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Start of the French Revolution
The lowest class of France charges into the Bastille, which is significant to the revolution because it shows the French people that their say matters. -
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Toussaint L'Ouverture leads slave Revolt
L'Ouverture, a slave turned activist, begins to rally the Haitian people. Their revolt that follows this shows Latin America that revolution is possible. -
Haiti wins Independence
The day that Haiti is officially declared its own nation & inspires other revolutions all over Latin America -
Napoleon Becomes Emperor of France
Napoleon meant so much to the French people, & seeing him officially become the leader of their nation increases their nationalism & quality of life due to Napoleon's changes. -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Colombia
Bolivar liberated Latin American states starting from the north & going down, & with each state he liberated, he gained a larger following & more people in his army. -
Father Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico
This day was the day that Father Hidalgo declares a revolt against the Spanish people & rallies the Mexican people to fight for their Freedom. -
Jose de San martin liberates Chile
Another state that San Martin liberated in order to further strengthen Latin America. -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Venezuela
This is one of the first Latin American states that Bolivar liberates, which increases the power of the new united Latin America. -
Jose de San martin liberates Argentina
While Bolivar liberated Latin America from north to south, San Martin started at the bottom & worked his way up. When he liberated Argentina, he gained a stronger following which helped support the revolution. -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Peru
Simon Bolivar liberates Peru & once again strengthens his army against Spanish control. -
Mexico gains independence
On this day Mexico is free from Spain's control & gains the independence that Father Hidalgo dreamed of. -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Ecuador
Liberating Ecuador from Spanish control further strengthed Bolivar's army as he marched towards the south of Latin America. -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Bolivia
Bolivia gains its independence from Spain & joins the newly independent Latin America -
Guisseppi Mazzini creates "Young Italy"
Mazzini rallies the people Italy through writing & speeches, & the start of "Young Italy" shows the start of the Italian people learning about unification. -
Zollverein
On this date, the Zollverein, or German trade agreement, was formally introduced & dismissed trade tariffs between German states, which was important to the Unification of Germany because it strengthened the idea that the German states were one nation. -
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War with Denmark
Prussia goe to war with Denmark in order to claim the mostly German states of Schleswig & Holstein. This helps the newly forming Germany to gain more control & show off their capabilities as a country. -
Camillo Cavour becomes Prime Minister
When Cavour is in power, he makes a lot of strides towards a unified Italy, which help Sardinia gain land for their unified nation. -
Italian Role in the Crimean War
When Italy takes part in the Crimean war, they aren't really needed, but they do get to be represented at the peace confrance afterwords, which shows Europe their new voice. -
Garibaldi's Red Shirts capture Sicily
When Garibaldi & his men liberated Sicily, Italy gained more power & grew came closer to being the nation they wanted to be. -
Victor Emmanuel II is crowned king of unified Italy
The day that Emmanuel is crowned king marks the day Italy is its own, unified country. -
Bismarck becomes Prime Minister
Bismarck becoming Prime Minister was important to German Unification because him having so much power allowed him to make many great descions that helped Germany form. -
Blood & Iron Speech
Prussian Prime Minister, Otto Von Bismarck, delivered his Famous Blood & Iron Speech & spoke of the Unification of the German Nation, which most likely boosted the feeling of nationalism in this new Country. -
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War with Austria
Germany ends their alliance with Austria & attacks. This shows Austria that Germany wants them out of their way. -
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War with France
Germany Defeats France, which is the last step of their unification, & Germany soon after crowns its king. With Germany having all its states under on leader, this shows other neighbooring states how much power they could have if they unified. -
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2nd Reich
They 2nd Reich started when the German Empire was created, & ended with the rule of Hitler & the Nazis. The second Reich was extremely important to Germany because it marked the time that Germany was created.
