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Start of the French Revolution
A mob of over 800 people stormed the Bastille in an attempt to get gunpowder and weapons that were stored there. This is known as Bastille day and is referred to as the start of the French Revolution -
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Toussaint L'Ouverture Leads Slave Revolt
Toussaint L'Ouverture leads the millions of slaves of the sugar producing island of Haiti in a revolt for Haitian independence. This was significant because it was the first successful slave revolt. -
Haitian independence day
On this day Haiti became a fully independent nation. -
Napoleon becomes emperor of France
The coronation ceremony for Napoleon to become emperor took place on this day, starting his rule over France from 1804-1815 -
Simon Bolivar liberates Colombia
On this day in 1810, Simon Bolivar liberated Colombia from Spanish rule -
Father Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico
Father Hidalgo gives a speech called Grito de Dolores, which encourages revolution in Mexico -
Simon Bolivar liberates Venezuela
Simon Bolivar liberates venezuela from Spain on this day in 1811. -
San martin liberates Argentina
On this day in 1816, San Martin liberated Argentina from Spanish. -
San Martin liberates Chile
On this day in 1810, San Martin liberated Chile from Spain. -
Simon Bolivar liberates Peru
On this day in 1821, Simon Bolivar freed Peru from Spanish control. -
Mexican independence from Spain
On this day, France signed the Treaty of Córdoba, making Mexico an independent nation -
Simon Bolivar liberates Ecuador
On this day in 1822, Simon Bolivar freed Ecuador from the control of Spain -
Simon Bolivar liberates Bolivia
On this day, Simon Bolivar freed Bolivia from Spanish control in 1825 -
Guiseppi Mazzini creates Young Italy
Guiseppi Mazzini formed young Italy as a group of people to work towards a unified Italy. -
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Zollverein
The Zollverein was put into effect by Prussia and created free trade between the German States. This was the first step in unifying Germany. -
Camillo Cavour becomes Prime Minister
Camillo Cavour became prime minister of Sardinia under King Victor Emmanuel in 1851 and began working on expanding Sardinia's power. -
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Italy fights in the Crimean War
Italy fought Russia in the Crimean War in an alliance with Britain and France. Sardinia, despite being a smaller country, took part in the war in order to have a voice at the peace conference. -
Garibaldi's Red Shirts capture Sicily
Garibaldi and his army of 1000 men in red shirts conqured Sicily. Shortly after, he gives over power to Victor Emmanuel, creating a unified Italy. -
Victor Emmanuel II is crowned king of Italy
Victor Emmanuel was crowned king of Italy in 1861 after the entirety of Italy was unified. -
Bismarck becomes Prime Minister of prussia
Bismarck becomes the prime minister of Prussia and starts to try to unite the German states. -
Blood and Iron speech
Bismarck gives the Blood and Iron Speech to ask to increase funding for Military. -
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Prussian war with Denmark
During this time, Prussia and Austria go to war with Denmark to gain control of the German states Schleswig and Holstein. This was part of Bismark's plan to unite the German states. -
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Austro-Prussian War
The Austro-Prussian war, also known as the seven weeks' war, was fought between Austria and Prussia in 1866. The result was that Prussia gain control of many northern German states, which was part of Bismarck's plan to unite Germany. -
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Franco-Prussian War
The Franco Prussian war was fought between France and Prussia in 1870 and 1871. It started when Bismarck edited the Ems Dispatch, which made it look like the King of Prussia was insulting the French king. This allowed Prussia to go to war with France. Prussia won, and gained control of the southern German states. -
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The 2nd Reich
The second reich was the second of three rules over Germany in recent history and it started when The German empire was founded in 1871. The end of the second reich was Germany's defeat in World War 1.