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pattented by James Watt
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Beginning of Napoleonic Ear
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Agreement (with conditions) between Napoleon and Pope Pius VII
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Napoleon gains then most-powerful in the French government
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France's peace with Britain ends
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Napoleon is made emperor
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Battle of Ulm (Austria), Battle of Austerlitz (Russia)
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Embargo on British goods, Battles of Jena and Auerstadt
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Napoleon's ill-fated invasion begins
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Napoleon is exiled after failure in Russia
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Concert of EUrope established, Napoleon exiled to St. Helena after Battle of Waterloo
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Meeting of Allied powers under COncert of Europe
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In reaction to Corn Laws
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Crushed by Nicholas I
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Serbia and Danubian Territories gain independence from the Ottoman Empire
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overthrow of Charles X
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Used on first public railway line; fastest of its time
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gave representation to previously underrepresented urban areas
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Limited amount of work hours for children
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Zollverein formed
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creates oppurtunities for missionaries
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led to creation of workhouses, actually hurt the poor
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Dutch Boers pushed out of South Africa by the British ->establish Transvaal Republic and the Orange Free State
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Chinese officials destroy a shipment of British opium-> results in a British blockade of Chinese ports. Ended by treaty of Treaty of Nanking in 1842
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Held among “Great Powers” (Russia, Britain, France, Austria, Prussia), re-establishing “ancient rule” of the Ottoman Empire
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Famine hits Ireland & decimates population; ends around 1851
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Cheaper grain for poor
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restricted the working hours of women and children in British factories to 10 hours a day
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Failed revolutions in German States, Italy, Austria, and France
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Showcased the skill of British Engineers
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becomes prime minister
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France and Great Briatin declare war on Russia
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Agreed upon by powers of Europe & included:
1) Russia should renounce any claims to occupied territories
2) The 1841 Straits Convention would be revised
3) Navigation in the mouth of the Danube should be internationalized
4) Russia should withdraw any claim to having protective role for the Greek Orthodox residents in the Ottoman Empire -
Cavour sends 15,000 troops to Crimea
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made black sea neutral territory
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published by Charles Darwin
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Napoleon III agrees to Piedmont-Sardinia’s annexation of north and central Italy
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Victor Emmanuel II crowned King of Italy
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Alters course of modern German history
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Prussia and Austria side against Denmark and are victorious
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Austrians defeated
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Italian armies align with Prussia
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British controlled canal allows for very convenient transportation route from the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea
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Starts b/c of the Crisis of Spanish Succession
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French admit defeat, German Empire declared
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reduces holdings of Pope to Vatican City
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Briefly rules until May
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ends Crimean War
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agreed upon by major powers & revises treaty of San Stefano, restricting Russian expansion
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during the "Scramble for Africa"- proves to be valuable colony
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attempts to regulate imperialism in Africa
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threatens the government's stability in France
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Alfred Dreyfus sent to prison
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held in Switzerland
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erupts between British and Boers in Southern Africa
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happens b/c Japanese encroached on Russia's control of Port Arthur; ends in 1905