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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 until 1919. -
Sep 7, 1533
Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England
Elizabeth 1 ruled England and Ireland until her death in 1603. She was known as the virgin queen because she didn't have any kids -
England defeats the Spanish Armada
The Spanish invades England with 130 ships. England defeats the Spanish fleet. -
Tokugawa Shogunate
Tokugawa clan takes over imperial japan and establishes itself as the Shogun. They establish the capital at kyoto and rule until 1857. -
The Thirty year War
The thirty year war was a series of wars in central europe which ended in 1648. The most destructive conflicts in european history. -
The English Civil War
The English Civil War started when there was a conflict between
charles the 1 and the parliament. Its was over an Irish insurrection which ended in 1651. -
Manchus found the Qin Dynasty in China
Last imperial dynasty of China which ended in 1912. Was the followed by the Ming dynasty. -
Peter the Great becomes czar of Russia
14th child of Czar Alexis ruled with his brother Ivan until his death in 1696. Officially declared czar of Russia after Ivan's death. -
The British Colonization of India
The search of wealth leads England to India and the colonization of india begins. Major trading ports her set up. -
The industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
Catherine the Great becomes Czarina
Tsar lll dies and Catherine becomes the empress consort until her death. Her husband became the emperor. -
The British colonies of North America declare their Independence
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence. United States becomes a country. -
The French Revolution
There was a bad queen and the people were starving. so in 1789 the people revolted against the government which ended in 1799. -
The Napoleonic age
Was a period of time in French history. This period was led by Napoleon it was the final stages of the french revolution with ended in 1802. -
Mexico declares its independence from Spain
Started when a Catholic priest declares the independence of Mexico meaning Spain has to leave and there is new division of land. -
The Unification of Italy
Was the political and social movement that consolidated different states of the Italian peninsula into the single state of the Kingdom of Italy . The process was completed in 1871 when Rome became the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. -
The Great Reform Bill of 1832
Was written to make changes to the electoral system of England and Wales. -
The Opium War
The Opium Wars were 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 which ended in 1860. -
The Great Potato Famine
The Great Famine or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland which lasted until 1852. -
Karl Marx and Frederic Engels publish The Communist Manifesto
Manifesto was published in london by a bunch of german born revolutionaries. The pamphlet was one of the most influential pieces in history. -
The Taiping Rebellion
The Taiping Rebellion or Taiping Civil War was a massive rebellion or civil war in China which ended in 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
On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. -
The Suez Canal
The Suez Canal is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. It was constructed by the Suez Canal Company the construction ended in 1869. -
Civil War begin in the United States
Started when the free and the slave states were at differences over the power of the national government on slavery resulting in a catastrophic war. Lincoln was at the time president of the united states. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
A bill that all black people are free and the United Sates will not have slavery any more. Was issued by Abraham Lincoln. -
The Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored practical imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji. -
The Unification of Germany
The unification of Germany into a politically and administratively integrated nation state.Unification exposed tensions due to religious, linguistic, social, and cultural differences among the inhabitants of the new nation. -
The Berlin Conference
Also known as the Congo Conference which dividing trading ports and power over africa. The most powerful european countries participated in the event. -
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 which ended in 1905. -
The Russia Revolution
The Russian Revolution of 1905 was a wave of mass political and social unrest that spread through vast areas of the Russian Empire, some of which was directed at the government. It included worker strikes, peasant unrest, and military mutinies. -
The Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle c. 1910–1920 that radically transformed Mexican culture and government. Although recent research has focused on local and regional aspects of the Revolution, it was a "genuinely national revolution. -
The Chinese Revolution
In October of 1911, a group of revolutionaries in southern China led a successful revolt against the Qing Dynasty, establishing in its place the Republic of China and ending the imperial system. -
World War I
World War I, also known as the First World War, or the Great War, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted until 1918. Fought between the allies and the axis.
