TIMELINE 2

  • BATTLE OF WATERLOO

    BATTLE OF WATERLOO

    Final defeat of Napoleon by British and Prussian forces.
  • LOUIS XVIII,KING OF FRANCE

    LOUIS XVIII,KING OF FRANCE

    Restored Bourbon king after Napoleon’s fall.
    First reign: April 6, 1814 – March 20, 1815
    Second reign: July 8, 1815 – September 16, 1824
  • CONGRESS OF VIENNA

    CONGRESS OF VIENNA

    Reorganized Europe post-Napoleon, restored monarchies.It ended in June 9,1815
  • SPANISH LIBERAL BIENNIUM

    SPANISH LIBERAL BIENNIUM

    Short liberal period in Spain; ended by French intervention.Ended in april,7 1823
  • CHARLES X,KING OF FRANCE

    CHARLES X,KING OF FRANCE

    Overthrown for his attempts to reestablish absolutism.Ended in August 2,1830
  • GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

    GREEK WAR OF INDEPENDENCE

    Greece fought and gained independence from the Ottoman Empire.Ended in may,7 1832
  • BELGIAN IDEPENDENCE

    BELGIAN IDEPENDENCE

    Belgium separated from the Netherlands.July 21,1831
  • LOUIS PHILIPE,KING OF FRANCE

    LOUIS PHILIPE,KING OF FRANCE

    Citizen king of the July Monarchy; overthrown in 1848.It ended in february 24,1848.
  • ZOLLVEREIN ESTABLISHED

    ZOLLVEREIN ESTABLISHED

    German customs union led by Prussia; key to unification.
  • REVOLUTIONS OF 1848(SPRING OF NATIONS)

    REVOLUTIONS OF 1848(SPRING OF NATIONS)

    Liberal and nationalist revolts across Europe.It endedn in december of 1849.
  • FRENCH SECOND REPUBLIC

    FRENCH SECOND REPUBLIC

    Republic established after fall of Louis Philippe.Ended in december 2,1852
  • FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE(NAPOLEON III)

    FRENCH SECOND EMPIRE(NAPOLEON III)

    Authoritarian regime of Napoleon III; ended after defeat by Prussia.Ended in semptember 4,1870
  • BATTLE OF MAGENTA

    BATTLE OF MAGENTA

    Victories of France and Sardinia against Austria in Italian unification.Ended in june 24,1859
  • VICTOR EMMANUEL II,KING OF ITALY

    VICTOR EMMANUEL II,KING OF ITALY

    First king of unified Italy.Ended january 9,1878
  • GARIBALDI CONQUERS THE TWO SICILIES

    GARIBALDI CONQUERS THE TWO SICILIES

    Garibaldi's campaign helped unify southern Italy.
    Ended in october,1 1860
  • AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR

    AUSTRO-PRUSSIAN WAR

    Prussia excluded Austria from German affairs. Ended August 23, 1866 (Treaty of Prague)
  • DANISH-PRUSSIAN WAR

    DANISH-PRUSSIAN WAR

    Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, taking Schleswig and Holstein.Ended in October 30, 1864 (Treaty of Vienna)
  • WILHELM I,EMPEROR OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE

    WILHELM I,EMPEROR OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE

    First German emperor after unification under Prussian leadership.Ended march,9 1888
  • FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR

    FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR

    Prussian victory led to German unification and the fall of Napoleon III.Ended may 10,1971
  • BLOODY SUNDAY

    BLOODY SUNDAY

    Soldiers fire on peaceful protesters in St. Petersburg.
  • MUTINY ON THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

    MUTINY ON THE BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN

    Sailors rebel against harsh conditions
  • OCTOBER MANIFESTO

    OCTOBER MANIFESTO

    The Tsar promises reforms and creates the Duma.
  • ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND

    ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND

    His death in Sarajevo sparks World War I.
  • AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA

    AUSTRIA-HUNGARY DECLARES WAR ON SERBIA

    Local conflict escalates into a global war.
  • GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON RUSSIA

    GERMANY DECLARES WAR ON RUSSIA

    Russia officially enters World War I
  • FEBRUARY REVOLUTION BEGINS

    FEBRUARY REVOLUTION BEGINS

    Strikes and protests erupt in Petrograd.
  • ABDICATION OF TSAR NICHOLAS II

    ABDICATION OF TSAR NICHOLAS II

    The Romanov dynasty ends in Russia.
  • TREATY OF BREST-LITOVSK

    TREATY OF BREST-LITOVSK

    Russia officially exits World War I.
  • LENIN RETURNS FROM EXILE

    LENIN RETURNS FROM EXILE

    Lenin promotes “Peace, Land, Bread.”
  • OCTOBER REVOLUTION

    OCTOBER REVOLUTION

    Bolsheviks seize the Winter Palace.
  • CONGRESS OF SOVIETS

    CONGRESS OF SOVIETS

    Bolshevik rule is officially recognized.
  • ARMISTACE WITH CENTRAL POWERS

    ARMISTACE WITH CENTRAL POWERS

    Russia stops fighting in World War I.
  • EXECUTION OF THE ROMANOV FAMILY

    EXECUTION OF THE ROMANOV FAMILY

    The Tsar and his family are killed by Bolsheviks.
  • CZECH LEGION UPRISING

    CZECH LEGION UPRISING

    The rebellion ignites the Russian Civil War.
  • RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR

    RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR

    The Red Army fights multiple anti-Bolshevik forces.
  • WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE

    WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE

    Fighting ends in Europe.
  • NEW ECONOMIC POLICY (NEP)

    NEW ECONOMIC POLICY (NEP)

    Lenin introduces limited economic reforms.
  • FORMATION OF THE USSR

    FORMATION OF THE USSR

    The Soviet Union is officially created.
  • DEATH OF LENIN

    DEATH OF LENIN

    Power struggle begins within the Communist Party.