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reign of king louis xvi
Louis XVI was only 19 years old when he ascended the French throne, and his youth and inexperience made him an immature and indecisive leader. -
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James watt perfects steam engine
first type of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure. -
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american revolution
a political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America -
pinning mule
invetend by samuel campton this lead to alot of the industralization of the states. -
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french revolution
French Monarchy replaced with democratic republic, social changes due to- enlightenment, rights of citizens. Became more authoritarian, militaristic and property-based. Resulted in the rise of Napoleon. -
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Haitian revolution
t was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery -
cotton gin developed
The cotton gen was used to seperate the seeds from the cotton to make it usable -
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reign of napoleon
French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. -
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congress of vienna
conference of ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich, and held in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815 -
Simon Bolivar
Simon Bolivar sought to unite many South American countries under one, known as Gran Colombia -
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Opium War
fought between Great Britain and Qing Dynasty of China over conflicting viewpoints on trade and diplomatic relations. British naval forces attacked China after China closed off drug trade. -
Communist manifesto published
originally titled Manifesto of the Communist Party, is a short 1848 publication -
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Crimean war
over industrialization and the expansion and invading of ports between Russian and British, French and Ottoman -
Bessemer process developed
was the first inexpensive industrial process for the mass-production of steel from molten pig iron prior to the open hearth furnace. -
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Sepoy Rebellion
Started by mutiny of sepoys, erupted into rebellion, collapse of Mughal Empire, end of company rule, India taken over by British Crown. -
origin of the species published
published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology. -
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Suez Canal
Ship canal dug across the Isthmus of Suez in Egyp -
Emancipation of the Russian Serfs
The reform amounted to the liquidation of serf dependence previously suffered by peasants of the Russian Empire. In some of its parts, the serfdom was abolished earlier. -
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Meiji Restoration
Happened to protect Japan from western imperialism. -
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First boer war
Was a rebellion of boers (farmers) against the british rule -
Berlin confrence
The Berlin Conference was Africa's undoing in more ways than one. The colonial powers superimposed their domains on the African continent. -
indian national congress founded
self-proclaimed largest and oldest democratic organization in the world. Since its inception in 1885, it has been responsible for many of the drastic changes in Indian politics. -
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Second boer war
involving large numbers of troops from many British possessions, which ended with the conversion of the Boer republics into British colonies -
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Boxer rebellion
was an anti-foreign, proto-nationalist movement by the Righteous Harmony Society in China between 1899 and 1901 -
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Panama Canal
A canal that shortend the travel distance for ships going to from the east to west coasts -
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russo japanese war
it was a war to divide korea thats why its in how it's how today.north and south korea -
all india muslim league founded
political group that led the movement calling for a separate Muslim nation to be created at the time of the partition of British India -
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henery ford and assembly line
this line to the increase of products made at this time but also the interchangeable parts. -
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suez canal
Ship canal dug across the Isthmus of Suez in Egyp