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Industrial Revolution
The start of using more machines, and having factories to speed up production. Had new societies and new ideas that lead to steam power engine, and more. Started capitalism in a lot of counties, and their was mor competation to the production of certain things. -
1st successful steam engine is built
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Mexico declares its independence
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Michael Faraday's dynamo
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Taiping rebellion
Hing Xiuquan was the leader and thought he was the brother of Jesus, so wanted to create " Havenly Kingdom of Great Peace'. They captured large territories in southeastern China, and gained control of the city Nanjing. Was defeated by British and French armies. -
Sepoy Mutiny in India
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Karl Marx's "Das Kapital"
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The Meiji Restoration
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Franco-Prussian War
France had a disputed territory of Alsace and Lorraine, because they had been a part of the Roman Cahtolic Church. Sparked the feeling of mationalism in the sout German states. Prussia won the war, and a peace treaty declared the unification of Germany. -
Spanish-American War begins
Started when the Havana's Harbor exploded, and thought Spain was responsible. The war was a disator for Spain, the armies were defeated and they lost navy ships. United States won the war, and received Pueto rico and Guam, and agreed to purchase the Philippines for 20 million. -
Boxer Rebellion
They started attacking missionaries and Chinese converts to Christianity. Was defeated with foriegn troop of 20,000. The foreign power suppressed heavy fine on the Chinese government for secretly supporting the Boxers. Which in the end lead to more himilation for the Chinese government. -
Russo-Japanese War
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Franz Ferdidnard is killed
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Lenin's Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
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U.S. joins WWI
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Treaty of Versailles is signed
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Mussonlini's Fascist Party in Italy
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Russia becomes the USSR
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Black Tuesday Stock Market crash
Single day, investors sold off 16 million shares. With few people wanting to buy the stocks that flooded the market, stock prices collapsed competely.Many investors who borrowed money t buy stocks were forced to sell at a loss to repay their loans. -
Stalin's rule in the USSR begins
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Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany
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Germany attacks Poland
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WWII begins
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Japand attack on Pearl Harbor
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U.S. declares war on Japan
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D-Day
Over 15,000 troops landed on the beaches if normandy that first day, forcing through the strong German defense.Casualities were high, but D-Day was a huge victory for the Allies.Germans surrendered Paris. -
U.S. drops A-Bomb on Hiroshima
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Nuremberg trails on held
The allied military forces tried over two hundred nazi and military officails. Severa dozenn were sentence to death for their roles in the Holocaust and other war crimes. It was a way to rid Germany of the Nazi Party and Nazi beliefs, -
Apartheld in South Africa
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Mao Zedong's People's Republic of China
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Korean War is fought
North Koreans attack South Korean, the goal was to unite the country under a Communist government.The Inchon landing tipped the balance back in favor of the UN forces. They both agreed to a an armistice. -
Fidel Castro's Communism in Cuba
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Vietnam War is fought
Many of Vietameses had dies or been made homeless during the war, and their economy was severle crippled. The attacks weakened America public support during the war. Reach a peace agreement with North Vietnam, and withdrew military support. -
Mikhail Gorbachev power in USSR
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Persian Gulf War begins
Iraq invaded Kuwait being accused of drilling into to their oil field. U.S led a caolition launched, attacking the Iraqi forces in Kuwait, and freed Kuwait. UN insisted that Iraq destrot all their chemical and biological weapons, but they felled to do it. -
USSR collapses & Russia is back
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NAFTA is formed
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WTO is formed
The WTO promates lower trade barriers. Was one of the Major Trade Organizations and Agreements. had a lot to do with cultural trade differences.