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Bastille Day
The storming of Bastille happened because the people needed gunpowder so they could fight. This storming led to the beginning of the French Revolution -
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Toussaint L'Ouverture
Toussaint who is a former slave and an excellent General leads slaves in a revolt against France. He decided to lead the revolt because the slaves were overworked and the labor was intensive -
Haiti Wins Independence
Toussaint L'Ouverture (a former slave) leads a slave revolt and helps Haiti win its independence. -
Emperor of France
Napoleon took the title of Emperor and held a plebiscite at each step on his rise to power. The French people strongly supported him and all his choices. By 1810 Napoleon either controlled or was allies with every country in Europe except England. -
Jose de San Martin liberates Chile
Jose helps Chile become independent from spain -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Colombia
Simon was able to liberate Colombia and let them gain independence from Spain. -
Miguel Hidalgo inspires Mexico
Know as Father Miguel Hidalgo; Miguel was a Creole Mexican Priest. Miguel started a revolutionary movement in Mexico and was killed before the movement ended. -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Venezuela
Simon was a leader in the war for independence in South America. He led multiple contires to their independence including Venezuale . -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Peru
Simon liberates Peru from Spain. -
Jose de San Martin liberates Argentina
He liberates Argentina and they become independent -
Simon Bolivar Liberates Equador
Simon Bolivar helps Equador become independent and succeeds in doing so with help from Antonio Jose de Sucre, he was able to free Ecuador from Spain's grasp. -
Simon Bolivar Liberate Bolivia
Bolivia becomes independent and it resulted in rebel victory -
"Young Italy"
Giuseppe Mazzini promoted a "Young Italy" and talked about a place for people to be united and equal -
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Zollverein
The Zollverein is the German customs union established in 1834 under Prussian leadership. It dissolves Tarif between German-speaking states. -
Mexico gains independence
The revolutionary tract called for the end of Spanish rule in Mexico, redistribution of land, and racial equality. -
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Italian role in the Crimean War
Italy allied with Britain, France, and Turkey against Russia. They did this because they were fighting over the Ottoman Empire -
Garibaldi's Red Shirts capture in Sicily
The "Red Shirts" was a name given to the people who followed Garibaldi. The "Red Shirts" campeign got many victories in uniting Southern Italy. -
Bismarck becomes Prime Minister
Bismarck always did what was best for the people. For example when he passed a law of "Kultur Kampf" to stop Catholic threat. When he saw that the people rallied him, he quickly makes peace with the church -
Camillo Cavour become Prime Minister
Camillo was in charge of the unification. His goal was to extend Sardinia's power and make it one of the leading nations in Europe. -
Victor Emanuel ii is crowned King
Victor is crowned king of unified Italy. -
Blood and Iron Speech
The Blood and Iron speech was the speech that Otto Von Bismarck gave when he was the minister of Prussia. He gave this speech about the about the unification of German territories. Bismarck also built a strong link between Austria and Russia -
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War with Denmark
Prussia wanted the 2 German-speaking states in Denmark. The war began on 1 February 1864, when Prussian forces crossed the border into Schleswig. -
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War with Austria
Prussia goes to war with Austria for the control over united Germany. 1866 Bismarck attacks Austria, takes Holstein and other North German stares. -
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2nd Reich
The 2nd Reich is when Germany separated themselves from a unified Country. Through the 1880s and 1890's Germany quickly industrialized and its economy grew fast. Their army was becoming the worlds strongest. -
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War with France
France is weak in the 1870s but England is a top country at the time; if Bismarck starts the fight he looks like a "bully". If he gets France to start the fight first he looks like he is defending himself. So Bismarck sends an insulting letter to the king of France so he can declare war and that is exactly what the king did.
