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Great Britain started to industrialize.
The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain because they had enough natural resources and the right amount of people to accomlish it -
Period: to
1750-1914
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French-Indian War
The British vs. the French for control of India. They fought on three continents -
James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny
The Spinning Jenny spins threads from wool -
France's Financial Crisis
They had poor crop harvests and spent more than they had going out -
Storming of the Bastille
Event that starts the French Revolution -
The Great Fear
Robespierre's reign of power -
Declaration of the Rights of Man
National Assembly creates this -
The Bread march on Versailles
To seize the king and his entourage returns to Paris -
Louis XVI Is Executed
Because he was a bad leader -
Lord George Macartney Comes to China
Went to discuss trade but ended up insulting the Qing -
Qianlong stops ruling
Ruled at the Peak -
Napoleon’s coup d’etat, overthrowing the Directory
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Louisiana Purchase
Napoleon sold Louisiana to the US because France needed the money. -
Napoleon is declared Emperor
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Napoleon is exiled to Elba.
Because of Napoleon's decline in strong leadershipi, he was exiled to the island of Elba. -
Erie Canal Made
Helped connect New York City to the West. -
Commodore Perry opens up Japan's trade routes
Because the United States wanted to trade with Japan, they sent Commodore Perry to communicate a trade deal. However, the Japanese did not want to trade with the Americans, so Perry had to force the doors open -
Serfs emancipated
had to pay for land -
Meiji Restoration
The Meiji Restoration westernized Japan while still preserving formal traditions -
Russian Railroads
Most famous was the Trans-Siberian Railroad -
The Berlin Confrence
Start the Scramble for Africa -
Napoleon Bonaparte is defeated at Waterloo
Big Defeat -
Meiji Constitution
The Meiji Constitution was announced which stated that all leaders should define Japan as a capable, modern nation deserving of Western respect while preserving their own power -
Sino- Japanese War
fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan over Korea and ended with the victory of Japan. -
Russo-Japanese War
"the first great war of the 20th century" fought between Russia and Japan over Manchuria and ended in the victory of Japan because they were further along in industrialization than Russia -
Duma Created
National Parliament
