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May 29, 1453
ottomans conquer constantinople
the ottoman empire, who were islamic take over trade operations in the middle east. this empire will spread throughout the middle east and north africa, until 1919 -
Sep 7, 1533
elizabeth 1 becomes queen of england
she was the last tudor dynasty she never married she also sets england up as a super power she ruled until her death -
england defeats the spanish armada
the spanish armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in August 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. -
the british colonization of india
india got to weak and lost a big part of them self the british are the most powerful -
tokugawa shogunate
tokugawa clan takes imperial japan and establishes itself as the shogun. they establish the capitol at kyoto and rule until 1857. -
the thirty years war
the last war of religion it was also the most destructive war most say its a civil war -
the english civil war
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists over, principally, the manner of England's government. -
manchus found the qing dynasty in china
the last imperial dynasty of china -
peter the great becomes czar of russia
he killed his brother and he also killed his son -
the industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to a time between 1820 and 1840. -
catherine the great becomes czarina of russia
became the Russian empress in 1762. Under her reign, Russia expanded its territories and modernized, following the lead of Western Europe. -
the british colonies of north america declare their independence
support for independence swept the colonies the Continental Congress called for states to form their own governments and a five-man committee was assigned to draft a declaration. On July 2, 1776 the Continental Congress voted to approve a Virginia motion calling for separation from Britain. -
the French Revolution
was a period of farreaching social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789 until 1799, and was partially carried forward by Napoleon during the later expansion of the French Empire. -
the napoleonic age
period in the history of France and Europe. This includes the fourth and final stage of the French Revolution. -
mexico declares its independence from spain
September 16, 1810, Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, a Catholic priest, launched the Mexican War of Independence with the issuing of his Grito de Dolores, or “Cry of Delores." -
The unification of Italy
the political and social movement that put together the different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy in the 19th century. -
the great reform bill of 1832
Parliament passed a law changing the British electoral system. It was known as the Great Reform Act. -
The opium wars
Two wars in the mid-19th century involving Anglo-Chinese disputes over British trade in China and China's sovereignty. The disputes included the First Opium War and the Second Opium War. -
The great potato famine
the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight. -
karl marx and Frederic engels publish the communist manifesto
he made a book about equality this book is based on the smurfs -
The taiping rebellion
a massive rebellion or civil war in China that lasted from 1850 to 1864 fought between the established Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the millenarian movement of the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace. -
Charles Darwin publishes the origin of species
The origin of species is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. -
The Suez Canal
an artificial sea level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. -
The civil war begins in the United States
Tge civil war in the United States was fought from 1861 to 1865. The Union faced secessionists in eleven Southern states grouped together as the Confederate States of America. The Union won the war, which remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. -
The emancipation proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln. -
The meiji restoration
a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. -
The unification of Germany
was the political and social movement that made small places around Germany became part of Germany. -
The Berlin conference
regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. -
the russo-japanese war
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. -
The Russo-Japanese war
The Russo-Japanese War was fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. -
The Mexican revolution
a major armed struggle c. 1910–1920 that radically transformed Mexican culture and government. it was a "genuinely national revolution. -
World war 1 begins
also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918. -
The Russian revolution
The Russian Revolution was a pair of revolutions in Russia which dismantled the Tsarist autocracy and led to the eventual rise of the Soviet Union. -
The Chinese revolution
Also known as The Second Chinese Civil War started from 1945, after the end of Second Sino-Japanese War, and it is the second part of the Chinese Civil War.
