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The lowest class of France charges into the Bastille, which is significant to the revolution because it shows the French people that their say matters.
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L'Ouverture, a slave turned activist, begins to rally the Haitian people. Their revolt that follows this shows Latin America that revolution is possible.
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The day that Haiti is officially declared its own nation & inspires other revolutions all over Latin America
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Napoleon meant so much to the French people, & seeing him officially become the leader of their nation increases their nationalism & quality of life due to Napoleon's changes.
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Bolivar liberated Latin American states starting from the north & going down, & with each state he liberated, he gained a larger following & more people in his army.
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This day was the day that Father Hidalgo declares a revolt against the Spanish people & rallies the Mexican people to fight for their Freedom.
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Another state that San Martin liberated in order to further strengthen Latin America.
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This is one of the first Latin American states that Bolivar liberates, which increases the power of the new united Latin America.
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While Bolivar liberated Latin America from north to south, San Martin started at the bottom & worked his way up. When he liberated Argentina, he gained a stronger following which helped support the revolution.
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Simon Bolivar liberates Peru & once again strengthens his army against Spanish control.
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On this day Mexico is free from Spain's control & gains the independence that Father Hidalgo dreamed of.
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Liberating Ecuador from Spanish control further strengthed Bolivar's army as he marched towards the south of Latin America.
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Bolivia gains its independence from Spain & joins the newly independent Latin America
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Mazzini rallies the people Italy through writing & speeches, & the start of "Young Italy" shows the start of the Italian people learning about unification.
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On this date, the Zollverein, or German trade agreement, was formally introduced & dismissed trade tariffs between German states, which was important to the Unification of Germany because it strengthened the idea that the German states were one nation.
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Prussia goe to war with Denmark in order to claim the mostly German states of Schleswig & Holstein. This helps the newly forming Germany to gain more control & show off their capabilities as a country.
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When Cavour is in power, he makes a lot of strides towards a unified Italy, which help Sardinia gain land for their unified nation.
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When Italy takes part in the Crimean war, they aren't really needed, but they do get to be represented at the peace confrance afterwords, which shows Europe their new voice.
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When Garibaldi & his men liberated Sicily, Italy gained more power & grew came closer to being the nation they wanted to be.
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The day that Emmanuel is crowned king marks the day Italy is its own, unified country.
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Bismarck becoming Prime Minister was important to German Unification because him having so much power allowed him to make many great descions that helped Germany form.
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Prussian Prime Minister, Otto Von Bismarck, delivered his Famous Blood & Iron Speech & spoke of the Unification of the German Nation, which most likely boosted the feeling of nationalism in this new Country.
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Germany ends their alliance with Austria & attacks. This shows Austria that Germany wants them out of their way.
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Germany Defeats France, which is the last step of their unification, & Germany soon after crowns its king. With Germany having all its states under on leader, this shows other neighbooring states how much power they could have if they unified.
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They 2nd Reich started when the German Empire was created, & ended with the rule of Hitler & the Nazis. The second Reich was extremely important to Germany because it marked the time that Germany was created.
