Unit 5

  • Spinning Jenny

    Spinning Jenny
    James Hargraves invents the spinning jenny in England.
  • French Regime

    French Regime
    Widespread crop failures lead to bad economy
  • Reign of terror

    Great fear in the countryside.
  • Fearful Nobles

    Nobles end feudal priveledge
  • French terror

    Bread rush on Versilles. Women are furious at the price of bread.
  • French war

    French war
    War is declared on Austria
  • Reign of Terror

    Robespierre is beheaded
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror
    New constitution is drafted. This gives most of the power to 5 men.
  • Reign of terror

    Reign of terror
    Coup d'etat by Napoleon. Becomes general of the french military.
  • Japanese refrom

    Central bureaucracy rises and social reform takes place.
  • Lousiana purchase

    Lousiana purchase
    Napoleon sells louisiana to the US for 15 million to help cover his losses.
  • Emperor Napoleon

    Emperor Napoleon
    Napoleon crowns himself emperor of france.
  • Peninsular war

    Peninsular war
    French go to war with spain.
  • Failed invasion

    The french try to invade Russia but fail. The cold winters were too much to handle for Napoleons men.
  • Erie Canal

    Erie Canal
    The Erie canal helped connect parts of the US that were hard to tavel over. It also made travel easier.
  • Russian war

    Russian war
    The crimean war was fought between Russia and the Ottomans.
  • End of war

    The crimean war ends, Russia loses because they are not as industrialized as the Ottomans.
  • Reform

    Reforms were set to protect emancipated serfs.
  • Restoration

    Restoration
    The meji of japan is restored.
  • Samurais abolished

    Samurais abolished
    The meji converted to more modern style military fighting, getting rid of the samurai.
  • Knights of Labor

    Knights of Labor
    First official labor union in the united states.
  • Russia connected

    Russia connected
    The trans siberian rail road began full constrction.
  • First japanese war

    First japanese war
    The sino-japanese war was fought between the meji and the qing over control over korea.
  • Russian war

    Russo-Japanese war. Russia loses.
  • Russia opening up

    A revolution in Russia helps set the building blocks of russian society.