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start of the French revolution
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Toussaint L'Ouverture leads slave revolt
Toussaint Louverture began his military career as a leader of the 1791 slave rebellion in the French colony of Saint-Domingue; he was by then a free man. -
Haiti wins independence
The Haitian Revolution has often been described as the largest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere. -
Napoleon becomes king of france
The coronation of Napoleon as Emperor of the French, he crowned himself emperor -
Simon Bolivar liberates Ecuador
August 10, 1809- Ecuador wins independence from Spain -
Simon Bolivar liberates Venezuela
Venezuela gains independence from Spain -
Simon Bolivar liberates Colombia
Colombia gains independence from Spain -
Father Miguel Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico
The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict and the culmination of a political and social process which ended the rule of Spain in 1821 in the territory of New Spain. -
Jose de San Martin liberates Chile
Chile declared independence -
Jose de San Martin liberates Argentina
Argentina won its independence -
Simon Bolivar liberates Peru
Peru proclaimed its independence from Spain -
Mexico gains independence
Mexico wins the war against Spain and gains independence -
Simon Bolivar liberates Bolivia
Bolivia founded independence from Spain -
Guisseppi Mazzini creates "Young Italy"
Young Italy starts under the leadership of Guisseppi Mazzini, Mazzini wrote a letter to King Charles Albert of Sardinia, in which he asked him to unite Italy and lead the nation. -
Zollverein
the customs union of German states in the 19th century that managed tariffs -
Victor Emmanuel II is crowned King of unified Italy
Victor Emmanuel II is given the crown and now controls all of Italy. -
Camillo Cavour becomes Prime Minister
Camillo Cavour is given the title of prime minister of Italy -
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Italian role in the Crimean War
The Sardinians teamed up with France and Britan against Russia. Sardinia gained a voice in the peace conference. -
Garibaldi's Red shirts capture sicily
May 5, 1860- Garibaldi had collected 1,089 volunteers(red shirts) for his expedition to Sicily -
Bismark becomes prime minister
In 1862, Bismark returned to Prussia and was appointed prime minister by the new king, Wilhelm I. -
Blood and Iron speech
Prussian Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck delivered his famous "Blood and Iron" speech at a meeting of the budget commission of the Prussian Parliament -
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War with Denmark
when Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig. The war ended with the treaty of Vienna -
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War with Austria
Austro-Prussian war starts for who would control German states. Prussia won the war and won control of German states. -
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War with France
a conflict between the Second French Empire and the German states of the North German Confederation led by the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia won the war. -
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2nd Reich
the German nation that existed from the Unification of Germany in 1871 until the renunciation of Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1918. It was founded in 1871 when the south German states, except for Austria, joined the North German Confederation.