. "The age of reason". -
Industrial Revolution
The shift, in the begining in England, during the 18th century (1700's), from making goods by hand to making them by machine. -
Formation of the National Assembly -French Revolution
The goal of the National Assembly was to pass laws and reforms in the name of the French people. They were a group of people from the 3rd estate. -
Tennis Court Oath -French Revolution
A pledge to keeping meeting until created a new constitution for France was made by the name of the 3rd Estate. -
Haitian Revolution
The Haitian Revolution was basically, a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which resulted in the abolishment of slavery there . Haiti was founded due to this revolution and Toussaint L’Ouverture was the peron who led it -
Reign of Terror -French Revolution
A time where Maximilien Robespirre ruled and thousands of people were killed (executed). -
Peninsular War -French Revolution
When Portugal refused to comply with Napoleons continental system. The war took place in the Iberian Penninsula. -
Congress of Vienna -French Revolution
one of the most important conferences in European history, called to remake Europe after the downfall of Napoleon. -
Opium War -Imperialism
A conflict between Britain and China, lasting from 1839- 1842 over Britains opium trade in China. -
Signing of the Treaty of Nanjing -Imperialism
A treaty made to mark the end of the first Opium war between Uk of Britain, Ireland and Quing Dynasty of China -
Matthew Perry goes to Japan -Imperialism
He demanded that ports be opened to Americans, that prisoner be treated well and given back. -1854- He came back with seven ships and told them about the Chineese successions with trade. They then agreed to sign the treaty. -
The signing of the Treaty of Kangawa -Imperialism
An 1854 agreement between the USA and Japan to open up a trade port in Japan. -
Meiji Era -Imperialism
The period of Japan history during which the country was ruled by Emeror Mutshito. -
The Berlin Conference -Imperialism
A meeting of which representative of European nation agreed upon rules for the European colonization of Africa. -
Boxer Rebellion -Imperialism
a 1900 rebellion in China, aimed at ending foreign influence in the country. The people who participated in the rebellion were Chineese peasents known as the "Boxers".
