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Starts the Industrial Revolution
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James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
In 1764 an illiterate carpenter named James Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny. This allowed weavers to double their productivity. This meant that one man could do the work of over eight other people. This lead to people become angry at Hargreaves. The Luddites destroyed many of the spinning jenny’s. -
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Bourgeois Revolutions
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Starts the 7 years war
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End the 7 years war.
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The American Revolution
The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. -
The Declaration Of Independence
A document declaring the US to be independent of the British Crown was signed on July 4, 1776, by the congressional representatives of the 13 Colonies -
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The Steam engine is greatly improved.
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The guillotine was invented
The guillotine was invented by Frenchman Dr. Guillotine. Guillotine was part of a political group, but invented to guillotine to make executions in France more humane. Before this people had their limbs tied to four oxen and pulled apart. -
Versailles Treaty
Is signed the Versailles Treaty in which Great Britain recognize the independence of United States. -
1st North American Constitution
The United States Constitution was written in 1787 during the Philadelphia Convention. The old Congress set the rules the new government followed in terms of writing and ratifying the new constitution. -
John Fitch made the first successful trial of a steamboat.
John Fitch made the first ever successful trial of a steamboat on the Delaware River. Pistons forced air through the water, propelling the boat without flooding the engine. -
Storming of the Bastille
Occurred in Paris, France, on the afternoon of 14 July 1789. The medieval fortress, armory, and political prison in Paris known as the Bastille represented royal authority in the center of Paris. The prison contained just seven inmates at the time of its storming but was a symbol of abuses by the monarchy; its fall was the flashpoint of the French Revolution. -
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New French Constitution
The short-lived French Constitution of 1791 was the first written constitution in France, created after the collapse of the absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime. One of the basic precepts of the revolution was adopting constitutionality and establishing popular sovereignty. -
Austria and Prussia invade France
The other monarchies of Europe looked with outrage at the revolution and its upheavals, and considered whether they should intervene, either in support of King Louis XVI, or to prevent the spread of revolution, or to take advantage of the chaos in France. -
Louis XVI execution
Executed by the guillotine, took place on the Place de la Révolution ("Revolution Square", formerly Place Louis XV, and renamed Place de la Concorde in 1795) in Paris. -
Eli Whitney creates the cotton gin
Eli Whitney was born in Massachusetts America and inventor of the cotton gin. His invention revolutionised the cotton industry. It allowed cotton to be collected with hundreds less people. -
French Directory
was a five-member committee which governed France from 1795, when it replaced the Committee of Public Safety, until it was overthrown by Napoleon Bonaparte in the Coup of 18 Brumaire (8–9 November 1799) and replaced by the French Consulate. -
Edward Jenner created the vaccine for smallpox.
Edward Jenner born in England in 1749 discovered the first vaccine for smallpox. He found that milkmaids who had been infected with cowpox, a much less deadly disease, did not contract smallpox. To test his theory he injected an eight year old boy with cowpox and six weeks later exposed him to smallpox. The eight year old boy did not show any symptoms of smallpox. -
French Consulate
Republican stage of the French Revolution where the power would reside in the consuls, and that prepared the ground for the establishment of the Napoleonic hegemony. -
The first conventional battery is invented.
Alessandro Volta invented the first battery called the Voltaic Pile. It was the first practical method of generating electricity. The Voltaic Pile however could not generate electricity for a long period of time. -
Haitian Independence
The Haitian began their revolution in 1791 until 1804. Their key leader who was Toussaint L'ouverture and Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli. The Haitian and their key leaders fought hard for their Independence for Thirteen years. They became Independent in January 1, 1804. -
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French Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. -
Colombia
Colombia key leaders were Antonio Narino and Simon Bolivar. Prominent among the first revolutionary leaders was Antonio Nariño, who took part in the uprising at Bogotá on July 20, 1810. The revolution was to last nine years before the victory of Simón Bolívar at Boyacá (1819) secured the independence of Greater Columbia (Span., Gran Colombia ). They became Independent in July 20, 1810. -
Mexican Independence
Grito de Dolores by Father Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. -
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Venezuela
The Venezuelan Revolution started in November 1810. The key leader of their revolution was Simon Bolivar and Francisco de Miranda. They fought the Spanish Empire for their Independence and Freedom. -
Argentina
The Argentine War of Independence was fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under the key leaders who were Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín against royalist forces loyal to the Spanish crown. The Revolution ended in 1818 but Argentina became Independent in July 9, 1816. -
The first bicycle was invented.
The first ever bicycle was the Walking Machine invented by Baron von Drais. It was made to move around the royal gardens. It had two wheels of the same size and a steerable frame. It was propelled by pushing your feet along the ground as there were no pedals. -
Serbia and Greece
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Peruvian War of Independence
During the first decade 1800s Peru had been a stronghold for royalists, who fought those in favor of independence in Perú, Upper Peru, Quito and Chile. Among the most important events during the war was the proclamation of independence of Peru by Antonio José de Sucre on July 28, 1821. -
Mexican Independence War End
Entrance of the Army of the Three Guarantees led by Agustín de Iturbide to Mexico City. -
Brazil
Comprised a series of political and military events that occurred in 1821–1824, most of which involved disputes between Brazil and Portugal regarding the call for independence presented by the Brazilian Empire. It is celebrated on September 7, the anniversary of the September 7, 1822 date regent Prince Dom Pedro declared Brazil's independence from Portugal. Formal recognition came with a treaty signed by both Brazil and Portugal in late 1825. -
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine was a United States policy of opposing European colonialism in The Americas beginning in 1823. It stated that further efforts by European nations to take control of any independent state in North or South America would be viewed as "the manifestation of an unfriendly disposition toward the United States." -
The typewriter is invented.
Alfred Ely Beach born in the USA was the inventor of the typewriter. The original typewriter had a keyboard whose casing was in alphabetical order. The keyboard style was changed to the QWERTY system that we know today because the ink would smudge if you typed letters close to each other too frequently. None of the first typewriters were successful as they were not seen as a useful invention. -
The first ever photo was taken
In the summer of 1827 Joseph Niepce took the first ever photographic image. Prior to this event people only used the camera for viewing and drawing a certain area, not making photographs. -
Chartist Movement
These movement gets the abolition of the slavery. -
Belgian Independence
was the conflict which led to the secession of the southern provinces (mainly the former Southern Netherlands) from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and the establishment of an independent Kingdom of Belgium.
On 25 August 1830 riots erupted in Brussels and shops were looted.
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Samuel F.B. Morse invented the telegraph.
Samuel Morse invented the telegraph, which allowed messages to be sent quickly over a wire. In 1860, there was a telegraph wire which spread from the east of the USA to the south. -
Invention of the revolver.
In 1836 Samuel Colt invented the first ever revolver and named it after himself the “Colt”. The weapon was equipped with a revolving cylinder which chambers six rounds and an innovative cocking device. -
Treaty of Nanking
Peace treaty which ended the First Opium War (1839–42) between the United Kingdom and the Qing dynasty of China on 29 August 1842. It was the first of what the Chinese later called the unequal treaties on the ground that Britain had no obligations in return. -
The sewing machine was invented.
Elias Howe was awarded a patent in 1846 for the first commercially viable sewing machine. It is what the printing press was to books, an invention that sped up a thousand fold the processing of textiles into marketable goods. -
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Officially entitled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1861. It changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people in the designated areas of the South from slave to free, although it had little immediate effect. -
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American Civil War
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American Civil War
The American Civil War was an internal conflict fought in the United States (U.S.) from 1861 to 1865. The Union (i.e., The United States) faced secessionists in eleven Southern states grouped together as the Confederate States of America. The Union won the war, which remains the bloodiest in U.S. history. -
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite.
Alfred Nobel was born in 1833 in Switzerland and was the inventor of dynamite. It was the most explosive device in the world at the time. It was used in the armed forces and also used to destroy rocks and clear out mines. Nobel did not want to be remembered for explosions so he created the Nobel Prize. -
Thomas Edison invents the first incandescent light bulb.
Thomas Edison born in 1874 was one of the most successful inventors in the world. He experimented with thousands of different materials before finding the correct combination to make an incandescent light bulb. The bulb lasted for 40 hours without burning out. He eventually invented a bulb that lasted for 1500 hours. -
The first motorcycle was invented.
The first ever motorcycle was invented in the late 19th century by German engineer Gottlieb Daimler. Daimler was born on March 17, 1834 in a village near Stuttgart, Germany. He gained factory experience at a young age and worked on the prototype of the bike for years until he finally affected them. -
The first automobile was invented
Karl Benz born in 1844 in Germany was the inventor of the first car. He and his wife founded the first ever petrol powered automobile company, Mercedes Benz. -
Coca Cola is sold to the public.
In May of 1886 Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pemberton of Atlanta. His bookkeeper Frank Robinson suggested the name and also wrote the iconic logo of Coca Cola by hand. Until 1905 the drink contained cocaine. -
Cuba and Puerto Rico
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The zeppelin is invented
A German military officer named Fernando von Zeppelin invented a rigid framed airship, which he named after himself. During the zeppelin’s first ever flight it flew approximately 3.7 miles in 17 minutes. The zeppelin was used in World War 1 by the Germans. -
Russo-Japanese War
fought between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea. The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea, Japan and the Yellow Sea.
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Mexican Revolution
Major armed struggle c. 1910–1920 radically transforming Mexican culture and government. Although recent research has focused on local and regional aspects of the Revolution, it was a "genuinely national revolution." -
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Italo-Turkish War
fought between the Kingdom of Italy and the Ottoman Empire from September 29, 1911, to October 18, 1912. As a result of this conflict, Italy captured the Ottoman Tripolitania Vilayet (province), of which the main sub-provinces (sanjaks) were Fezzan, Cyrenaica, and Tripoli itself. These territories together formed what became known as Italian Libya. -
Assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand
The trigger for the war was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, by Yugoslav nationalist Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo. -
German's Promise Support for the Austrians
Kaiser William II of Germany promises German support for their Austrian allies against Serbia. -
Austria Declares War of Serbia
Because the assassination was commited by Serbs, Austria declares war on Serbia. -
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Triple Entente (France, British Empire, and Russian Empire)(Italy, Serbia, Montenegro, Belgium, Japan, Portugal, Romania, Hejaz, Greece, Siam and the United States) vs Triple Alliance (German Empire, Austria-Hungary Empire, Ottoman Empire) (Bulgaria) -
Germany Declares War on Russia
Germany declares war on the Russians, who are compeled to defend Serbia. -
Germany declares war on France
Implemented their invasion of Belgium, part of their Scheifflen Plan. The Plan was intended to bring about a swift victory for Germany in the event of a two-front war. It concentrated on exploiting the differences in the amount of time neighboring countries would need to prepare for war. The Belgium army was swept aside easily enough, however, the French held off the German forces. With the failure of the Schleiffen Plan, trench warfare ensued. -
Britain Declares War on Germany
Britain joins its French and Russian allies. -
Ottoman Empire Enters the War on Germany's Side
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First Zeppelin Raid on Britain
Zepplins were a relatively new technology. The models built in 1914 had five machine guns and could carry 4,400 lbs. of bombs. Their maximum speed was 136 kph and they could reach a height of 4,250 metres. this particular raid took place over the east coast of England. Yarmouth and King's Lynn were both bombed. -
Germany shows their new weapon the submarine
Sinking of the Lusitania THe RMS Lusitania was an ocean liner owned by Cunard Lines. She was attacked by a German U-boat and sank in eighteen minutes. 1,198 of the nearly 2,000 passengers aboard died. Many of the passengers were American citizens. It is considered the second most famous civilian liner disaster, following the sinking of the RMS Titanic.
These events did a lot to turn public opinion of several countries, including the United States, against the Germans. -
Italy Declares War on Germany and Austria
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Conscription Introcuced in Britain
Beginning in 1916, the law in Britain stated that each man had to serve in the military for a certain period of time. Britain was beginning to run out of volunteer soldiers. -
Tanks
Tanks were used for the first time en masse. They were also used at the Battle of the Somme. Early tanks were fairly unreliable, as is almost any new technology, but they had a part in partially ending some of the madness of trench warfare. -
Czar's fall
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German Submarine Warfare
Germany adopted a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare in an attempt to starve Great Britain. -
Mexican Constitution
The Constitution of Mexico, formally the Political Constitution of the United Mexican States is the current constitution of Mexico. It was drafted in Santiago de Querétaro, in the State of Querétaro, by a constitutional convention, during the Mexican Revolution. It was approved by the Constitutional Congress. -
America Enters the War
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Peace Treaty between Russia and Germany. The Communist Revolution overturned the monarchy and the Russians called for an end to the war. -
Ottoman Empire makes Peace
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Austria makes Peace
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Germany Signs Armisctice With Allies
Official end of WWI. The photograph is of a march through the streets of London in celebration of the end of the war. -
The Treaty of Versailles
The official peace settlement known as the Treaty of Versailles was signed near the beautiful palace at Versailles, near Paris. The treaty was very harsh on Germany and the resentment it created is often credited with the onset of the Second World War . The treaty forced Germany to accept full responsibility for the the war and pay reparations, give up territories and reduce the army size to a meager 100,000 souls, -
USSR
It is founded the USSR managed by Lenin -
Benito Mussolini names himself Dictator
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Hirohito ascend power after his father dies
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Stalin takes the control
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Great Depression
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New Deal
President Roosevelt contingency plan. -
Adolf Hitler takes the control in Germany
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Germany allies with Italy
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Germany and Italy support state take down of Francisco Franco
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The axis is conformed
It is formalized the alliance, The axis is conformed by Germany, Italy and Japan. -
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Germany invades Poland
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France declares War on The Axis
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England declares war on The Axis
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Auschwitz is open
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Japan attacks Pearl Harbor
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U.S.A. declares War on The Axis
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Germany attacks the USSR
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Germany decrees to deport and exterminate the jews
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Mexico declares war on The Axis
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"D Day"
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USSR takes back Varsovia and takes down Auschwitz nd free the jews
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President Truman assumes the power in U.S.A.
After Roosevelt died, Truman assumes the power.
Germane surrenders to U.S.A.
ONU is founded.
U.S.A. launches atomic bombs to Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Japan surrenders to U.S.A.
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Benito Mussolini is assassinated by their own people
