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The Ottoman Empire, an Islamic Empire, conquered Constantinople and took over trade operations in the Middle East. This empire would spread throughout the Middle East and North Africa until 1919.
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Elizabeth I , was the female monarch of England. She was the last of the Tudor Dynasty. One motto she had was "I see but I say nothing". Unfortunately, her rule ended in 1603 when she passed away.
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A group made up of 130 ships, in use by the Spanish, traveled their way across the sea in hope to defeat England. The leaders of this were Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake.
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Tokgugawa clan takes over imperial Japan and establishes itself as the Shogun. They establish the capital at Kyoto and rule until 1857
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Lasting for 30 years, this war was one of the longest and most destructive wars in all of European history. This was a war over religion between the Protestants and Roman Catholics eventually, turning into a war about power in Europe.
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This was a war over the way England government ruled. It was was fought between Parliamentarians and Royalists. This war is also known as "The Great Rebellion".
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The Qing Dynasty dominated most of China for hundreds of years. It was the last imperial dynasty that China had.
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He was the 14th child in his family , him and his brother took the throne in 1682 until his brother died. In 1696 , he was crowned Crza of Russia
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Great Britain and France were fighting for dominance during this time. Great Britain won and was later know as "the jewel in the britain crown".
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Before this event took place , people would craft or make things on their own. With this taking place people went from handmade to machine made.
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After the death of Empress Elizabeth, Peter the Great was given the throne and Catherine the Great was appointed to empress. With her in power , Russia was able to expand its territory and become more modern.
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A document well known as "The Declaration of Independence" was made. This document stated that the United States was declaring independence from Great Britain and its king.
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The government, a monarchy , was over thrown and the Roman Catholic Church was reconstructed. The war ended in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte became the dictator.
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During this time, Napoleon Bonaparte was in power. The Napoleonic Wars took place from 1803-1815 between France and the United Kingdom.
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Two wars known as the First Opium War and the Second Opium War. It involved Britain and Anglo-Chinese fighting over trade in China.
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It was a time filled with massive amounts of disease and hunger. It killed over a million men and women and caused another million to flee. It lasted till 1852.
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A massive civil war that took place in China between the Manchu-led Qing dynasty and the religious movement of the Heavenly Kingdom of Peace. It began when Hong Xiuquan said he was the brother of Jesus and that he was going to overthrow the Qing dynasty.
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Many wars took place in order to make Germany come together . The third and final war that took place was the Franco-Prussian War in 1870.
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A waterway in Egypt that connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. It is used a lot to ship goods.
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General Beauregard took fire on South Carolina's , Charleston Bay. In the next 34 hours over 4,000 shots were fired.
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A presidential order declared by President, Abraham Lincoln. This helped end slavery and set people free.
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A chain of events that led to fixing imperial rule in Japan. At the time, was under rule by Emperor Meiji.
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Dealt with European trade and colonization in Africa. It changed boundaries on political view in Africa.
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A war between the Russian and Japanese empire , fight to dominate Korea and Manchuria. It ended in 1905.
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This began because of the middle-class. They wanted to over throw the dictator , Porfirio Diaz. It ended around 1920.
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The Qing Dynasty is destroyed as the Chinese fought for power. It was lead by Mao Zedong.
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World War 1 was one of the most global wars fought in history, Some historians believe that it was caused due to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand at Sarajevo. The war lasted for about 4 years, ending on November 11th, 1918.
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Two revolutions broke out in Russia during this time period that would later cause the formation of The Soviet Union. During this time they had lots of food shortages and people started losing faith in Czar Nicholas II ability to lead.
