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Period: 1300 to
Ottoman Empire
Started by Osman I, the Ottoman Empire quickly spread due to political alliances and military conflicts. -
Galileo's telescope
Galileo's telescope was an important advancement in technology that led to many discoveries. His telescope started a chain reaction of realizations about the universe, including the fact that the earth is not the center of our solar system. -
King James Bible
The King James version of the Bible was the first English translation of the Bible. It was crucial to the spreading of religion and the ability to study the Bible without a pastor or preacher. -
Royal Society of London
The Royal Society of London was one of the first monarchy-established societies solely dedicated to scientists and aiding in their future discoveries. It was established by Charles II and the members included Isaac Newton and Robert Boyle. -
Paul I of Russia's birth
Paul the first was Catherine the Great's first child and successor to Russia. -
Catherine the Great's takeover
Catherine conspired with Peter's aristocracy and in June of 1762, they threw him in jail where he died 6 months later. This was the beginning of the longest reign by a woman in Russia. -
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Russo-Turkish war
The Ottoman Empire was weak after the 7 Years' War and Russia took advantage of that. This was one of the many territory expansions Russia had over the years. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a shooting that killed five people in a crowd of 300-400 people. The crowd was harassing and throwing snowballs with rocks in them at the red coats and they shot back. -
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Haitian revolution
The Haitian revolution was one of the largest slave revolutions in history, as well as the first successful one. It involved half a million slaves fighting against their French colonizers and oppressors. -
Catherine the Great's death
Catherine died of a stroke at her winter palace in St Petersburg. Her son Paul I took over after her death. -
The Columbian act
The Columbian act was passed in 1799, banning trade unions and collective bargaining by British workers. Even though the ban was eventually lifted, this is important because it shows how effective the trade unions became and how much the people in power were worried about it. -
Mathew Murray's steam locamotive
In 1812, Mathew Murray opened the first successful locomotive line. This was a major development in technology and paved the way for many other locomotive lines in the future. -
General Union of Trades
The General Union of Trades was one of the first trade unions to be founded. Their name was later changed because the original name was made to hide the fact that they were a trade union while they were still illegal. -
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French citizens sail to algeria
French citizens sailed across the Mediterranean to Algeria for more resources and land. They ended up seizing land from the Algerians and using it for themselves. -
Moscow conference
The Moscow Conference is where other world powers decided that the halves of Korea would be governed by the US and the Soviet Union for 5 years before giving them their freedom. This is important because not only was this done against the people of Korea's wishes but it eventually led to North Korea becoming a communist country. -
Proclamation of the National Liberty Front
Written by Frantz Fanon, the Proclamation of the NLF is the Algerian version of the Declaration of Independence, it states both the wants of the Algerians and what they're willing to do for the French in order to get that. It draws heavily from the Declaration of Independence and The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. -
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Algerian War
The Algerian War was Algeria's revolution against its colonizers the French. It was an extremely violent and bloodshed-filled time when over 800,000 Algerians died. -
Decolonization of Ghana
Ghana was the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to gain its independence. The independence leader Kwame Nkrumah used strictly non-violent methods, such as stikes and protests. -
decolonization of the Belgian Congo
The Congo's decolonization was an extremely bloody and violent one. King Leopold's torment of the Belgian Congo left them underdeveloped, impoverished, and unprepared for self-government and independence. -
Berlin wall's construction
The construction of the Berlin Wall, and just the Berlin Wall as a whole, was a sign of communism's failure in Germany. It is important because the wall made so many other countries get involved to solve the problem even though it was domestic, showing that countries can work together to help solves others who cant solve their own problems.