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Toussaint Louverture
Toussaint Louverture was the leader of the Haitian revolution. They nick named him the Black Napolean because of his military genius. -
James Watt perfects steam engine
James Watt's steam engine was way more efficiant compared to earlier steam engines. He made the steam engine produce more speed and power. His innovation was rewarded by naming a unit of electricity after him. -
Reign of King Louis XVI
King Louis XVI was the king of France during the French Revolution. He and his his wife were beheaded in the name of the revolution. -
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American Revolution
The American Revolution is one of the most discussed revolutions. The fight was between thirteen colonies and one of the largest empires in the world at the time, Englad. -
Spinning mule developed
The spinning mule is a machine used to spin threads. It was invented by Samual Crompton. This could spin threads much faster that earlier inventions. -
Simón Bolivar
Simon Bolivar was a key military leader in Latin America's struggle for freedom. He is considered on of the most influencial politicians in history. -
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was violent, but yet effective. The common people wanted their say in how they were govern. The Guilotine was the premiere way of killing people during this time. -
Haitian
The Haitian Revolution was the first successful slave revolt in history. The French sugar colony there was completely taken over by Black slaves. The slaves then set up their own country, the Republic of Haiti. -
Cotton Gin developed
The Cotton gin made separating the cotton from the seeds easier. This sped up the process of making clothing allowing people to make more clothes faster. -
Reign of Napoleon
Napoleaon was a charasmatic leader of post-revolution France. He conquered many countries surrounding France. He is refered to as the best commanders in history. -
Wars of independence in Latin America
The Latin America revolution followed the American and French and resulted in the creation of many independent states in Latin America.
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was convened to resolve conflict in Europe. It followed the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars. It was the first attempt to create peace among the European countries. -
Unification of Italy
The unification of Italy was a political and social revolt that unified the divided states the occupied the Italian Peninsula. It came after the rule of Napolean. -
War of Greek independence
The Greek War of Independence was the fight to separate Greece from the Ottoman Empire. The revolutionaries in Greece found help in Russia, France and the UK who helped them fight the Ottomans. -
Opuim war
The Opuim war was the conflict between Britain and Qing China. Britain was smuggling the drug into China to compensate for shipping tea back to Britain. China banned the substance and destroyed a large opium container. Britain then attacked coastal cities in China and demolished them. China was forced to sign a treaty stating the England was superior. -
Communist Manifesto published
The Communist Manifesto was written by Karl Marx, the founder of Communism. It was basically a guidline of how to be Communist. The manifesto is considered the most influencial political documents ever. -
Taiping rebellion
The Taiping rebellion was a massive civil war in Southern China. Over 20 million people died. The rebels wanted equal rights for women and to replace Confucianism and Buddhism with Christianity. -
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Crimean War
This war was between the Ottoman Empire and Russia. Both powers wanted the region for the access to the Black Sea. The first war photos were taken at this battle. -
Bessemer process developed
This was process were iron was turned to steel. It used pressurized hot air to turn the iron to steel. -
Sepoy Rebellion
The Sepoy Rebellion of 1857 was revolt of the Indian soldiers serving the British. They dislike how the British used pig and cow fat in their firearms. The rebellion was brutally crushed. -
Origin of Species published
This book was Charle Darwin's Theory of Evolution. The Theory of Revolution is one of the most controversial topics still today. The theory states that those who do not adapt, do not survive. -
Emancipation of Russian serfs
Serfdom was the tie of people to the land that they farmed. The serfs were debted to the land owned by the landlords. The Emancipation of Russian serfs freed all serfs from the land they farmed. -
Meiji restoration
The Meiji restoration was the political revolution in Japan the brought the fall to the Tokugawa Shogunate. The leaders of this revolution were samurai. The new government was based on industrialization, not agriculture. -
Suez canal
The Suez canal linked the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, greatly cutting out time spent travelling around Africa. This resulted in a spike of maritime travel both for entertainment and business. -
Unification of Germany
Germany was a collection of hundreds of different clans until the leaders of these clans came together and nominated Prince Wilhelm as king. The unification was difficult because they all spoke different languages and practiced different cultures. -
Boer war
This war was between the the native South Africans and the Britsh. The natives wanted to be free of British rule so they fought and beat the Britsh. -
Berlin West Africa Conference
This conference was called to clear up confusion over who owned what part of Africa. They divided Africa into 50 separate states even with local authorities still in power. -
Indian National Congress founded
The Indian National Congress is one of the two political parties in India. It is one of the oldest democratic political party. The party is viewed as being Liberal. -
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Boxer Rebellion
This was a anti-foreign, anti-christian movement in China. It was very violent. The Boxer Rebllion was a result of a severe drought and outside influence. -
Russo-Japanese war
This was a was between two imperialistic and expanding empires. Both empires were looking for land in East Asia. Japan beat Russia. -
All-India Muslim League founded
The AllIndia Muslim league was a politcial group that lobbied for muslims to create their own state during the time of British India. It also provided support for Muslims. -
Henry Ford's Assembly Line
The Assembly line was a revolutionary system of building products, especially cars. Each person on the assembly line added their part to the item until it was finished. Henry Ford is known for meking the first car. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is a canal in Panama that links the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean. The project extremely difficult due to disease.
