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Haitian Revolution
The Haitian revolution is known as the most successful period where slaves fought back. This revolution occurred because of the past revolutions, like the French Revolution, which showed a new concept of human rights. Napoleon Bonaparte, ruler of France, sent off General Charles Leclerc, and 43,000 French troops to capture L'Overture and restore both French rule and Slavery. The French and slaves fought, known as the battle of Vertieres on November 18, 1803 where the French lost. -
Mexican War of Independence
The Mexican War of Independence started on September 16, 1810 and lasted until September 27, 1821. Thousands of Indians and Mestizos walked in a large group to Hildagos banner of the Virgin of Guadalupe. While that the peasant army was on the march to Mexico City. This day represents the Mexican Independence day. -
Greek Revolution
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution, was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between 1821 and 1832 against the Ottoman Empire. They fought at the Balkans, Greece and the Aegean sea. The Greek Revelation was fought because the Greeks within the Ottoman Empire, a struggle which resulted in an independent kingdom of Greece. -
Latin American Wars of Independence
The Latin American War began with Napoleon Bonaparte, when he dethroned Ferdinand and replaced him with his brother. This lead to a weakening of Spanish power in Latin America and a surge of support for independent Republics. Mexico was the first to revolt and attempt to gain their independence, lead by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. This war let a lot of Latin American countries to gain their independence. -
Brazilian Independence
The Brazilian independence day is on September 7, Prince Dom Pedro declared Brazil's independence from Portugal. Brazil and Portugal went into war because Brazil found out by the Portuguese in the 16th century, the governing of this land had largely been up to Portugal. The Brazilians finally declared freedom. -
Different Latin American wars of Independence
The Latin American Wars for Independence was a hard time for these former Spanish colonies. It began when Napoleon Bonaparte dethroned Ferdinand and replaced him with his brother. his lead to a weakening of Spanish power in Latin America and a surge of support for independent republics. Mexico was the first to revolt and attempt to gain their independence, lead by Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. San Martín, a professional soldier who led the Latin American War for the south. -
Romanticism
Romanticism was s movement in the arts and literature that was introduced in the late 18th century, emphasizing inspiration, subjectivity, and the primacy of the individual. -
Risorgimento, aka: Italian Unification
Italian unification, or the Risorgimento, was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century. It started in 1815 and it ran through 1871. -
German Unification
Camillo di Cavour directed Italian unification. The man who did most to unite the German states was Otto Von Bismarck. He was the Prussian Chancellor and his main goal was to strengthen even further the position of Prussia in Europe. His primary aims were to unify the north German states under Prussian control.
