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Touissant Louverture
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American Reolution
The American revolution between Britain and North America. It freed the Americans from the king and the taxes -
James Watts perfects steam engine
This is the year James Watts perfected the 1912 model of the steam engine. He made it more efficient. -
spinning mule developed
The spinning mule is a machine used tospin cotton. It was created by Samuel Compton. -
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Simon Bolivar
He was a general for south America -
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French Revolution
This is when the French overthrew the king. The third estate overthrew the king -
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reign of King Louis XVI
King Louis was the king of France during the French Revolution. He was overthrown and executed by the third estate. -
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Haitian Revolution
This was a slave revolt in the French colony Saint Domingue. It was the only successful slave revolt. -
Cotton Gin developed
This was when the cotton gin was developed. -
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reign of Napoleon
Napoleon untied France. he united them after the French Revolution and reign of terror, a time of turmoil. -
Congress of Vienna
It was an European Assembly that reorganized Europe after the Napolenic Wars -
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Opium War
This war was between Britain and China> It was started because Britain was smuggling opium (a drug) into China. -
Communist Manifesto published
It is a political document. It was published by political theorisists in Germany. -
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Taiping Rebellion
it was a rebellion in china against there leader Hong Xiuquan -
Bessemer process developed
It was invented by Henry Bessemer. It was an inexpensive way to produce steel from molten pig iron. -
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Crimean War
A war between Russia and the French, British, and Ottoman Turkish. Russia lost all these alliances -
Sepoy Rebellion
In india the Spoys were troops who worked for the British. Then they went against them and rebelled. -
Origin of the Species published
This book was written by Charles Darwin. It created a lot of controversy. -
Emancipation of Russian Serfs
This is when the Russian peasants were freed from their landlords. This is because of their tsar. -
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Meiji Restoration
This brought Japan under he emperor rule of Meiji. It also led to the fall of the Tokagawa shogunate. -
Suez Canal
It is located in Eygypt. It connected the Medditaranean and Red Sea. -
unification of germany
This is when germany united them selves politically -
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Berlin West Africa Conference
It was a series of negotiations. The European powers met to decide the questions about the Congo River basin. -
Indian National Congress founded
It is a democratically operating political party. It is the oldest in India. -
Boxer Rebellion
It was started by peasants in Northern China. They did not wan any foreign influence in China. -
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Boer War
It was a war in South Africa. Between Britain and the Boers. -
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Russo-Japenese War
It was a war between Russia and Japan. It was over Manchuria and Korea. -
All-India Muslim League founded
This was a political party. It was established by the British Indian Empire. -
Henry Ford and Assembly line
Henry Ford, who creatted the ford car company, created the assembly line. This gave people more jobs and made production faster. -
Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was built during World War 1. It is was built as a passage way to make navy ships a quicker route.