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Seven Years War
The Kingdom of Prussia attacked the Ausrian protectorate of Saxony. The war ended with the British allying with the Prussians, who ended up winning and the French had to give up land. -
Americans declare indepence
Americans declare independence through signing the Declaration of Indepence. This document served as a model to other revolution’s, such as the Declaration on the Right’s of Man in France -
Industrial REvoluion
Starting with Samuel Crompton's spinning jenny, this revoltution spread to the whole world, with inventions such as the steam engine, that increased the power of any country that created these machines. -
American Constitution
A new constitution is adopted in America. The old document did not give the government any authority to carry out its policies, but the new one did. It tok until 1788 until it was ratified, even though it was drafted earlier. -
Tennis Court Oath
This served as a big starting point for the French revolution. People of the Third estate began their fight for liberty and their rights and they took an oath to work together -
Haitian Revolution
A slave rebellion is launched by the Jamaican-born Boukman leading to a protracted 13-year war of liberation against St. Domingue's colonists and later, Napoleon's army which was also assisted by Spanish and British forces. The slave armies were commanded by General Toussaint Louverture who was eventually betrayed by the French and subsequently exiled to France where he died. -
Execution of King Louis XVI
This marked the end of the absolute monarchy in France. The revolutionaries saw this as a victory over their oppressors. -
Napolean becomes dictator
This marked the end of reign of terror and a new era for France. Under Napolean, France became extremely strong and a threat to Europe. It took the attack on Russia to weaken France. -
Latin America declare Independence
Using the Napoleonic invasion of Spain as an excuse, most of Latin America declared independence from Spain in 1810. -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was convened in 1814 by the four European powers which had defeated Napoleon. The first goal was to establish a new balance of power in Europe which would prevent imperialism within Europe, such as the Napoleonic empire, and maintain the peace between the great powers. The second goal was to prevent political revolutions, such as the French Revolution, and maintain the status quo. -
Spanish empire decline
By 1825, Mexico, Central and South America were free, soon to be followed by Brazil. The Independence movement was spreading across the Americas and the former colonzing powers were not a powerful as in the time of exploration. -
Decemberist Revolt
Three thousand soldiers gathered at the Senate Square in Saint Petersburg, and declared their loyalty to Constantine and to the idea of a Russian constitution. When talk failed, the tsarist army dispersed the demonstrators with artillery, killing at least sixty. -
Treaty of Nanking
As the Chinese lost, they were forced to open up five trading ports to Britain and this started the decline of China, at least in comparison with the industrial powers in this time period -
Taiping Rebellion
Hong Xiuquan and others launched an uprising in Guizhou Province. Hong proclaimed the Heavenly Kingdom of Great Peace (Taiping Tianguo, or Taiping for short) with himself as king. -
Crimean War
The Crimean war, between Russia and Ottomans(who teamed up with the French and the British) stopped the advancement of Russia, and led to the introduction of more modern warfare. -
Sepoy Rebellion
A large army of Sepoy soldiers in Meerut, India, rebelled against their Birtish leaders. This shocked Great Britain that the Indians could rebel. -
End of Sepoy
The British managed to beat the Sepoy soldiers and end the rebellion, but now their eyes were open to the fact that India could rebel against them. A peace treaty was signed and the war was over. -
Emancipation of Serfs
When Russia "removed" serfdom, it could be seen as the start of reforms in Russia, led by Alexander II. However, the lives of the lower class did not actually get much better than before. -
Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Oligarchs took over Japan from the Tokugawa Shogunate because they were bedning too easily to the Europeans. The Meiji hoped to beat Europe and Japan grew stronger, eventually beating the Russians and Chinese. -
End of Spanish American War
Spain lost their final colonies to the United States following the Spanish-AmericanWar. With Spain and Portugal out of the picture, the young American republics were free to find their own way, a process that was always difficult and often bloody.
