Period 5 Timeline

  • James Watt perfects steam engine

    James Watt perfects steam engine The Watt steam enigne was the first tyoe of steam engine to make use of steam at a pressure.
  • Toussaint Louverture

    He was the leader of the Haitian Revolution.
  • Reign of King Louis XVI

    He was king of France between 1774-1791. He was also the last Bourbon king of France.
  • Spinning Mule

    The spinning mule is a machine used to spin cotton and other fibers.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution was a political disruption as the 13 colonies that broke out from the British empire. They also formed the independent nation, the United States of America.
  • Simon Boliviar

    He was a Military and political. Today he is one of the most influencutial politicians in American history.
  • Cotton Gin developed

    Cotton gin developed by created by American inventor Eli Whitney, in 1794.
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution period of time where they reformed their social aspect.
  • Reign of Napoleon

    French military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution.
  • Wars of independence of Latin America

    Wars of independence of Latin america were the revolutions that resulted in the creation of new countries in Latin America.
  • Congress of Vienna

    The Congress of Vienna conference of Ambassadors of European states chaired by Austrailian statesman, assembled in 1815 by the four European powers which had defeated Napoleon.
  • War of Greek Independence

    This was a rebellion of the Greeks and Turks in the Ottoman Empire and gained independence in 1829.
  • Opium War

    The Opium Wars were two wars, the first war was between two wars between Great Britian and China. These wars were caused from trade and diplomatic assiciation between China under the Qing Dynasty and British Empire.
  • Unification of Italy

    The Unification of Italy change the different states of the Italian Peninsula into the single state of Italy.
  • Communist Manifesto published

    Communist Manifesto published titled Manifesto of the communist party, is ahort 1848 publication written by te political theorists Karl Marx and Fredrich Engels.
  • Taiping Rebellion

    Taiping Rebllion was a civil war in southern China. This was between the Manchu-led Qing Dynasty and southern china.
  • Crimean War

    The Crimean War was a conflict in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, Britain, the Ottoman empire, and Sardinia. The immediate issue involved the rights of Christians in the Holy Land controlled by the Ottoman Empire.
  • Bessemer Process developed

    Bessemer process developed the first inexpensive steel company from pig iron. The inventor was Henry Bessemer in 1855
  • Sepoy Revolution

    The Rebellion was a complete surprise to the British. soldiers that worked for the British during the British rule were known as the "sepoys".
  • Origin of the Species published

    A work of specific liturature written by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the evolutionary foundation of biology.
  • Emacipation of Russian serfs

    Emancipation of the Russian serfs fought and the western forces won. It was Ottoman empire, France, and Britain versus Russia.
  • Meiji restoration

    The Meiji restoration was a chain of events taht restored imperial rule to Japan in 1868 under the emperor.
  • Unification of Germany

    The Unification of Germany took place at the Versailles Palace Hall of Mirrors.
  • Boer War

    Boer War were two wars, the first lasting two years and second lasted four years, by the British empire against the settlers of two independent boer republics.
  • Berlin West Africa Conference

    Berlin West Africa Conference is also known as the Congo Conference and they traded with Africa.
  • Indian National Congress founded

    Indian National Congress founded one of the two major political parties in India. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratically-operating poitical parties in the world.
  • Boxer Rebellion

    Boxer Rebellion wasa violent christian movement that took place in China.
  • Russo- Japanese War

    Japanese defeated Russian troops, and crushed their navy. By 1910 Japan had complete control over Korea.
  • All India Muslim League founded

    The All India Muslim League was a political party. They started the conference held in Dhaka.
  • Henry Ford and assembly line

    Henry Ford created the assembly line at Highland Park plant, introduced on December 1, 1913.
  • Panama Canal

    Connects Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. This is key for international trade.
  • Suez Canal

    The Suez Canal was a waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.
  • Haitian Revolution

    The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt which lead to the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the republic of Haiti.