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Haitian Independence
Jean-Jacques Dessalines led the battle of Vertieres where they defeated the French and gained independence. -
Congress of Vienna
After Napoleon Bonaparte, The Congress of Vienna was made to bring a balance of power in Europe. They wanted to maintain peace and prevent future war. -
End of the Franco-Prussian War
The treaty of Frankfurt am Main was signed and that is what ended the war. -
Berlin Conference
It was done to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa. -
Boxer Rebellion
It was started by local peasants but it was eventually supported by the Chinese government. It was a violent group trying to "cleanse" China of all foreigners. -
Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
Archduke Ferdinand and his wife Isabella of Austria-Hungary were shot by an group called the black hand sent my serbia. This event is essentially what began World War I. -
Russian Revolution
Inflation and food shortages caused the russians to revolt. -
Sinking of the Lusitania
The germans suspected that great britain was smuggling supplies out on cruise ships. So, using submarines they blew the lusitania up, killing americans bringing us into the war. -
Treaty of Versailles
The treaty of versailles was signed to prevent another war and to punish germany. -
The Great Depression
It was a time of economic grief for pretty much the whole world after the Wars.
