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Industrial revolution
They developed technology that whould change the world. Then they began to develop water and steam power to drive nwe machines and perform countless tasks. This era, when the use of power driven machinery was devoloped. -
1st successful steam engine is built
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Mexico declares its independence
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Michael Faraday’s dynamo
English chemist Michael Faraday discovered the connecton between magnetism and electricity. His discovery led to the dynamo , a machine that generated electricity by moving a magnet through a coil of copper wire. Faraday used the electricity to power an electric motor, and his discoveries led to the devlopmentof electrical generators. -
Taiping rebellion
The failure of the Quin dynasty to resist the Western powers led some Chinese to belive that the dynasty hadlost the mandate of heaven. That befief led to a series of rebllions starting in 1850. In the 1850s the most serious rebellion was led by Hong Xiuquan, who belived that that he was the brother of Jesus. -
Sepoy Mutiny in India
In 1857 these strained relations exploded into a rebellion, the Sepoy Munity. Sepoy were Indian Soldiers. The spark that set off their rebellionwas the introduction of a new type of British rifile. -
Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital”
Marx produced the first volume of "Das Kapital". One of its evils, Marx said, was how capitalism dirupts the relationship between labor and profit. He thought there should be a direct connectionbetween one's work and one's pay. -
The Meiji Restoration
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Franco-Prussian War
Despite the victory in the Austro-Prussian War, it would take another war to create a unified Gemany. The southern states were still not included in the North German Confederation. In 1870 a conflict was brewing with France over the diputed territory of Alsace and Loraine. -
Spanish-American War begins
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Boxer Rebellion
The humiliation of China by the West produced several nationalist movements intent on restoring China's glory. The most important was the Harmonious Fist, or Boxers. This secret societycombined martial arts training, hatred of foreigners, and a belief that they were invulnerable to Western weapons. -
Russo-Japanese War
In the early 1900's, Japan was building an empire in the east and viewed Russia as a threat to its plans. As a result, in 1904 Japanese forces attacked and eventually defeated Russia in the Russo-Japanese War. The defeat shocked manny Russians and added to grow unrest and calls for change. -
Franz Ferdinand is killed
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Lenin’s Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
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Russia becomes the USSR
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U.S. joins WWI
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Mussolini’s Fascist Party in Italy
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Treaty of Versailles is signed
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Stalin’s rule in the USSR begins
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Black Tuesday Stock Market crash
By the fall of 1929, consumer spending had slowered, and salesof some products had suffered badly. Fears began to grow that the stock prices might soon drop. Then, at the end of October, some nervous investors began to sell off their stocks. -
Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
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Germany attacks Poland – WWII begins
Just days after reaching his agreement with the Soviets, Hitler was ready for all-out war. On September 1, 1939, Germany launched an attack on Poland. This assuault marked the start of World War II. -
Japans attack on Pearl Harbor
Whilke war spread across Europe, another threat to peace was taking shape halfway around the world. Recall that Japans military expansion and aggresion in Asia druing the 1930s had concerened many observers, including American leaders. Most Americans, however, wanted to stay out of the growing conflict overseas. -
U.S. declares war on Japan – December 8, 1941
The attack on Peral Harbor had a profound effect on the American public. This desire to avoid involvement in the affairs of other nations is known as isolationism. But as news of the attack on Peral Harbor spread, most isolationism quickly disapperaed. -
D-Day
An effective invasion of Europe wuld be difficult. For one thing, the assault would have come by sea. It would also have to be made directly against strong german positions. -
Nuremberg trials are held
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U.S. drops A-Bomb on Hiroshima
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Apartheid in South Africa –1948
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Mao Zedong’s People’s Republic of China
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Korean War is fought
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Fidel Castro’s Communism in Cuba
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Vietnam War is fought
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Mikhail Gorbachev power in USSR
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Persian Gulf War begins
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USSR collapses & Russia is back
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NAFTA is formed
Events of the 1990s brought even more concern to Mexicans. In 1992 Mexico, the United States and Canada signed the North Amerian Free Trade (NAFTA), a free-trade eliminated tariffs on trade between the three countries. NAFTA was designed to improve the countries' economies, but many Mexicans feared the economic effects of increased competition from foreign imports. -
WTO is formed
In 1995, GATT was replaced by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Some 150 countries are members of the WTO, which monitors national trade policies and helps resolve trade disputes. A group of oil-rich nations, OPEC works to control the production and price of oil.
