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Steam Engine
The importance of the creation of the steam engine was that it sped up the economy in England. It sped up transportation and the speed of how things were moved. It also helped pave the way for the industrial revolution. Watt perfected the steam engine that was used in factories. Which enabled factories to be sited away from rivers, and further accelerated the pace of the Industrial Revolution. -
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French Revolution
It was a European political convulsion with social and cultural consequences. This is when the french monarchy ended. Also France was transformed into a more liberal govt. This is important because people in France had more freedom after the revolution ended. -
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Haitian Revolution
This was caused by the demand of sugar in Europe. This is important because it led to the end of slavery and it was the first republic ruled by people with african ancestry. Haiti had an independant government but it impacted France a lot. -
Independence of Mexico
The Independence of Mexico started as an idealistic peasants' rebellion against their colonial masters, but ended as an unlikely alliance between Mexican ex-royalists and Mexican guerrilla insurgents. It was caused by people who didn't want conquistadors to rule Mexico. The winning of this war allowed Mexico to gain their independence. -
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Congress of vienna
The Congress of Vienna a a conference between the ambassadors of the European states. The objective of this meeting was to settle the issues caused by the French War. This was important because it redrew Europe's map, restoring monarchy to the territories Napoleon captured, providing a balance of powers in the Congress system. -
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Opium War
The Opium war (or Anglo Chinese wars) were important because it was the climax of trade disputes and diplomatic difficulties between China under the Qing Dynasty and the British Empire after China sought to restrict illegal British opium trafficking. Opium was brought into china against the law, which caused Britain to force China to sign various treaties. -
Communist Manifesto
The Communist Manifesto is a historical book and is important because it is used to understand certain aspects of European history. It also aimed the idea of a classless society to people in lower classes. It gave people the idea of taking over capitalist societies. This was important because communism was a big cause of revolutions in Europe. Also, this book was a guideline for success for Western Countries -
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Matt Perry takes Japan
Matt Perry was a U.S. commodore and opened Japan’s trade ports. He traveled to Japan and forced the leader of Japan to open trade. This took two trips to Japan to achieve this. On the first trip, he pointed guns a Japan and refused to leave until his letter from the U.S. President was accepted. On the second trip, Perry showed up with double the amount of ships and was presented with a treaty. This was called the Convention of Kanagawa, which was signed by the ruler, Shogun. -
Sepoy Mutiny
This was India's first rebellion. It was caused by a group of people called the Sepoys (Indian men trained by the British) that rebelled because they didn't like being controlled because of their race. Britain also put a tax on land and peasants and caused a food shortage. Britain didn't like the Indians rising up because they thought of them as a threat. This was important because it was the beginning of the Indian independence movement, and it made people want to throw off British rule. -
Unification of Germany
This took place in Versailles palace's hall of mirrors in France. This event was important because Princes of the German states gathered there to proclaim Wilhelm of Prussia. Also, the unification exposed several glaring religious, linguistic, and cultural differences between and among the inhabitants of the new nation. The unification of Germany was caused by the congress of Vienna. -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference was important because it regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. The conference ushered in a period of high colonial activity on the part of the European powers, while also eliminating most existing forms of African autonomy and self-governance. -
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Zulu Uprising
The Zulu uprising took place after the Zulu Boer War. This is when Britain cut in and annexed Zulu territory. This is also known as the Bambatha Rebellion because it was led by Bambatha KaMancinza, the leader of the Zulu people. This was important in history because Zulu people revolted against the British to end their taxation and control. The British defeated them with help of Indians. -
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Russo-Japanese War
The cause of this was was Manchuria and Korea. Russia wanted the yearly open trade routes, and Japan wanted Korea. The war ended in Japan defeating Russia. The victories for Japan eventually would effect the balance of power in East Asia. This showed other asian countries that Japan was strong and powerful. The win of Japan also had a major part in causing the Russian Revolution in 1905. -
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Dr. Sun Yat-sen takes over China
Dr. Sun Yat-Sen was a Chinese doctor and a political leader. He was known as the founder as China because his view on things agreed with China and Taiwan. He had a big influence on the end on the Qing Dynasty. That was China’s last dynasty. He also became the president of the Republic of China. Dr. Sun was also famous because he united China together into one nation. A bad outcome of his rule was after China won the revolution, Sun lost power and warlords took over China. -
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Zulu uprising
