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The french revolution & 19th century

  • Invention of the steam engine

    Invention of the steam engine

    Device invented by Thomas Newcomen (in its most basic form) which transformed steam into movement in order to carry out different tasks.
  • Flying Shuttle

    Flying Shuttle

    Device invented by John Kay which made the production of textile products easier and was a first step towards mecanization.
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    First industrial revolution

    Period of time of sudden economical, technological and demographic changes that industralised UK and the world.
  • Spinning jenny

    Spinning jenny

    Machine that made easier the weaving process, another first step towards mecanization.
  • Water frame

    Water frame

    Device which used hidraulic power to process several threads at the same time and could work almost by itself.
  • US declaration of independence

    US declaration of independence

    The 13 brittish colonies reach and agreement and express their desires to stop being a part of the UK. This document express enlighted ideas of freedom and liberty.
  • Spinning mule

    Spinning mule

    Machine that produced thread invented by Samuel Crompton that was widely used in Britain.
  • Launch of the first steamship

    Launch of the first steamship

    First model of steamship ever launched, it used Newcomen's steam engine and was designed by Claude de Jouffroy
  • Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty of Versailles

    Treaty in which the UK recognises the independence of the USA
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    Reign of Charles IV

    Reign of the spanish Monarch known as Charles IV, during his reign, he witnessed the motín of Aranjuez, the French revolution, the chrisis of the ancièn regime. He was advised by ministers such a Floridablanca or Godoy. His wife was María Luisa de Parma.
  • Adoption of US constitution

    Adoption of US constitution

    The constitution of the US is put into effect after the constitutional convention. It was, if not the first, one of the first constitutions in being signed. It defended enlightened ideals and capitalism.
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    Calling of the states general.

    Louis the sixteenth called the states general in order to try to impose taxes for the first and second states.
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    National Assembly

    After the disputes originated by the unfair voting system, the National assembly was established in a tennis court.
    Even though it was an assembly in which the third state was the main representatives (As they said they were "the people") members of the other two states were invited to join.
  • Tennis court oath.

    Tennis court oath.

    As the king had locked the members of the third state out of the salon des menus plaisirs , they went to a tennis court near the Palace of Versailles where they took an oath which states the neccesity of a constitution
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    The constituent assembly

    The assembly swore that the would not cease their work until a constitution was written and the negotiations started
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    In this event, the Bastille was attacked by the recolutionaries in order to obtain gunpowder (they had previously attacked the hospital of the invalids but found none). The prision governor was deposed and killed and the political prisioners that were held in captivity there, liberated.
  • The declaration of the rights of  Man and of the Citizen

    The declaration of the rights of Man and of the Citizen

    This doccument established the principle of equality, liberty and fraternity among all the french citizens and set the base for the posterior constitution.
  • Women's March on Versailles

    Women's March on Versailles

    A group of Parisian women organised a protest onto Versailles in which they forced the king to establish himself on the Palace of the Tulleries.
  • Flight to Varennes

    Flight to Varennes

    The royal family tried to flee the country and seek help in Austria. They were catched in the city of Varennes and sent back to Paris.
  • Adoption of first french constitution

    Adoption of first french constitution

    After the absolute monarchic regime in France is abolished, the revolutionaries start negotiations to establish a constitution that followed their enlightened ideas of equality, liberty and fraternity.
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    Legislative assembly

    Period in which France was ruled under a constitutional monarchy in which two parties were significant: the girondins (more moderated) and Jacobins (Radicals). Also there was an importan section of the parliament which had afilliation with none of the two aforesaid parties.
  • Storming of the Tulleries

    Storming of the Tulleries

    The revolutionaries attack the palace of the Tulleries and suspend the king from any constitutional function.
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    The convention

    During this period, a new assembly was formed and a coalition of european countries declared war on France aiming to stop the revolutionary movement
  • Execution of King Louis 16th

    Execution of King Louis 16th

    The king was put on trial for treason and found guilty. He was executed this day.
  • Death of Marat

    Death of Marat

    Marat was assaulted and stabbed, as a result, one of the most important figures of the jacobins was dead.
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    The terror

    The government was taken over by the jacobins with Robespierre as a leader. Lots of people are executed for being "Enemies of the revolution". It ended with the fall of Rosbespierre.
  • Execution of Marie Antoiniette

    Execution of Marie Antoiniette

    Marie Antoiniette was found guilty of treason and also executed.
  • Execution of Robespierre.

    Execution of Robespierre.

    Robespierre is detained and then executed on this day.
  • Treaty of Basel.

    Treaty of Basel.

    Treaties between Prussia,Spain and the French empire which made the former coalition powers abandon the aforesaid.
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    Directory

    After the execution of Robespierre and the dissolution of the Convention, France started a new way of government: the directory in which 5 directors along with two assamblies ruled the country.
  • Napoleon's Coup d'etat

    Napoleon's Coup d'etat

    Napoleon leads a coup and installs a new way of government: the Consulate.
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    Consulate

    In this period, France was ruled first by three consuls (of which, Napoleon held the title of first consul) and then only by Napoleon himself as consul for life.
  • Treaty of San Ildefonso

    Treaty of San Ildefonso

    Treaty in which Spain exchanged its possesions in Louisiana with the Tuscan French terrirories.
  • Invention of the locomotive

    Invention of the locomotive

    Mean of transport invented by Richard Trevitchik which uses coal as a fuel and goes in tracks.
  • Coronation of Emperor Napoleon.

    Coronation of Emperor Napoleon.

    Napoleon proclamates himself emperor of the french.
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    The empire

    Napoleon takes over the country and on the 18/03/1804 he declares himself Emperor of France where he rules as the sole head of state.
  • Approval of the civil code.

    Approval of the civil code.

    A new civil code is approved which introduces new legal concepts.
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle between the Spanish and the French and Great Britain. It stopped the grande armée from crossing the Gibraltar passage in order to take controll over the English channel. In this battle, Almirant Nelson died.
  • Battle of Austerlitz.

    Battle of Austerlitz.

    Battle in the napoleonic wars that made possible for Napoleon to end the Third coalition war.
  • Establishment of the continental blockade

    Establishment of the continental blockade

    Embargo from emperor Napoleon against the Brittish that seeked establishing french hegemony in Europe and perjudicate Brittain.
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau

    Treaty of Fontainebleau

    Treaty between Spain and France which allowed French troops to cross Spain in order to conquer Portugal.
  • Revolt of Aranjuez

    Revolt of Aranjuez

    Revolt that took place in Aranjuez- the palace where spanish monarchy lived- because of the unhappiness of the people with the rulers of the country and that ended up with the destitution of the minister of the king (Godoy), the abdication of Charles IV and the rise to the power of his son Ferdinand VII
  • Revolts in Madrid against the french (2 de mayo)

    Revolts in Madrid against the french (2 de mayo)

    The spanish people revolt against the french rule that was imposed on them
  • Start of the spanish war of independence.

    Start of the spanish war of independence.

    The spanish people organise a revolt against the king imposed by Napoleon which will end up with the independence of Spain.
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    War of indepence.

    War between the spanish and the Napoleonic empire in which the spanish wanted to get rid of the french ruler Joseph I
  • Abdications of Bayonne

    Abdications of Bayonne

    Napoleon forces Ferdinand VII to abdicate on his father Charles IV and he is forced to abdicate on Napoleon, who gives the spanish crown to his brother which would then be know as Joseph I
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    Reign of Joseph 1

    Napoleon took over Spain and put his brother Joseph as king of Spain. He dealt with the war of independence. He was known as Pepe Botella, because he allegedly was an alcholic. His consort was Julia Clary.
  • Battle of Bailen

    Battle of Bailen

    A decissive battle that took place in Bailén and was the first defeat of the napoleonic grande armée. The spanish won over the french, event hough the last outnumbered them.
  • Apparition of the luddites

    Apparition of the luddites

    First actuations of the luddites, a group of people that thought that the machines were a threat to their works and destroyed them.
  • Approval of 'la Pepa'

    Approval of 'la Pepa'

    The constitution of 1812 ,known as la Pepa, is approved by the Cadiz cortes. It establishes constitutional monarchy and a series of rights and obligations for spanish citizens
  • Treaty of Valençay

    Treaty of Valençay

    Treaty between Napoleon and Spain that establishes peace between both countries.
  • Treaty of Fontainebleau.

    Treaty of Fontainebleau.

    In this treaty Napoleon renounces to his power as emperor and retires to the island of Elba under vigilance.
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    Absolutist sexenio

    Fernando VII takes over the power after the war of independence and via coup d'etat restores absolutism. He faces the post-war crisis and several liberal pronunciamientos.
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    Vienna congress

    Napoleon is finally defeated and the vienna congress is held in order to reorganize the territories previously controlled by Napoleon.
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    Return of Napoleon to France.

    Napoleon returns to France from his exile in Elba and retakes power only for a hundred days. For this, this period is known as the hundred days.
  • Battle of Waterloo

    Battle of Waterloo

    Napoleon is defeated in this battle and forced to abdicated.
    Then, he retires to the island of st. Helen and dies there.
  • Restoration of french monaarchy and end of the napoleonic empire.

    Restoration of french monaarchy and end of the napoleonic empire.

    The french monarchy is restored and the period known as the restoration starts.
  • Creation of the Holy alliance.

    Creation of the Holy alliance.

    After the defeat of Napoleon, Prussia, Russia and Austria create an alliance in order to prevent liberal movements to suceed
  • Independence of Argentina

    Independence of Argentina

    Argentina becomes an independent country and ceases dependent relations with Spain
  • Convocation of Cadiz cortes.

    Convocation of Cadiz cortes.

    The Cadiz cortes are convocated by the Junta Central.
  • First revolutionary wave. (1820s' revolutions)

    First revolutionary wave. (1820s' revolutions)

    A series of liberal revolutions that took place in the 1820s such as in spain (trienio liberal), the decembrist revolutions of Argentina and Russia, the Greek war of independence and some revolutions in italian states.
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    Liberal trienio

    The pronunciamiento of general Riego succedes and a constitutional monarchy is imposed, the king, Fernando VII constantly tries to overthrow this government until he finally succedes when the 100 sons of st. Luis help restore the absolutism in Spain.
  • Independence of Peru

    Independence of Peru

    After a war with Spain, Peru gains its independence.
  • Mexican independence

    Mexican independence

    Mexico succeds in obtaining its independence from Spain.
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    Ominous decade

    Last period in Fernando VII's reign in which absolutism comes back and liberals are prosecuted, constitution was absolished, and old institutions were restored.
  • First commercial train

    First commercial train

    First train that was engine powered and transported people from Stockon to Darlington done by George Stephenson
  • Independence of Chile

    Independence of Chile

    Chile becomes independent from Spain after its war of Independence.
  • Second liberal revolutionary wave. (Revolutions of the 1830s)

    Second liberal revolutionary wave. (Revolutions of the 1830s)

    Revolutions which took place in the 1830s. These revolutions tended to be rather nationalist.
    These revolutions happened in France, Belgium, Italy, Poland, Brazil and Portugal, and Switzerland.
  • Creation of the first trade unions

    Creation of the first trade unions

    The first trade unions appear circa this decade in England i order to defend workers' rights.
  • Pragmatic sanction

    Pragmatic sanction

    Law passed by Ferdinand VII which allowed his daughter, Isabel II, to reign by derogating the salic law
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    First Carlist War

    The brother of the previous king claims his right to be king of spain instead of her daughter and legitimate heir, Isabel II and starts a civil war.
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    Regency of Maria Cristina.

    After the death of Fernando VII, his wife takes the power as her daughter and heir- Isabel II - was a minor.
  • Power Loom

    Power Loom

    Device that made fabrics automatically with little human help and used steam as fuel.
  • Expropiations of Mendizabal

    Expropiations of Mendizabal

    The minister Mendizabal orders that eclessiastical properties were to be confiscated and sold and thus, privatized.
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    Chartist movement

    Popular movement in Great Britain that seeked political equality between working and upper classes and, therefore, the representation of the first in the parliament of Great Britain
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    Regency of Espartero

    The general Espartero assumes the power and Maria Cristina leaves the power.
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    Reign Of Isabel II

    After Isabel II becomes legally an adult, she assumes the power of the country from that moment until the glorious revolution. Her consort is Francisco de Asís y Borbón.
  • Drafting of the communist manifesto

    Drafting of the communist manifesto

    Marx and Engels create the communist manifesto which settles the principles of marxism.
  • Third liberal revolutionary wave. (Revolutions of 1848)

    Third liberal revolutionary wave. (Revolutions of 1848)

    Series of revolutions in Europe that took place in France, Ireland, German confederation, Hungary and the Italian states, among others.
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    Italian reunification

    A process of reunification is started by Vittorio Emanuele the second which unified the italic peninsula. Along with this, the cultural movement of the risorgimento, nationalism, took importance.
  • Expropiations of Madoz

    Expropiations of Madoz

    the minister of hacienda orders an expropiation of eclessiastical and state possesions and those are put to be sold.
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    First international.

    Association of socialist, anarchists and trade unions which seeked the overthrowing of capitalism and improve in workers' conditions
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    German Reunification

    Process of unification of Germany that was started by Otto Von Bismarck and, first with economic measures and then pollitical, reunified the different german provinces into one state known as reich
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    Provisional government.

    A provisional government is formed after the revolution of 1868 which governs the country until a new monarch was elected.
  • Approval of the constitution of 1869

    Approval of the constitution of 1869

    Constitution that was established after the glorious revolution by the provisional government that was the one used in the reign of Amadeo of Savoy.
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    Second industrial revolution

    Revolution that changed the world by introducing new fuels such as oil and its derivates (gasoline, kerosene..), the surge of advertisment and consumerist society and the ways of producing things.
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    Reign of Amadeo of Savoy

    The provisional government appoints Amadeo of Savoy as a king, he is not popular. His consort was Maria del Pozzo.
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    First republic

    Period in which there is no king and there also is a lot of political inestability. In a year, 4 presidents took power.
  • Foundation PSOE

    Foundation PSOE

    Pablo Iglesias Posse foundates the spanish socialist party.
    It had a socialist ideology
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    Second international

    This second organisation of workers, only included socialist parties and had similar objectives as the first one
  • Foundation of CNT

    Foundation of CNT

    A trade union which defended workers' rights and had anarchist ideology