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Spinning Jenny
James Hargraves invents the spinning jenny in England. -
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
War is declared on Austria -
Reign of Terror
Robespierre is beheaded -
Reign of Terror
New constitution is drafted. This gives most of the power to 5 men. -
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
Napoleon sells louisiana to the US for 15 million to help cover his losses. -
Emperor Napoleon
Napoleon crowns himself emperor of france. -
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
The Erie canal helped connect parts of the US that were hard to tavel over. It also made travel easier. -
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
The meji of japan is restored. -
Samurais abolished
The meji converted to more modern style military fighting, getting rid of the samurai. -
Knights of Labor
First official labor union in the united states. -
Russia connected
The trans siberian rail road began full constrction. -
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.