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ENCYCLOPÉDIE
The aim of the Encyclopédie was to gather all available knowledge, to examine it critically and rationally, and to use it for social advancement. -
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INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION BEGINNING
This process began in Britain in the 18th century and from there spread to other parts of the world. -
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WATT'S STEAM ENGIN
The Watt steam engine, alternatively known as the Boulton and Watt steam engine, was an early steam engine and was one of the driving forces of the Industrial Revolution. -
INDEPENDENCE OF THE US
The Second Continental Congress unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence, announcing the colonies' separation from Great Britain. -
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FRENCH REVOLUTION
The french revolution starts in 1789 and ends in 1799. The french revolution has three main phases: The Constitutional Monarchy, The Social Republic and The Directory. -
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NAPOLEON EMPIRE
Napoleon Bonaparte is considered to be one of history's greatest military leaders. Served as emperor of France from 1804 to 1814, and again in 1815. His empire was comprised Belgium and Holland, parts of Germany, and the Italian coast all the way to Rome. In 1815 Napoleon abdicated after the defeat was sent into exile on the island of Saint Helena -
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FERDINAND VII
Fernando VII occupied the Spanish throne between March and May 1808 and, after the expulsion of Joseph I Bonaparte and his return to the country, again from May 1814 -
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THE WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
Agered by the French occupation, a popular revolt began in Madrid on 2 May 1808. Thisrevolution spreads rapidly across the country. In December 1813, the Frenchs signed Treaty of Valençay. Then they left and returned the crown lo Ferdinand VII -
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SPANISH-AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
The Spanish-American wars of independence were a series of armed conflicts between 1809 and 1829 -
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LUDDISM
Luddism was a labor movement that acquired help in England from unconditional hatred of machines. -
THE CONSTITUTION OF CÁDIZ
It was promulgated by the Cortes of Cadiz meeting on March 19, 1812. -
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CONGRESS OF VIENA
Between 1814 and 1815 the powers that defeated Napoleon met at the Congress of Vienna -
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FERDINAND VII
Fernando VII occupied the Spanish throne between March and May 1808 and, after the expulsion of Joseph I Bonaparte and his return to the country, again from May 1814 -
1820 REVOLUTION
European revolution on a continental level that installs democracy -
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THE LIBERAL TRIENNIUM
Time period between 1820-1823, in which the Holy Alliance took place -
STEPHENSON'S LOCOMOTIVE
It was built for and won the Rainhill Trials of the Liverpool and Manchester. -
1830 REVOLUTION
Revolution, caused because the Congress of Vienna did not respect the liberal principles, that brought Louis-Philippe to the throne of France. -
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ISABELLA II
Elizabeth II was queen of Spain between 1833 and 1868, thanks to the repeal of the Salic Lawof 1713 through the Pragmatic Sanction of 1830 -
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GERMAN UNIFICATION
The unification of Germany into the German Empire, a Prussia-dominated nation state with federal features, officially occurred on 1871 at the Palace of Versailles in France, it started in 1834 in Prussia. -
1848 REVOLUTION
This series of revolutions, also called "The Spring of Nations", shows how countries under the control of empires pursue the idea of nationalism and liberalism. -
COMMUNIST MANIFESTO
The Communist Manifesto, originally the Manifesto of the Communist Party is an 1848 pamphlet by German philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. -
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ITALINAN UNIFICATION
Italian unification, also known as the Risorgimento, was the 19th-century political and social movement that resulted in the consolidation of different states of the Italian Peninsula into a single state, the Kingdom of Italy -
FIRST INTERNATIONAL
Its goals were the political organization of the proletariat in Europe and the rest of the world. -
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FIRST TRADE UNIONS
In the United States, the first effective nationwide labour organization was the Knights of Labor -
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I REPUBLIC
The First Spanish Republic was the political regime in force in Spain from its proclamation by the Cortes, on February 11, 1873, until December 29, 1874. -
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THE BOURBON RESTORATION
In December 1874, General Martinez Campos proclaimed Alfonso XII king of Spain. This starts the bourbon restoration. -
BLOODY SUNDAY
The Bloody Sunday o Red Sunday was a massacre of peaceful demonstrators led by Father Gapon perpetrated by the Russian Imperial Guard. -
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BALKAN WARS
The Balkan Wars were two wars that took place in southeastern Europe from 1912 to 1913. The first confronted the Ottoman Empire with the so-called Balkan League formed by Bulgaria, Montenegro, Greece and Serbia -
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FIRST WORLD WAR
The First World War was a confrontation between a large part of the European countries caused by different political opinions. -
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FEBRUARY REVOLUTION
With this revolution began the Russian Revolution, ended the Russian monarchy and led to the abdication of Tsar Nicholas II. -
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OCTOBER REVOLUTION
Also known as the Great Socialist Revolution, it was the second part of the Russian revolution after the February Revolution. -
TREATY OF BREST-LITOVSK
The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was a treaty signed between several of the participants in the 1WW that ended Russia's participation in the First World War. -
TREATY OF VERSAILLES
The Treaty of Versailles intended to end the First World War and prevent future wars by Germany, which these were taken as a humiliation. -
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
Organization created by the Treaty of Versailles that sought to reestablish peace between European nations. -
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SECOND WORLD WAR
The Second World War was an ideological conflict that involves a big number of countries around the world. -
ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR
The attack on Pearl Harbor was a surprise military offensive by the Japanese Imperial Navy against the United States Naval Base. -
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OPERATION BARBAROSSA
This was the code name that the invasion of the USSR received. -
UNITED NATIONS
Intergovernmental body founded in 1945 to promote international cooperation. -
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ATOMIC BOMB ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
Nuclear attacks on the United States of America on August 6-9, 1945, the work of the United States of America after Japanese leaders decided to ignore the Potsdam ultimatum -
UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS
Declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on basic human rights
