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The Industrial Revolution started in Great Britain because they had enough natural resources and the right amount of people to accomlish it
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The British vs. the French for control of India. They fought on three continents
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The Spinning Jenny spins threads from wool
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They had poor crop harvests and spent more than they had going out
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Event that starts the French Revolution
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Robespierre's reign of power
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National Assembly creates this
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To seize the king and his entourage returns to Paris
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Because he was a bad leader
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Went to discuss trade but ended up insulting the Qing
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Ruled at the Peak
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Napoleon sold Louisiana to the US because France needed the money.
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Because of Napoleon's decline in strong leadershipi, he was exiled to the island of Elba.
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Helped connect New York City to the West.
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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
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had to pay for land
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The Meiji Restoration westernized Japan while still preserving formal traditions
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Most famous was the Trans-Siberian Railroad
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Start the Scramble for Africa
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Big Defeat
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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
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fought between Qing Dynasty China and Meiji Japan over Korea and ended with the victory of Japan.
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"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
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National Parliament
