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In 1795, Britain occupied the Cape of Good Hope, but only in 1806 did Britain establish their first colony on the Cape.
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March 2, 1836
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Oct 2, 1835 – Apr 21, 1836
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1839 – 1842, Britain vs. Qing dynasty
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December 29, 1845
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In Apr 25, 1846, The mexican American war began and ended in Feb 2, 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.
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Oct 5, 1853 – Mar 30, 1856, Ottoman Empire, France, and Britain vs. Russia
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May 10, 1857 – Nov 1, 1858
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October 8, 1856 – October 18, 1860, France and Britain vs. Qing dynasty
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In December 20, 1860, South Carolina was the first state to succeed.
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In April 12, 1861, the civil war started with the Confederates firing on Ft. Sumter in South Carolina.
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July 21, 1861
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Mar 8, 1862 – Mar 9, 1862
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Apr 6, 1862 – Apr 7, 1862
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January 1, 1863
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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from Jul 1, 1863 – Jul 3, 1863, at the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. This battle was said to have the greatest number of casualties in the war. It was also the farthest most battle that was fought by the Confederacy.
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The Battle of Vicksburg was fought from May 18, 1863 – July 4, 1863
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The Gettysburg Address was presented by Abram Lincoln on November 19, 1863 at the Gettysburg Battle field in honor of the fallen solders. But it was also written to tell people that the solders died bravely fighting for freedom and that the Union should keep fighting to unite the north and south.
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November 4, 1864
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Nov 15, 1864 – Dec 21, 1864
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March 3, 1865
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April 9, 1865
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On April 15, 1865, in his box at Ford's Theater in Washington, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, who was a supporter of slavery.
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As soon as Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865, he was appointed from vice president to president.
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The amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, and ratified on December 6, 1865. It officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude with the exception of labor as a punishment.
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December 24, 1865 - present
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The civil rights act was the first US federal law that guaranteed civil rights to all US citizens including blacks.
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May 1, 1866 – May 3, 1866
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In 1867 America bought/rented Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million. Look here for an explanation:
https://www.rbth.com/history/329176-alaska-was-leased-to-us-99-years
https://www.rbth.com/arts/2014/04/20/why_did_russia_sell_alaska_to_the_united_states_36061.html -
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The act became law on March 2, 1867, after Congress overrode a presidential veto. The Reconstruction Act act created five military districts in the seceded states with the exception of Tennessee.
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March 27, 1867
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July 19, 1867
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In March 1867 Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act over his veto, which is a United States federal law that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the Senate. So basically the senate accused Johnson of trying to remove Edwin N. from office. The votes were cast in February 24, 1868 and Johnson barely remained in office by 1 vote.
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March 11, 1868
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The 14th amendment was ratified on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. It grant citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States, which granted citizenship to all former slaves.
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On November 3, 1868 Grant was elected.
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Passed by Congress February 26, 1869, and ratified February 3, 1870, as the third and last of the Reconstruction Amendments. The 15th amendment granted African American men the right to vote.
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January 18, 1871
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On November 7, 1876 Republican Rutherford B. Hayes ran against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden and won. Hayes withdrew the last federal troops from the south causing the end of the reconstruction era.
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December 16, 1880 – March 23, 1881
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Given to the US by France on October 28, 1886, to signify the 100th anniversary of the American Revolution and the US and France being allies.
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Aug 1, 1894 – Apr 17, 1895
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Homer Plessy, who was a freed African American, refused to leave a whites only train car and stated that the 14th amendment says everyone is equal including blacks. However the court claimed that segregation was legal because there were separate but equal facilities. Because of the court’s claim, segregation spread even faster.
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Apr 21, 1898 – Dec 10, 1898
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The US annexed Hawaii on July 7, 1898, and acquired the Philippines on February 4, 1899, from the Spanish. But they officially captured the Philippines after the Philippine American War because the Pilipino people wanted independence.
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1899 and 1900
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This rebellion was from November 2, 1899 – September 7, 1901. It was against aliens, imperialists, and Christians.
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October 11, 1899 – May 31, 1902
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February 4, 1899 - July 2, 1902
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1904-1905
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January 22, 1905 – January 9, 1905
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December 9, 1905 – December 20, 1905
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August 22, 1910
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FORMALLY ended on Feb. 12, 1912.
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1815 - 1914
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1904 - 1914
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Germany secretly recruits the Ottoman Turks on August 2, 1914.
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Austria and New Zealand fought for the allies on April 25, 1914 in the Galipoli campaign.
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June 28, 1914
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Austria declares war on Serbia
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Aug 26, 1914 – Aug 30, 1914
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Sep 6, 1914 – Sep 10, 1914
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September 11, 1914
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September 11, 1914
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Oct 19, 1914 – Nov 30, 1914
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The Germans sank the British passenger ship, the Lusitania, on May 7, 1915, because they claimed it was carrying ammunition, which was true.
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Apr 22, 1915 – May 25, 1915
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Feb 19, 1915 – Jan 9, 1916
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May 31, 1916 – Jun 1, 1916
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From Feb 21, 1916, to Dec 18, 1916, the French engage the Germans in the process of defending their land.
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Feb 21, 1916 – Dec 18, 1916
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The telegram was sent on March 1, 1917, and was intercepted and deciphered by the British in January of 1917. The telegram was sent by Germany to Mexico promising that if Mexico joined the Axis, then Germany would help get back the land that they lost to the US.
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March 8, 1917 – June 16, 1923
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March 15, 1917
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March 8, 1917 – March 16, 1917
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April 2, 1917
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Apr 9, 1917 – Apr 12, 1917
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Apr 9, 1917 – May 16, 1917
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November 6, 1917 – November 8, 1917
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Jul 31, 1917 – Nov 10, 1917
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Oct 24, 1917 – Nov 19, 1917
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Nov 20, 1917 – Dec 6, 1917
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December 30, 1917
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November 1918
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January 8, 1918
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March 3, 1918
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Jul 15, 1918 – Aug 6, 1918
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Oct 24, 1918 – Nov 3, 1918
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November 11, 1918
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November 11, 1918
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The acts came into effect in 21 March 1919.
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13 April 1919
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May 4, 1919
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The treaty was signed on June 28, 1919, but came into effect on January 10, 1920.
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The Spanish Flu pandemic lasted from February 1918 - April 1920. It has a death count of 50,000,000 and it infected 500 million people, which was about 1/3 of the world's population back then.
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January 10, 1920
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November 7, 1917 – October 25, 1922
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Jan 9, 1792 – Jul 24, 1923
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The Ottoman Empire was founded in 1299 and was dissolved on October 29, 1923.
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November 20, 1910 - 1924
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Mar 12, 1930 – Apr 6, 1930
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August 2, 1935
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Oct 16, 1934 – Oct 22, 1935
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August 14, 1947
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January 3, 1959
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August 21, 1959
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1490/1600s - 1960s
