From French Freedom to the 2nd Reich

By Amasula

  • Bastille Day

    French people stormed Bastille in search for gunpowder. This was the start of the French Revolution.

  • Bastille Day

    French people stormed Bastille in search for gunpowder. This was the start of the French revolution.

  • Storming of Bastille

    French people stormed Bastille in search for gunpowder. This was the start of the French Revolution.
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    Toussaint L'Ouverture leads slave revolt

    Toussaint L'Ouverture, a former slave, led the slaves of Haiti in a revolt for freedom. The French soldiers tried to win back Haiti but failed due to mosquitos that carried malaria.
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    Toussaint L'Ouverture leads slave revolt

    Toussaint L'Ouverture, a former slave, led slaves from Haiti in a revolt for freedom. French soldiers tried to win back Haiti but failed due to mosquitos that carried malaria.
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    Toussaint L'Ouverture leads slave revolt

    Toussaint L'Ouverture, a former slave, led slaves in a revolt for their freedom in Haiti. The French soldiers tried to take back Haiti but failed due to mosquitos that carried malaria.

  • Napoleon becomes emperor of France

    Napoleon took the title of Emperor in 1804. He held plebiscites at each step on his rise to power. His slogan: Order, security, and efficiency

  • Napoleon becomes emperor of France

    Napoleon became Emperor by force but held plebiscites at steps on his rise to power.

  • Haiti wins Independence

    Haiti won its independence, the revolution was led by Toussaint L'Ouverture.

  • Ecuador's independence

    Simon Bolivar liberates Ecuador.

  • Father Miguel Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico

    Father Miguel Hidalgo was known as the Father of Mexican independence. His speech was known as the “Cry of Dolores”.

  • Mexico gains independence

    Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launched the Mexican War of Independence with the issuing of “Cry of Delores”, his speech.

  • Columbia's independence

    Simon Bolivar liberates Columbia.

  • Chile's independence

    Jose de San Martin liberates Chile.

  • Venezuela's independance

    Simon Bolivar liberates Venezuela.

  • Argentinian independence

    Jose de San Martin liberates Argentiana.

  • Peru's independence

    Simon Bolivar liberates Peru.

  • Bolivia's independence

    Simon Bolivar liberates Bolivia.

  • Guisseppi Mazzini creates "Young Italy"

    Guisseppi Mazzini, also known as "the heart", created "Young Italy" that worked toward the goal of a unified Italy. Mazzini inspired generations of Italians.
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    The Zollverein

    The Zollverein dissolved tariff barriers between German-speaking states. This lowered prices on goods and materials.
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    Prussia's war with Denmark

    Prussia fought with Denmark for Schleswig and Holstein. They were both German-speaking countries.
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    Italian role in the Crimean War

    Sardinia joined with Britain, France, and Turkey against Russia. Austria was still in control of some Italian states and it was Victor Emmanuel's goal to remove the road block.

  • Giuseppe Garibaldi's Red Shirts capture Sicily

    In 1860 Giuseppe Garibaldi marched his troops towards Sicily.

  • Camillo Di Cavour becomes Prime Minister

    Camillo Di Cavour Unified much of northern and some of southern Italy. His goal was to extend Sardinia's power and to make sure that it was one of the leading nations in Europe.

  • Victor Emmanuel II is crowned Kind of united Italty

    Victor Emmanuel became Kind of Italy and lead Italy through the Crimean War.

  • Blood and Iron speech

    Otto Von Bismarck's speech called Blood and Iron was about German unification.

  • Otto Von Bismarck becomes prime minister

    Bismarck's goal was to unify Germany under Prussian rule, he was strong in realpolitik, and became prime minister in 1862.
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    Austro-Prussian War

    Also known as the seven weeks war, the Austro-Prussian War was a battle between Prussia and Austria. Prussia won which led to the exclusion of Austria from Germany.
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    The Franco-Prussian War

    The Franco-Prussian War started when Bismarck found the Ems Dispatch letter to France. He edited it and caused France to start war with Prussia. Prussia won the war, leading to several German states to unify with Prussia.
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    The 2nd Reich

    The 2nd Reich, also known as the German Empire was first ruled by Victor Emmanuel II. The end of the 2nd Reich lead to WWII