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Mohammad Ali
Mohammad Ali was known as the father of Modern Egypt. He encouraged the people that it was time for Egypt to become more modern. He was the man who seized power from Egypt in the year 1805. He also established a seperate Egyptian state. He was pasha and viceroy of Egypt from 1805-1848. -
War Between Mexico and the United States
This war was between Meixco and the US over territories and Independence. The Americans belived in Manifest Destiny, which started all of this. The war lasted from 1846-1848, and Mexico was defeated and also lost at least 1/3 of its original territory