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May 29, 1453
otttomans conquer constantinopl
the ottomans empire, an islamic empire, conquered constantinople and took over trade operations in the middle east. this empire would spread throughout the middle east and north africa until1919 -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth 1 becomes queen of england
she was the last monarch of the tudor dynasty. -
england defeats the spanish armada
the duke of medina sidonia brought an army to attack the english but didn't win. -
tokugawa shogunate
tokugawa clans take over imperial japan and establishes itself as the shogun. they establish the capital as kyoto and rule until 1857 -
thirty year war
It was a series of religious wars lasting thirty years -
the english civil war
it was a series of wars over principles and government -
manchus founded the qing dynasty in china
manchus was actual not Chinese, but used the disintegration to conquer china -
peter the great becomes czar of russia
peter had ruled with his brother ivan the fifth for fourteen years before he became the ruler -
industrial revolution
new things like a seed plow were created during -
the british colonization of india
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catherine the great becomes czarina of russia
Catherine expands and modernizes Russia -
the british colonies of north america declare their independence
great britain losses one of the big money makers -
the french revolution
it was a rebellion against the government -
the napoleonic age
napoleon fought to take over the world but in the end he was held on an island for the rest of his life -
charles darwin publishes the origin of species
he contributed to the idea of scientific evolution -
mexico declares its independence from spain
it ended Spanish rule in Mexico and brought equality. -
the great reform bill
introduction to changes to electricity. -
the opium wars
it was about the chines disputes over the British war -
the potato famine
it was a time of great hunger and disease -
karl marx and friedrich engels publish the communist manifesto
he is the father of communism -
the taiping rebelion
this was a massive rebellion or civil war. -
the suez canal
it was built to connect the red sea and the mediterranean -
the american civil war
It happened because of a disagreement on slavery -
the unification of ital
italy becomes one nation -
the emancipation proclamation
the emancipation proclamation freed most people from slavery -
the Maiji restoration
A chain of events that led to the rule of the Maiji -
the unification of germany
germany gathered for an alliance -
berlin conference
they scrambled africa and colonized it -
the russo-japanese war
it was fought between japan and Russia -
the Mexican revolution
it revolutionized culture and government -
world war one beggins
it started because franz ferdinand was assassinated and his father wanted vengeance -
the Russian revolution
its a revolution that led to the rise of the soviet union -
the chinese revolution
it was the drive for power
