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Start of the French Revolution
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 leads slave revolt
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. -
Haiti wins independence
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. -
Napoleon becomes emperor of France
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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Simon Bolivar liberates Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia
Bolivar freed these countries from Spain one by one, using his smarts and strength to earn each country's independence throughout these years. -
Father Miguel Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico
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 liberates Argentina and Chile
Jose de San Martin freed Argentina from Spaninsh rule through a series of wars and fighting. -
Mexico gains independence
This day marks when the Treaty of Córdoba was signed in order to allow Mexican independence from Spain, becoming their own nation. -
Guisseppi Mazzini creates "Young Italy"
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. -
The Zollverein is created
This list of rules that resolved many problems involving trade between German territories. -
Italy joins the Crimean war
In a war against Russia, Italy joins Britain and France. Cavour negotiates with Napoleon UNFINISHED -
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Italian Role in the Crimean War
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. -
Camillo Cavour becomes Prime Minister
After becoming Prime Minister of Sardinia, Cavour fought ot unify Italy. -
Garibaldi's Red Shirts capture Sicily
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. -
Victor Emmanuel II is crowned King of unified Italy
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. -
Bismarck becomes Prime Minister
Bismarck was crowned Prime Minister of Prussia and soon got the nickname "The Iron Chancellor" due to his love of war. -
Blood and Iron Speech is given
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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German war with Denmark
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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Austro-Prussian War
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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Franco-Prussian war
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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Second Reich
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.