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Industrial Revolution Begins
This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, beginning in Britain and spreading to Western Europe and the US -
The National Assembly
In France, the National Assembly was a transitional body between the Estates-General and the National Constituent Assembly. -
Haitian Revolution
A slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Dominique, which culminated in the elimination of slavery and the founding of the Haitian republic. -
Industrialization Changes Ways of Life
The pace of industrialization quickened in Britain. More people could afford to heat their homes, eat better and wear better clothing. -
Napoleon Crowned Emperor
Napoleon Boneparte crowned himself emperor at Notre Dame de Paris. -
Mexico Ends Spanish Rule
The Mexican war of independance was achieved through means of uprising and revolution. -
Treaty of Kanagawa
Opened the ports of Shimoda and Hakodate to American trade and permitted the establishment of a US consulate in Japan -
Emancipation Proclamation
Declared that all slaves in the confederate states were free - issued by Abraham Lincoln. -
Women's Suffrage Movement
Women organized reform societies and protested unfair laws and customs until they gained equal rights. The declaration stated: "we hold these truths to be self evident, that all men and women are created equal." -
Berlin Conference
Regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period. -
Boer War
The end result of Boers trying to keep outsiders from gaining political rights. An attempt to start a rebellion against the Boers failed. Boers blamed the British, so they took up arms against them. -
Boxer Rebellion
An anti-foreign , proto-nationalist movement by the Righteous Harmony Society in China, opposing foreign imperialism and Christianity. -
Archduke Ferdinand Assassination
The political objective of the assassination was to break off Austria-Hungary's south-slav provinces so they could be combined into a Greater Serbia or a Yugoslavia. -
The Dada Movement
An art movement of the European avant-garde, which began in Zurich, Switzerland and later spread to Berlin. -
Bolshevik Revolution
When Czar Nicholas II dragged 11 million peasants into WWI, the Russian people became discouraged with their injuries and the loss of life they sustained. The country of Russia was in ruins, ready for revolution. -
U.S, Enters "Total War"
Also known as World War 1, was a global war centered in Europe. It involved all the world's greates powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: The Allies and The Central Powers. -
Airplanes Transform Travel
The Great War brought on incredible improvements in aircraft. By 1918, planes could fly hundreds of miles. International air travel became an objective after the war. -
Stalin Becomes Dictator of Russia
During his early days, Joseph Stalin changed his name from Dzhugashivili to Stalin, which means "man of steel" in Russian. From 1922 to 1927, Stalin began his climb to the head of the government. By 1928, he was in total command of the communist party.
