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Ch8 and 10
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7 year war
Allowed prussia to take control of N. German from Austria.
North GC- protestant South GC- Catholic -
Revolution in Haiti
500,00 Santo Dominique slaves revolted against French masters
Won independence despite the fact Napoleon sent troops to help. -
Mexico's Independence
Miguel Hidalgo called for revolution in church meeting
he led an army of 80,000 and lost -
Battle of Ayacucho
San Martin and Bolivar defeated huge spanish army.
Won independence for Coloumbia, Ecuador, and Panama. -
Battle of Navarino
Greeks & French & British& Russians = win over ottomans (naval battle).
Victory got them independence. -
Brazil's Independence
22,000 signeed a petition.
King John ruled Portugal from Brazil while Napoleon was fighting Spain. -
Mexican-American war
US easily deafeats Mexico.
Gets California and southwest area. -
End of Italian Unification
Red Shirts won control of southern Italy.
The Red shirts let Cavour rule united nation of Italy. -
Crimean War
Major loss for Russia that made people realize that industrialization was needed.
Wake up call for Russia -
Start and End of Civil War
War lasted 4 years.
1861- Fort Sumter (in SC) fired on by the south. -
Austro-Prussian War
Austria loses war with Prussian
Prussia wins control of German Confederation. -
Canada's Independence
British won control of Canada after defeating france 7 year war.
Dominion is a type of government in which Canada governed themselves but owned by british -
Franco-Prussian war
Otto van Bismarck stirred up a war with france for no reason.
Increased nationalism allowed him to combine North and South GC -
Australia's independence
1st colonist were criminals sent by Britain
they came doinion like canada -
Drefus Affair in France
Anti-Semitism- Prejudice against jews.
Drefus (Jewish general) accused of selling military secrets to Germany. -
Nothern Ireland Becomes Independent
1949- Northern Ireland=independence
IRA- several attacks against British officials in Ireland.
