Revolutions and unification

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    simon bolivar liberates Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia

    simon bolivar was a military and political leader from Venezuela who helped Latin American countries gain independence from the Spaniards

  • start of French revolution

    the execution of Louis XVI, this event was involved in the downfall of France's monarchy.
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    Toussaint L'Ouverture leads slave revolt

    Toussaint L'Ouverture was a born leader of the Haitian revolution, he lead a slave rebellion in the northern province
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    war with France

    france declared war on Austria​ because they were scared that Austria would put Louis XVI back in power

  • Haiti wins independence

    with the help of Toussaint L'Ouverture Haiti​ leads a slave revolt
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    war with Austria

    france declared war on Austria​ because they were scared that Austria would put Louis XVI back in power

  • father Miguel Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico

    miguel Hidalgo helped Mexico gain its independence from Spain​

  • Mexico gains independence

    mexico gained independence when Miguel​ Hidalgo declared war against the Spaniards

  • Jose de San Martin liberates Argentina & Chile

    José de San Martin was the leader of an independence movement in Argentina and southern south America​
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    guisseppi mazzini creates "young italy"

    Guiseppe Mazzini's goal was to create a united Italy, and he did so by being the spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement
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    Zollverein

    used by German states to manage tariffs and economic policies and established under Prussian​ rule, Zollverein means "customs union" in german

  • camillo cavour becomes prime minister

    camillo Cavour​ was the Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia and a political mastermind

  • Napoleon becomes emperor of France

    Napoleon was born on the French side of Corsica, at the age of 9 he was sent off to France​ to train for a military career
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    Italian role in crimean war

    Deployment of Italian​ troops to Crimea and Sardinia was among the participants of the peace conference at the end of the war
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    garibaldi's red shirts capture Sicily

    Garibaldi collected 1,089 volunteers for his trip to recapture Sicily​, were outnumbered but went on the expedition anyways

  • victor Emmanuel II is crowned king of unified Italy

    Italy won Venetia during the time of the Austro-Prussian War

  • blood and iron speech

    this speech was given by Otto von Bismarck the minister-president of Prussia​

  • Bismarck becomes prime minister

    bismarck was 47 when he became prime minister
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    war with Denmark

    Russian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, Denmark fought the Austrian empire and the kingdom of Prussia​
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    2nd reich

    the Kaiserreich dominated European politics after being defeated in the great war, reich also means "empire" and can also mean "government" in german