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James Watt perfected the steam engine by using a rotary motion which in turn could allow the piston to move both foreward and backward therefore making the steam engine mre efficient for futher use, such as steam trains.
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The National Assembely was called, The Assembly men were called and they were shocked to find that the assembly doors were locked. Fearing the worst they went into the Tennis Court and swore not to leave until a constitution was reastablished.
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The French Revolution was the end of the French Monarchy. Once ruled by a feudal system, France was transformed into a more liberal government in a period of 10 years
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Haiti was a French colony having major sugar cane crop under slave labor. In 1791 the slaves revolted. The slaves were led by Toussaint L'Ouverture. In 1802 Napoleon sends and army to capture Haiti. It was insuccessful but Toussaint is captured and dies in prison. Haiti becomes independent in 1804.
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The Mexican War started off with peseants rebbeling against the nobility. Yet it turned out to create an alliance between ex-mexican royalists, and mexican gorilla revolutionaries. The result was the First Mexican Empire regains independence from Spain.
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The Congress of Vienna , restores legitamacy and the monarchy to European countries.
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Britain was smuggling opium to China from India.China captured British ships and destroyred chests of Opium, one year later the British comewith warships and attack Canton.
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The Communist Manifesto is a book written by political theorists karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, thids book is known as one pf the most influencial disserntation, this book shows the class struggle and problems of capitalism. The disserntation represents Marxist' theories of societies and politics.
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Four black ships arrived, commanded by Commmadore Matthew Perry, and anchored at Edo (Tokyo) Bay. Perry brought a letter from the President of the United States to the emporer of Japan. On March 31,1854 a treaty was made, which provided for:
1) Peace between the United States and Japan
2) Opening of two ports to American ships at Shimoda an Hakodate
3) Help for any American ships wrecked on the Japanese coast and protection for shipwrecked persons.
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Qing Officials arrest twelve chinese sailors for being under the suspection of piracy andsmuggling.Even after seriers of negotioation between the Qing and British due to the registration of the ship, which had apperantly expired. The Qing were vulnerable due to the Taiping Rebellion and the British attacked Guangzhou from th Pearl River.
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The Unification of Germany was basically all of the German speaking countries, which were once dissolved when Pope Francis II abdicated during the Napoleonic wars. The state like regions all shared the same language, culture, and customs.
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Berlin Conference was when European countries met to divide and colinize Africa among themselves.
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The Russian penetration of Manchuria and N Korea were countered by the Japanese negotiations of divisions of the areas. The Russian government did not succumb to the terms and was willing to risk an armed conflict. The Russians had confidence that the Japan would be defeated. Japan broke of all diplonmatic ties with Russia, and to days later with no declaration of war. Japan attacked Pt. Arthur, with many Japanese victories, Pt. Arthur fellwith the Russian fleet. Through U.S. peace was made
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Dr. Sun Yat-Sen became frusterated with the conservative Qing government along with its refusal to embrace western knowledge and technology. He quit his medical practice in place of transforming China. In 1895 he plotted a coup, which was insuccessful. for sixteen years he was in exile to places like Europe, the United States, and Canada, and Japan, which during the time raising money for his revolutionary party. On October 10, 1911 an military involvement in which Sun had no direct involvement
