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American Revolution
importance - independence from Britain and a chance to start a new nation -
Revolt Agaisnt Spanish Rule in Peru
importanced - gave Peruvians more independence -
French Revolution
importance - established a democratic system
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Haiti Revolution
importance - eliminated slavery -
Venezuela Revolt Agianst Spanish Rule
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Chile Declares Independence
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Brazilian Revolution
importance - became independent from Portugal -
Mexico Wins it's Independence
importrance - Mexico gained freedom and independence to form its own government -
Germnay Revolution
importance - The German people showed the government their power as a whole. -
Sepoy Rebellion
importance - india became directly under british rule -
American Civil War
importance - abolished slavery -
Franco Prussian War
importance - established imperialism and nationalism -
Monroe Doctrine
importance - encouraged other countries not to colonize on US territory -
China's 1911 Revolution
importance - impowered the people to overthrow their government -
Austria - Hungary declared war on Serbia
importance - alliance system started to work -
World War 1
importance - established alliances between countries -
Panama Canal was Finished
importance - made travel and trade easier- Today, the Panama is becoming even wider so that larger ships can pass through!
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Assasination of Archduke Ferdinand
importance - one of the main causes of the war *This relates to the Rwanda Genocide when the Hutu president was killed and the result of this was war. -
Germnay started using poison gas
importance - signified a new era of weapon technology -
German submarines attack US merchant ships
importance - Germnay becomes an even larger threat to America -
Treaty of Versailles
importance - started WW2 and punished Germany -
5 Year Plan
importance - increased industrialization and strengthened the economy- This relates to today because many of the candidates for presidency are creating new economic plans to try and gain votes.
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Great Depression
importance - showed America how weak it could become *This relates to the economic crisis in Greece because both countries had a lot of debt -
Ghandi Protest
importance - introduced nonviolent protesting -
Placards Appear Against Jews
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Jews banned from public places
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Jews denied basic rights
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Jews not allowed to serve in the army
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Jesse Owns Wins 4 Gold Medals at the Berlin Olympics
importance - Was a smack in the face to Hitler because he believed that only his race was superior and all the other races were below his.- This is similiar to Gabby Douglas who was the first ever African American gold medalist for gymnastics.
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Rome Berlin Axis Formed; Germany Occupies Rhineland
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Japan attacks China
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Jews forced to register property
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Anschluss of germany and Austria; Munich conference
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Night of Broken Glass
importance - showed Hitler's true hate for jews and boldly established antisemitism- This relates to today because still today, their is antisemitism in europe and people are still fleeing to Israel as refugees.
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Jews no longer allowed to run businesses
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World War 2
importance - destroyed the Nazi party -
Germany Occupies Czech; Nazi Soviet pact; germany invades poland; ww2 begins
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Germany invades Poland
importance - starts WW2 and makes the Nazi party feared- This relates to Russia's invasion of Ukraine because both countries invaded to create a bufferzone.
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France surrenders to germany; battle of britain; Rome Berlin Tokyo Axis
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Germany Invades soviet Union
importance - shows how quickly a treaty can be broken -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
importance - showed america that there are countries that our out to get us -
Battles of Midway; El alamein
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D-Day
importance - largest military sea invasion ever and greatly impacted WW2 -
Allies invade Normandy
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America invades Japan
importance - America got revenge for the bombing on Pearl Harbor- This is similiar to Ukraines situation because they were recently invaded by Russia.
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Hitler's Suicide
importance - ended a ruthless reign of terror -
Germany Surrenders; US drops atomic bomb on Japan; Japan surrenders
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Cold War
importance - develpoed a relationship between USA and USSR -
People's Republic of China
importance - made China communist -
Korean War
importance - divided Korea -
Stalin's Death
importants - lead to de-stalinization which reformed the Soviet Union -
SharpeVille Massacre
importance - lead to the end of the apatheid policy -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
importance - signified hope for a new, unified, peaceful future- This is similiar to the walls seperating Israel and Palestine because both walls caused much conflict and pain