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Industrial Revolution Begins
The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural -
Seven Years War
global military war between 1756 and 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines -
American Revolution
political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America. -
French Revolution
period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a major impact on France and indeed all of Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. -
Latin American Revolution
arious revolutions that took place during the late 18th and early 19th centuries and resulted in the creation of a number of independent countries in Latin America. -
Haitian Independence
After the only successful slave revolt in history, Haiti gains its independence from France. The main point here is to remember that slave revolts were few and far between, but this was the sole exception for a successful one. -
Congress of Vienna
This was a meeting between the Allies to decide what to do with France since Napoleon has been exiled (see Battle of Waterloo). -
Battle of Waterloo
Napoleon is defeated by Britain and Prussia. Austria and Russia also helped to rally together and defeat Bonaparte. He was sent into exile and this event signified his downfall. -
Opium Wars
climax of disputes over trade and diplomatic relations between China under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire. After the inauguration of the Canton System in 1756, which restricted trade to one port and did not allow foreign entrance to China, the British East India Company faced a trade imbalance in favour of China and invested heavily in opium production to redress the balance. -
Marx and Engles wrote The Communist Manifesto
The main idea of the book was that the working class would eventually revolt and take control of the means of production. After the class struggle is resolved, then the groups of power that currently existed would no longer be needed. -
Commodore Perry Opens Up Japan
Commodore Matthew Perry arrives in Japan from the US on a steamboat. This shocks the Japanese and they begin to realize what their isolation has done to them. -
Sepoy Mutiny
The British East India Company begins to disrespect Hinduism and Islam, two key religions of the workers they have employed in India. -
Italian Unification
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Camillo Cavour, and Victor Emmanuel II all work to make this happen. Garibaldi had driven Spain away from Sicily and Cavour had removed Austrian influence from much of Italy. -
End of Russian Serfdom
Emancipation Edict in Russia leads to this event. Czar Alexander II oversees the end of Russian serfdom. -
Meiji Restoration
lso known as the Meiji Ishin, Revolution, Reform or Renewal, was a chain of events that restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868. -
Franco Prussian War
conflict between the Second French Empire and the Kingdom of Prussia. Prussia was aided by the North German Confederation, of which it was a member, and the South German states of Baden, Württemberg and Bavaria. -
German Unification
Otto von Bismarck won Franco-Prussian War which allowed him to consolidate the German Catholic regions under Prussian control. -
Berlin Conference
regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. -
Spanish-American War
This was fought between the Spanish and Cuban revolutionaries with the goal of acquiring new territories. The US intervenes in this year and helps the Cubans to quickly destroy the Spanish. -
Boer War
British fight the Boers over rights to resources found in Transvaal in Africa. The British win and South Africa is added as part of Britain.
Africans were forced to work in the mines to mine the gold and diamonds. However,
they had to send what they found abroad. -
Russo-Japanese War
was "the first great war of the 20th century. It grew out of rival imperial ambitions of the Russian Empire and Japanese Empire over Manchuria and Korea. -
Chinese Revolution
Led by Sun Yat-sen. This was an attempt by the Chinese to become more westernized and try to gain enough power to kick out the Europeans and the Japanese. -
World War I
major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers, which were assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies (based on the Triple Entente of the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and the Central Powers (originally centred around the Triple Alliance of Germany, Austria-Hungary and Italy; but, as Austria–Hungary had taken the offensive against the agreement, Italy did not enter into the war). -
Treaty of Versailles/End of WWI
Peace Treaty- ended state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers. Other Central Powers were dealt with in seperate treaties. Left unfair terms for Germany-required them to take responsibility for the war. -
Mexican Revolution
Begins in 1910 and ends in 1920. Many people disagreed about Porfirio Diaz's dictatorship because the people had no power. -
Soviet Union
constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991.
The Soviet Union was a single-party state ruled by the Communist Party from its foundation until 1990. -
Great Depression
severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s. -
Japanese Invasion of Manchuria
Manchuria was invaded by the Kwantung Army of the Empire of Japan immediately following the Mukden Incident. The Japanese established a puppet state, called Manchukuo, and their occupation lasted until the end of World War II. Under orders from Lieutenant General Jirō Tamon, troops of the 2nd Division moved up the rail line and captured virtually every city along its 730 mile length in a matter of days. -
Italian Invasion of Ethiopia
Colonial war resulted in the military occupation of Ethiopia and its annexation into the newly created colony of Italian East Africa. Politcally, the war is best remembered for exposing the inherent weakness of the League of Nations. -
World War II
global war that was under way by 1939 and ended in 1945. It involved a vast majority of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis. -
Attack on Pearl Harbor
a surprise military strike conducted by the Imperial Japanese Navy against the United States naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The attack was intended as an action in order to keep the U.S. Pacific Fleet from interfering with military actions Japan was planning against overseas territories of the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and the United States. -
Cold War
continuing state of political and military tension between the powers of the Western world, led by the United States and its NATO allies, and the communist world, led by the Soviet Union, its satellite states and allies. -
United Nations
international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace.
