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The storming of the Bastille marked the beginning of the French revolution. Members of mainly the third class raided the Bastille for weapons and supplies they could use to fight.
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Toussaint L'Ouverture assembles an army of slaves to fight the French soldiers for Haiti's independence. This ends in an unlikely Haitian victory after a long fight with minimal weapons or strategy on the Haitian side, although Toussaint L'Ouverture proved to be quite a good leader.
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Lead by Toussaint L'Ouverture, a group of slaves killed French troops in an attempt to gain freedom. Although they didn't have the guns/weapons the French had, the French were not immune/used to Haitian diseases, so most of them died by disease.
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Napoleon Bonaparte is crowned Emperor of France in Paris. This title was given to him by Pope Pius VII, and Napoleon became the first Frenchman to have the title of Emporer in about a thousand years.
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Bolivar freed these countries from Spain one by one, using his smarts and strength to earn each country's independence throughout these years.
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This Roman Catholic priest called for a revolution and inspired a great amount of people to fight for Mexican independence from Spain.
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Jose de San Martin freed Argentina from Spaninsh rule through a series of wars and fighting.
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This day marks when the Treaty of Córdoba was signed in order to allow Mexican independence from Spain, becoming their own nation.
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Young Italy is founded as a secret society in France whose goal is to unite Italy at all cost. Young Italy was a key factor in the start of fighting for Italian Unification.
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This list of rules that resolved many problems involving trade between German territories.
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In a war against Russia, Italy joins Britain and France. Cavour negotiates with Napoleon UNFINISHED
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The Sardinians fought in the Crimean war with France against Russia. The French won and in exchange for their help, France agreed to fight with Sardinia against Austria if war broke out.
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After becoming Prime Minister of Sardinia, Cavour fought ot unify Italy.
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Garibaldi leads 1000 man militia into Sicily. They defeat Sicily and Naples and turned them over to Sardinia. Italy is united. Victor Emmanuel II is King of Unified Italy.
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After all parts of Italy are finally united, it is agreed upon that Victor Emmanuel II will assume the crown, as he was previously King of Sardinia.
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Bismarck was crowned Prime Minister of Prussia and soon got the nickname "The Iron Chancellor" due to his love of war.
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A key factor at the beginning of German Unification made by the current Prime Minister of Prussia, Otto Von Bismarck. This speech was all about the importance of unifying Germany.
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Austria, Russia, and Denmark fought against each other in this war in an attempt to obtain the Danish territories of Schleswig and Holstein. This ended in an Austro-Prussian victory and allowed Austria and Prussia to assume these Danish territories.
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In a war mainly between Austria and Prussia, Prussia rapidly defeats Austria, allowing for Austrian exclusion from Prussia/Germany. This war is also called the Seven Week's War because of how short it was.
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A war involving Prussia and France is an attempt to take French land for Prussia. This was a success and Prussia won the war, annexing the French territory of Alsace-Lorraine for Prussia.
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The Second Reich was a time when Germany was unified, mainly thanks to Otto Von Bismarck, who later became an important leader of this new unified land. This was a time of many wars, and their goal was to establish Germany as a strong European power.