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Bessemer process developed
It was the first mechanism to mass produce steel. This allowed companies to produce more steel and go even further into the Industrial Revolution. It was developed in Europe and helped launch the production of metals like steel. -
Toussaint Louverture
He was a Haitian that led the Haitian Revolution. He helped free all of the slaves on Haiti and overthrow the government. Then he became a political leader in Haiti after he overthrew the French. -
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Reign of King Louis XVI
He was the king during the French Revolution. He tried to reform France by making it more related with the Enlightenment ideas and the people did not like this but he still tried to reform it. This led to the uprising and the French Revolution. -
James Watt perfects steam engine
He invented the steam engine and this was the spark of the Industrial Revolution. This allowed for the production of coal mines and people needed iron for coal, and so on. This meant that there was a major line of things supplying other people. -
American Revolution
It was the British colonies in America rebelling against the British motherland. This was due to the British trying to tax the colonies a lot and this caused them to fight them. The British colonies won and they declared their own independence. -
Reign of Napoleon
He was the leader of the French Army that he led into conquering a large amount of territory. This helped show how strong the French were and that they were one of the major powers in Europe. He conquered much of Western Europe during his reign. -
Spinning mule developed
It was an invention that spun cotton and any other fibers. This sped up the production of cotton and helped America become more of a producer and export more textiles. It also caused the price of cotton to go down and Asia to not be able to have a monopoly on cotton production. -
Simón Bolivar
He was a political and military leader. He helped free and gain independence in Latin America from the Spanish Empire. He freed over 5 countries from the Spanish rule and after that, he was a political leader in the republic formed in Latin America. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a conflict between social classes, and this caused a change in government. It also caused a massacre of a lot of people because of the people who believed in the old goovernment. It also started the reign of Napoleon. -
Haitan Revolution
It was one of the only successful slave rebellions. The slaves overthrew the rulers and leaders. They also decded that everyone should be free. -
Wars of independence in Latin America
This was a movement during the time that other countries were having revolts against their governments. The people were revolting against the Spanish rule since they wanted to become an independent country as well. Many of the places were successful and this helped put an end to the Spanish Empire. -
Cotton gin developed
The cotton gin was invented in America. This was invented to produce cotton faster, and it was invented during the Industrial Revolution. This helped produce more cotton and help America become a major export company, and it also lowered the cotton prices. -
Congress of Vienna
It was a meeting and ambassadors from European states met together. It was for the European states to settle major conflicts and have Europe at peace. Some of the conflicts were the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. They successfully ended some conflicts at this meeting. -
War of Greek independence
The Greeks were rebelling because they wanted their culture to flourish again. This was when they were under the control of the Ottoman Empire however. Every kind of Greek language was supporting them, but they couldn't expand because of internal rivalries. -
Opium War
It was a war fought between the British Empire and the Qing Dynasty. It was fought because of diplomatic relations, trade, and the administration of justice for foreign nationals. The Brtitish won the Opium War. -
Communist Manifesto published
It was written by KarlMarx and Federick Engels. This was against capitalism and said that it would lead to dedstruction. This began European states to begin to lean more towards the Communist side. -
Unification of Italy
The unification of Italy was trying to unify everyone who spoke Italian in that region to become one and work together. This movement was caused by other countries becoming more unfied and becoming a major European Power. This caused Italy to want to become an European Power, so this is what also caused them to be unified. -
Taiping rebellion
This rebellion occured during the Qing Dynasty in China. Millions of civilians died in this rebellion. The leader of the rebellion believed that he was the son of God and he was sent to reform China. This helped caused the collapse of the Qing Dynasty. -
Crimean War
A battle between Russia and France, Britain, and the Ottoman Empire. Russia lost and this conflict was over the rights in the Holy Land held by the Ottoman Empire. This also made Russia lose territory and also led to the fall of the Ottoman Empire. -
Sepoy Rebellion
It was rebellion by the people living in India against the British Empire. This was because the people did not approve of the culture the British were introducing like education and religion. This rebellion led to a major disruption in the British rule in India. -
Origin of the Species published
It was a book written by Charles Darwin. The book was written about the evolution of mankind. This caused a whole new bunch of ideas to flow and question the Churches if their ideas are true. -
Emancipation of Russian serfs
It was known as the peasant reform and it took place in Russia. It helped abolish peasantry in Russia. This freed the peasants and this caused many of them to migrate to Siberia. -
Meiji restoration
This restored Japan's imperial rule. It caused a change in Japan's social classes and helped bring Japan into a time of peace and prosperity. It also helped Japan become a modernized nation. -
Suez Canal
It was built by America and the Suez Canal was built to help cut the amount of time for ships to sail from Europe to Asia or California. This caused more companies to be able to ship to the Western Civilizaitions because it doesn't cost as much money than before. -
Unification of Germany
They uified Germany into a poltiical state and unified it. They unified a large region of Europe by incorporating anyone who spoke German into the country. This gave rise to the German Empire and caused another powerful empire to appear in Europe. -
Boer War
They were fought between the British Empire and the settler of Boer. The first one was to keep the South African Republic free from the British and the second one the British finally succeeded but costed a large number of soldiers. This helped show how strong Africa was and that the Europeans tried to conquer all of Africa. -
Berlin West Africa Conference
This conference was when the Europeans empires or powers came together to decide how they were going to conquer Africa. This led to them deciding that they had to pass a law that regulated colonisation and trade with African states. This led to the African states to become dependent on European states. -
Indian National Congress founded
It was a new and very famous political party in India. It was involved in the Indian Independence Movement. This party gained a large amount of members because it was a democratic party. -
Boxer Rebellion
It occured during the end of the Qing Dynasty. This was an anti-Christian and anti-foreign movement. This was caused by a severe drought and they thought that it was because of the foreigners. -
Russo-Japanese war
It was war fought between the Russian Empire and the Japanese Empire. It was fought over the land of Korea and Manchuria. Russia wanted it because this allowed them to have a major port for the Pacific Ocean for their navy, and the war ended with a Japanese Victory. This began Japan's thirst for land and this also showed that a small empire could defeat a larger empire with more land than the other. -
All-India Muslim League founded
It was formed during the British Indian Empire. It was a political party. It was finally established and the people held a rally in Dhaka, and this was for the Muslim people. -
Henry Ford and assembly line
The assembly line was invented in America along with the automobile made by Henry Ford. The assembly line was created to speed up production and mass produce items. The automobile was a new thing and everyone saw Henry Ford as a very honorable man. They used the assembly line to mass produce cars. -
Panama Canal
The creation of the Panama Canal was only allowed because of the major technological advances. The building of the canal killed a lot of people because they got infected by malaria and yellow fever and died. The French attempted to complete it but failed, and the Americans finally completed in 1914.
