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May 29, 1453
Ottomans conquer constantinople
The Ottoman Empire ,an islamic empire ,conquered Constantinople and took over trade operations in the middle East and North Africa until 1919. -
Feb 17, 1558
Queen Elizabeth l
Queen Elizabeth became queen at age 25 and she ruled England for 44 years until her death in 1603.Elizabeth was the longest ruler in monarchy and the first queen .She takes over spain . -
Jul 29, 1558
England defeats the spanish armada
The Spanish tried to covert England back to catholics by taking over but Queen Elizabeth's fleet was stronger and faster the the spanish fleet .The storm that day and the ships that caught on fire made the spanish fleet defeated. -
Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa clan takes over imperial japan and established itself as the Shogun.They established the capital at Kyoto and rule until 1867. -
The thirty year war
The thirty year war was the mos deadliest religious war.It was a war between Catholics and protestents that lasted thirty years it endeed in 1648 -
The English civil war
The english civil war or the great rebellion was many small battles about the government of England .On one side there was the parliament and the other was the confederates . -
Manchus found the Qing Dynasty in china
Manchus established his empire to regime Manchuria.The Qing dynasty was the last in China.The dynasty ended in 1912 making it the longest dynasty. -
Peter the great becomes czar of Russia
After the death of Ivan peters brother he ruled over russia .Peter tried to make russia a great nation .He died in 1725.He made russia more modern and western. -
Industrial revolution
It was a time period where new inventions for manufacturing were created .The revolution was for the improvement of the economy .People moved to cities to work in factories instead of out in the farms . -
Catherine the great becomes czarina of Russia
She became the czarina after her husband died .When she took over she made Russia more modern and larger.She ruled until 1799. -
The british colonies of North America declare their independence
North America becomes independent .Great Britain loses there number 1 colony -
The French Revolution
The french revolution happened because the people of france did not agree with their government .The monarchy was overthrown and France became a republic.The reign of terror was the darkest time were if a law was broken you would be executed. -
The Emancipation proclamation
The proclamation by Abraham Lincoln was a paper freeing slaves in the confederacy.Though the slaves did not get their freedom it made other places like france and England to go against it. -
Mexico declares its independence from spain
Mexico became independent after ending the spanish rule.A priest started the'' grito de dolores ''and then miguel Hidalgo became known as the father of the mexican independence . -
Napoleonic Age
During this time period Napoleon Bonaparte rose by conquering much of Europe. -
The unification of Italy
The unification of Italy unified the pennisuelaa with the rest of Italy .During the congress of Vienna the process of unifying began . -
The Great Reform Bill of 1832
The Great Reform Act changed the voting of England.This act would increased the amount of votes to 650,000. -
The Opium Wars
They were two wars in china the first fought with Britain and second with Britain and France .China lost in both and had to give up land .The Qing dynasty fell and would have to trade with the world . -
The great potao famine
A disease during this time made potatoes fail in growing .It caused massive starvation in Ireland and many left to America for food. -
Karl Marx and Frederic Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
The Manifesto was very important it told socialist how to overthrow capitalism.People had hope of a utopian society thinking the people would have the power .The idea of communism was set. -
Taiping rebellion
This rebellion in China started because of the taiping tiangua who believed that Hong Xiuquan was Gods son. .This threatened the Qing Dynasty. -
The british colonization of India
The british took control of the east india company which was split into three sections..The british would take control over their trade and trade their raw materials . -
Charles Darwin publishes the Origin of Species
This book was a scientific book explaining the evolution of biology.Darwin states that natural selection is the main reason species evolve . -
The civil war begins in the United States
The war between the states involved the southern and northern states .During this time slavery and freedom were being debated. -
The Meiji restoration
The Meiji conference was a Japanese revolution that would restore the rule of emperor Meiji .The government took. The power from the shogun and gave it to the emperor. -
The suez canal
The Suez Canal is a canal made by people ,it connects the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea .This canal became a big venter of trade . -
The unification of Germany
Germans were very nationalist and wanted to be reunited and powerful again.The German stated joined together to make the German empire . -
The Berlin Conference
The Berlin conference was a meeting about Africa.Euopean colonization would split Africa and regulate its trade. -
The Russo-Japanese War
The war was fought over the control of Korea and Manchuria .It showed how Japan could be modernized so quickly.People were shocked when russia lost to Japan because it was the first time a non-European had won. -
The Mexican revolution
Groups led by Francisco Madero ,Pancho Villa and others were involved in the revolution .It would end the dictatorship in Mexico and start a republic. -
The Chinese revolution
The revolution started when people from southern china revolted against the Qing dynasty. This would end imperialism and start a republic system. -
WW1 begins
World War One begin when Franz Ferdinand and his wife were assasinated by a Serbian nationalist.countries had alliances which would mean if one country fought everyone would eventually join to defend there alliances . -
Russian Revolution
The russian revolution were two revolutions that that changed the government .The imperial rule ended and it caused the soviet union to form.
