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Haitian Revolution
Was known for being the biggest and most successful slave rebellion in the Western Hemisphere in the 1791s . At when Haiti was known as Saint Domingue, it was France's wealthiest overseas colony. And nearly 500,000 African slaves worked on French plantations for their masters,who used brutal methods to terrorize them. While the French revolution had been taking place, the slaves in the French colonies of Haiti had rose up against their masters. -
Romanticism
Romanticism can be seen as a rejection of the precepts of order, idealization, and rationality that typified Classicism in general and late 18th-century Neoclassicism in particular. It was also to some extent a reaction against the Enlightenment and against 18th-century rationalism and physical materialism in general. Romanticism emphasized the individual. Romanticism deepened the appreciation of nature itself rather than materialistic items. -
Mexican War of Independence
On September 16, 1810, Padre Miguel Hidalgo, had rang the bell of the village church to issue a call for rebellion against the Spanish. This was called Grito de Dolores. The next day, had a march towards Mexico City. There were about 80,000 men. This had alarmed the spanish army and creole, fearing of what they would lose. Yet the army had defeated Hidalgo. After that the people had taken another strong leader, Padre Jose Maria Morelos, who held the revolution for four years. Yet in 1851 -
Latin American Wars of Independence (South, San Martin)
As for the South part of Latin America, It was led by Jose de San Martin. Argentina had declared their independence in 1816. However the Spanish forces near Chile and Peru still posed threats. He had led an army on a march across the Andes to Chile. He was then joined by forces led by Bernardo O'Higgins son help. With this help, San Martin finally freed Chile. -
Latin American Wars of Independence (North, Simon Bolivar)
The Latin American War of Independence basically took place in South America combined. There were two leaders who had led the Independence, Simon Bolivar and Jose De San Martin. Simon Bolivar had led the north part of South America.Bolivar's native Venezuela had declared its independence from Spain in 1811.They had struggles. His army of revolutionaries had faced several defeats. But on August 1819,had taken Spanish army by surprise.By 1821,Bolivar had won Venezuela's Independence. -
Greek Revolution
Unlike any other,The Greeks were the first people to win self rule during this period.They have been part of the Ottoman Empire. However in 1821,they had demanded independence and rebelled against the Ottoman turks. This had the government oppose,but one cause of the independence was that it was popular with people around the world.Eventually,the support for Greek had grew that the Ottoman had took sides with the Greek.In 1830,Britain,France,and Russian had sign a treaty for Greek's independence -
Brazilian Independence
Brazil's Independence was different from the other countries. They didn't have to use violence or have a widespread bloodshed.King John had plan to make Brazil a colony again, after Napoleon invasion. By then Creoles had demanded Brazil's independence from Portugal. About 8,000 had signed a petition. asking that his son, Dom Pedro, to rule. The king had agree. By September 7, Brazil had won their Independence without a bloodshed. -
Italian Unification
For most of the Medieval and early modern periods, the territory that makes up modern Italy was a fragmented region. The pope carved out states around Rome as his own personal kingdom (north/southern Italy included). Conflict didn't take long, and Austria surrendered. At the same time, central and northern Italian states rebelled against their independent rulers in hope of creating a pan-Italian country. -
German Unification
An aristocrat named Otto von Bismarck pushed German unification. Prussia controlled German lands and in 1862, Bismarck improved training to prepare for war. Bismarck provoked a conflict with Austria over an unrelated border dispute and Prussia crushed the collapsing Austrian army. The peace settlement forced Austria to officially remove itself from all German affairs. Later on France lost to Prussia in the Franco-Prussian War allowing Prussia to declare the German Empire
