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Final defeat of Napoleon by British and Prussian forces. -
Restored Bourbon king after Napoleon’s fall.
First reign: April 6, 1814 – March 20, 1815
Second reign: July 8, 1815 – September 16, 1824 -
Reorganized Europe post-Napoleon, restored monarchies.It ended in June 9,1815 -
Short liberal period in Spain; ended by French intervention.Ended in april,7 1823 -
Overthrown for his attempts to reestablish absolutism.Ended in August 2,1830 -
Greece fought and gained independence from the Ottoman Empire.Ended in may,7 1832 -
Belgium separated from the Netherlands.July 21,1831 -
Citizen king of the July Monarchy; overthrown in 1848.It ended in february 24,1848. -
German customs union led by Prussia; key to unification. -
Liberal and nationalist revolts across Europe.It endedn in december of 1849. -
Republic established after fall of Louis Philippe.Ended in december 2,1852 -
Authoritarian regime of Napoleon III; ended after defeat by Prussia.Ended in semptember 4,1870 -
Victories of France and Sardinia against Austria in Italian unification.Ended in june 24,1859 -
First king of unified Italy.Ended january 9,1878 -
Garibaldi's campaign helped unify southern Italy.
Ended in october,1 1860 -
Prussia excluded Austria from German affairs. Ended August 23, 1866 (Treaty of Prague) -
Prussia and Austria defeated Denmark, taking Schleswig and Holstein.Ended in October 30, 1864 (Treaty of Vienna) -
First German emperor after unification under Prussian leadership.Ended march,9 1888 -
Prussian victory led to German unification and the fall of Napoleon III.Ended may 10,1971 -
Soldiers fire on peaceful protesters in St. Petersburg. -
Sailors rebel against harsh conditions -
The Tsar promises reforms and creates the Duma. -
His death in Sarajevo sparks World War I. -
Local conflict escalates into a global war. -
Russia officially enters World War I -
Strikes and protests erupt in Petrograd. -
The Romanov dynasty ends in Russia. -
Russia officially exits World War I. -
Lenin promotes “Peace, Land, Bread.” -
Bolsheviks seize the Winter Palace. -
Bolshevik rule is officially recognized. -
Russia stops fighting in World War I. -
The Tsar and his family are killed by Bolsheviks. -
The rebellion ignites the Russian Civil War. -
The Red Army fights multiple anti-Bolshevik forces. -
Fighting ends in Europe. -
Lenin introduces limited economic reforms. -
The Soviet Union is officially created. -
Power struggle begins within the Communist Party. -
Germany invaded Poland, officially starting World War II. -
The British Royal Air Force stopped German air attacks and invasion plans. -
German forces captured Paris after defeating France. -
Germany launched a massive invasion of the Soviet Union. -
Japan attacked the American naval base at Pearl Harbor. -
The United States defeated Japan in a key naval battle in the Pacific. -
Allied forces stopped the German advance in North Africa. -
One of the bloodiest battles ended with a major German defeat. -
Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin planned Allied war strategy together. -
Allied troops landed in Normandy to begin liberating Western Europe. -
Soviet forces captured Berlin, leading to the fall of Nazi Germany. -
Allied leaders discussed the postwar future of Europe. -
U.S. Marines captured a strategically important Pacific island. -
Germany surrendered, ending the war in Europe. -
Allied leaders decided how Germany would be occupied and rebuilt. -
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.It ended 1945-08-09
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