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Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was an intelectual movement where thinkers used reason and individualism rather than tradition, to answer questions about the world. The point of the Enlightenment was to reform society with reasoning and the scientific method. It originated around 1650 and continued on for many years. It was sparked by philosophers like John Locke and Voltaire, and a physicist named Isac Newton. The enlightenment was a major turning point for man kind. -
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transport, and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom, then subsequently spreading throughout Europe, North America ... -
Tennis Court Oath
The Tennis Court Oath was a pledge signed by 576 out of 577 members of the third estate. The pledge stated that the members would continue to meet until the new constitution was made -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution was about a number of issues or the rights of individuals, political participation and the future of the french goverment. There was also alot of discussions about the future of french colonies and the "affranchis" who are free people of color. -
Haitan Revolution
The Haitain Revolution was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue, which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Republic of Haiti. -
Reign of Terror
The Reign of Terror was a period of violence that occured after the onset of the French Revolution. Over 16,000 people were exicuted by the guillotine -
War of Knives
The war of Knives took place during the Haitain Revolution. It was a conflict between Toussaint Louverture and his adversary Andre Riguad. Their men fought for control of Haiti after the revolution. Riguad won the battle. -
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of European States chaired by Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich -
Berlin Conference
The Berlin Conference of 1884–85, also known as the Congo Conference" or West Africa Conference, regulated European colonization and trade in Africa during the New Imperialism period, and coincided with Germany's sudden emergence as an imperial power. ... -
Boxer Rebellion
Beginning in 1898, groups of peasants in northern China began to band together into a secret society known as I-ho ch'üan ("Righteous and Harmonious Fists"), called the "Boxers" by Western press.
