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Start of the French Revolution
The french storm the Bastille to rid of the unfair political systems in France and inspire the Haitian Revolution. -
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Toussaint L'Overture leads slave revolt
When the French government was weak and vulnerable from the French Revolution, Haitian slaves saw the perfect time to revolt. L'Overture was a former slave who inspired and led the first successful slave revolution, allowing Haitian slaves to be liberated. -
Haiti wins independence
Haitian slaves were tired of their conditions in Haiti and were led by a former slave in a Revolution to gain independence from French control. They were also able to free all the slaves in Haiti. -
Napoleon becomes emperor of France
Napoleon crowned himself the first emperor of France. His motto was "order, security, efficiency" which replaced "liberty, equality, fraternity" from the Revolution. -
Colombia gains independence
Colombian people used street protest as a form of rebellion against their Spanish leaders. They revolted so strongly that the Spanish caved under pressure and released their control of Colombia. -
Father Miguel Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico
Miguel Hidalgo issued the "Grito de Dolores", or Cry of Delores, in September 1810. This triggered the Mexican War of independence and caused people to revolt in attempt to gain freedom from the Spaniards. -
Venezuela gains independence
Colonists in Venezuela were furious with their increased taxes and controlling government. They claimed their independence when Napoleon invaded Spain and showed the true weakness of their rule. -
Argentina is liberated
Argentine nationalists, such as San Martin, fought many long years of war against the Spanish royals. Eventually, the Spanish government was defeated and Argentina gained its independence. -
Chile is liberated
At the battle of Chacabuco in 1818, Jose San Martin fought the Spaniards alongside O'Higgins over the Andes and eventually defeated them, liberating Chile. -
Peru gains independence
Jose San Martin and Simon Bolivar liberated Peru in 1821 by sparking the Peruvian War of independence. The two defeated the Spaniards and San Martin appointed himself power in Peru. -
Mexico gains independence
Mexican people fought the Mexican War of Independence in order to finally be free from Spanish control. They gained their own land and racial equality after the Cry of Delores by Miguel Hidalgo. -
Ecuador gains independence
Simon Bolivar wished for Ecuador to join a republic called Gran Colombia. He and other strong military forces descended from the Andes Mountains to annex Guayaquil and other territory before San Martin was capable. They continued to liberate more land until the Spanish government was defeated. -
Bolivia gains independence
Simon Bolivar and other military assisted Bolivia in a fight against the Spaniards. They were upset about others unfair privilege and the amount of control the government had over the people. After a long 15 years of fighting, Bolivia was liberated in 1825, being named after Simon Bolivar. -
Giuseppe Mazzini created "Young Italy"
Young Italy was a secret society created by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831 that inspired a group of Italian citizens under 40 years old to favor a unified Italy. -
Zollverein formally starts
The Zollverein dissolved tariff barriers between German speaking states. People offered the throne to Frederick William IV who rejected it because it was offered by the people. -
Camillo Cavour becomes Prime Minister
In 1852 Camillo Cavour was appointed Prime Minister by Victor Emmanuel II. He believed in realpolitik and played a large role in the unification of Northern Italy. -
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Italian Role in the Crimean War
Sardinia had a very small position in the Crimean War and was of little help. However, the result of this war was a greater voice for them at the peace conference. They eventually use this to their advantage in 1858 when Cavour negotiates a secret deal with Napoleon to gain his assistance against Austria. -
Garibaldi's Red Shirts capture Sicily
Garibaldi collected over 1,000 troops for his expedition to Southern Italy, where he wished to capture Sicily and make it part of a united Italy. -
Victor Emmanuel II is crowned King of Italy
After being a powerful king of Sardinia, Victor Emmanuel II was the first king of a United Italy. He freed their people from foreign control and held power as king until his death. -
Bismarck becomes Prime Minister
King Wilhelm I appointed Bismarck Prime Minister of Prussia in 1862. Bismarck was a very powerful ruler and fought three wars in order to strengthen his community and gain more territory. -
Blood and Iron speech
Otto Von Bismarck gave the Blood and Iron speech in 1862. This speech represented the military tactics Bismarck used in order to spread and unite German territory. -
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War with Denmark
In 1864, Prussia and Austria joined forces in order to liberate Schleswig and Holstein from Denmark because most people in Denmark speak German. Austria got control of Holstein and Prussia got Schleswig. Prussia did this alongside Austria so they would not give Austria a negative impression. -
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War with Austria
Eventually, Prussia decided they now longer needed to be on Austria's good side, so they attack Austria at Bismarck's request. After two months, the attack succeeded, and Prussia gained control of Holstein and other Austrian territory. -
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War with France
In 1870, Bismarck wanted to fight France, however he did not want to make himself look like a bully/tormentor. Because of this, Bismarck edited the "Ems Dispatch" to make it seem as though William III insulted France. This made the French angry so they declare war on Prussia, but are easily defeated. -
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2nd Reich
The German Empire was born during the 2nd Reich, with Wilhelm I to be the first king of united Germany. The Bundesrat was the upper house in the government and the Reichstag was the lower house. This could not have been done without Bismarck.