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Communist Manifesto
The book that started it all: The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels truly set the stage for communist/socialist fundamentals and understanding. Contrary to popular thought, Marx and Engels were not pushing to act out Communism at all. They only predicted and explained the idea of Communism philosophy in the future, however, the followers, Marxists, took it literally and sought to practice this heinous way of government. -
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Philosophy & Literature
This period of philosophy and literature carries through the famous Communist Manifesto through Darwin's evolution theories and ending with Hitler's Mein Kampf. -
La Reunion (1855-1860)
La Reunion was a famous socialist utopian community that was started in 1855. It quickly failed and was disbanded in 1860. This area was settled by Swiss, French and Belgian socialists and later became modern day Dallas, Texas. -
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Politics & Economy
This period begins with the new age belief of Utopian Socialism and their separated life. Then the timeline expands to the building of the Suez Canal and ends with brutal American Stock Market Crash. -
On Liberty is Published
John Stuart Mill, one of the great minds who established classical liberalism, published On Liberty in 1859. This book suggested to tax aristocrats and wealthy people at a higher rate and also Laissez-fair liberalism, meaning that there shouldn't be any government regulation on the people. -
On the Origin of Species
In 1859, Charles Darwin publishes his most famous book, On the Origin of Species, as he explains the idea of biological macroevolution. From this, he forms his own belief system called Darwinism and gains many followers. This later sparked the popular idea of Atheism/Evolutionism. -
Suez Canal
In 1869, Britain finished their structure of the Suez Canal after seizing Egypt in 1859. They make this canal in order to lessen almost half the time of naval travel to India. It is extremely successful and leads to even greater control and power by Great Britain. Their empire is still growing. -
The Telephone
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell got a patent on the very first telephone device. This brand new technology launched nations like Great Britain way ahead of most European nations. It especially came in handy during WWI when this invention inspired wireless communication or radio. This greatly aided military communication and changed how war/battles were conducted. -
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Technological Advancements
This period begins with Bell's invention of the telephone then goes through the Wright brothers' Kitty Hawk and ending with the discovery of hand grenades in World War I -
Philippines War (1899-1902)
This war began in 1899 and lasted three years. The conflict was between the United States and the Philippine Islands. Similar to what the U.S. did in Hawaii, America desired to free the Filipino people from their Imperial government rule and ended up taking the islands and keeping it under U.S. protection. -
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Wars & Battles
This period of wars and battles covers the great Philippine war with America to the beginning of WWI all the way to Finland's declaration of war against Nazi Germany. -
The First Airplane
In 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright developed the very first powered aircraft, the Kitty Hawk. This plane was the first to actually sustain "heavier-than-air powered flight." From here, nations involved in WWI greatly took advantage of this new-found transportation. At first, pilots of these aircrafts simply located the enemy, but soon they realized they could attack enemies from the air. Soon they end up equipping mounted machine guns and gain the ability to drop bombs. -
Florence Nightingale
In 1910, one of the most influential women in the 19th century passed away of sickness. Florence Nightingale is accredited with discovering modern nursing. She was responsible for saving thousands upon thousands of wounded soldiers due to her new method of medical aid. She truly lead the way for future advancements of medicine and technology. -
The Hand Grenade
The very first hand grenades started appearing in 1914 across different trench wars. They were all hand-made usually were put in cans with bits of rock and gunpowder, however, they were just as dangerous to the user as the enemy who they were attacking. They had a very high risk of pre-mature explosion. Through WWI, they began advancing and producing much more damage. The British and Germans very regularly used these. -
Start of World War I
On June 28th, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was brutally assassinated by a Serbian Nationalist. This immediately sparked a domino affect of alliances and declarations of war. By August 8th, all of Europe had declared war against Germany, Austria, and Serbia. This quickly turned into a intensely devastating war resulting in millions of casualties. -
Irish Independence
It wasn't until 1922, after the Anglo-Irish war, did Ireland finally gain a title of dominion to govern themselves as a free nation. They finally become a Republic an declare themselves free from British reign. -
Josef Stalin
In 1924, Josef Stalin won a bitter power struggle after the death of Vladimir Lenin. His number one focus is the idea of "socialism in one country." He brought out his Five-Year Plan to end market capitalism and begin a cruel Communistic rule over the Russian people. Stalin ended up sentencing tons to "cleansing" labor camps and killing millions. -
Mein Kampf
Hitler wrote this book after he was throne in prison for trying to overthrow the German government. It was published in 1925. He spoke of his political ideology, being an anti-semite and his plan for future Germany. This truly brings you into the mind of Adolf Hitler before his evil dictatorship. -
Stock Market Crash
It's the "Roaring 20s" and everyone is running smooth and all of a sudden, right around the corner, comes the biggest stock market crash in history. Insane amounts of debt, overpriced debts and overproduction follow right behind. Also, banks fail, federal reserves fail, and all capitalistic nations are affected by America's crash. -
World War II
Adolf Hitler, leader of the German Fascist Nazis, began the next world war, World War II. This evil regime consisted of Germany, Russia, and Japan. Hitler quickly gained control of Germany and began rolling over Europe with his incredibly powerful army. -
Pearl Harbor
December 7th, 1941 was an extremely important date for Americans. This was a horrific surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii by the Japanese Naval Air Force. Shortly after, U.S. came alive and declared war on the Japanese and Germans. After this, America made it clear the end of the Fascist regime was on its way. -
Finland Declares War
Further into the war, Finland finally declares war on Nazi Germany after they became interested in sweeping the nation. Winston Churchill was trying to protect Finland in his Norwegian Campaign, but instead his plan failed miserably and the Nazis took Finland with immense force. -
Hydrogen Bomb
After WWII in 1945, the U.S. was leading the world in current advancements. One of their new war weapons was the hydrogen bomb. They carried out their first thermonuclear test in 1952.
