19th century World Events

  • Congress of Vienna

    Congress of Vienna

    The Congress of Vienna was a series of meetings involving Austria,France,Prussia,Russia,and the United Kingdom. They were trying to create a strong balance of power and to insure peace.
  • Monroe Doctrine

    Monroe Doctrine

    The Monroe Doctrine is a foreign policy from the U.S that declared the Western Hemisphere off limits from European colonization and interference.
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    First Opium War

    The First Opium War was a war between the British empire and China's Qing dynasty. This was caused cause China enforced a ban on the illegal Opium trade which caused a seizure to Opium stocks from British merchants.
  • Revolutions Across Europe

    Revolutions Across Europe

    Revolutions Across Europe started in Sicily and were spread through France,German states,the Austrian empire,and Italian states. The revolution started cause of the demands of better political rights,representative government, and national unification.
  • U.S Civil War

    U.S Civil War

    The U.S Civil War was a war between the Union and the Confederacy that begun mostly because of slavery and states rights. This war led to the abolition of slavery.
  • Dominion of Canada Created

    Dominion of Canada Created

    British North American act that united the colonies of British North America like New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and more
  • Mejia Restoration(Japan)

    Mejia Restoration(Japan)

    A revolution that ended the Tokugawa Shogunate and brought back imperial rule to Japan under the influence of Emperor Meiji
  • Suez Canal Opens (Egypt)

    Suez Canal Opens (Egypt)

    The Suez Canal is a waterway that was built to connect the Mediterranean and Red sea. This was a massive achievement that shorted the maritime for trade routes between Europe and Asia.
  • German Unification

    German Unification

    The German Unification was a process that led to the German Empire existing. This process was led by Otto von Bismarck, this process also caused many wars.
  • Berlin Conference

    Berlin Conference

    The Berlin Conference was a meeting between the European powers , they were trying to determine and regulate the colonization of Africa.
  • Second International Founded

    Second International Founded

    Parties were founded in Paris to promote international working class and to advocate for workers rights.
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    Boxer Rebellion

    An uprising in China that was anti-Christian and anti-foreign from the society known as the "boxers" because of their martial arts practice. The boxers attacked Chinese Christians.