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Crop Failure in France
Widespread crop failure in France led to the double of bread pricing -
Tennis Court Oath
Third Estate rebels and demands a constitution. -
Storming the Bastille
Parisians storm the Bastille to seize weapons to defend themselves against the King’s Swiss Guard -
No More Priveleges for Peasnats
Nobles fear an uprise in the serf populous so they limit their rights in order to restrict them -
The Bread March
Women in Versailles, France riot over how expensive bread is -
Constitution of 1791
The Constitution established a legislative assembly -
Louis XVI is executed
Louis XVI, the final ruler of France before Napoleon, is executed -
Robespierre Beheaded
The man who caused the great fear is now dead! -
Napolean becomes Emperor
Napolean declared himself emperor of France -
Britian outlaws slavery and slave trade
The Slave Trade Act was an Act of Parliament made in the United Kingdom passed on 25 March 1807, with the long title "An Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade". -
Napoleon exiled to Elba
Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba after losing to the Russians -
Napoleon exiled to Saint Helena
Napoleon, after losing at Waterloo, was exiled again to Saint Helena -
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Opium Wars
The opium wars, known as the Anglo-Chinese wars, were divided into Opium war 1 (1839-1843) and Opium war 2 (1856-1860) -
Treaty of Nanjing
China lost the Opium War, and was forced to sign a humiliating treaty. The treaty gave Britain the island if Hong Kong, and extraterritorial rights. -
Crimean War
Russia tried to fight the Ottomans for control of the Mediterranean but lost. This war led to the Ottoman empires decline. -
Britian and France join the Ottomans in the Crimean war
The crimean war against Russia was fought by Britian France and the ottomans. -
Russia and China sign a border treaty
This grants Russia the coast around the newly founded city of Vladivostok -
Serf Emancipation
Politicians realized that they were one of the few empires that had not industrialized and they needed to start. -
Meiji Restoration
The samurai and the feudalistic empire is ended -
The emperor regained power
In 1868 the shogun lost power and the emperor was given control -
British take over Egypt
They won the Anglo-Egyptian war. -
Indian National Congress is formed
The Indian National Congress was formed to promote the obtaining a greater share in government for educated Indians. -
Trans-Siberian Railway
Connected the main parts of Russia to vital resources in Siberia -
Sino-Japanese War
Japan vs China and Japan won territories in Korea -
Russo-Japanese War
Japan vs Russia and Japan won, gaining parts of Manchuria. This war began to show Japans power.
