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The Ottoman empire was a very large and successful empire throughout history. They expanded rapidly and was one of the most successful empires in the time period. The Ottoman Empire started growing in 1299, It would
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The Columbian exchange started in 1492, and it was a connection between the new and old world. It was extremely important because it connected the two worlds and allowed for trade between the two.
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The main motive of capturing Astrakhan was to control key trade routes. It also allowed Russia to project
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Copernicus proposed a heliocentric model of the solar system saying that the sun was the center instead of the earth. This idea was met with lots of resistance at the time because it went against what the church said. This was a revolutionary idea for the future of science.
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The primary motive to capture Kazan was religious. There was also a strategic motive by it was mostly driven by religion. Ivan the terrible believed
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The Transatlantic Slave trade is called the African Holocaust by many scholars because of how inhumane and horrible it was. Thousands and thousands of Africans were taken and put into slavery and it was all justified by religion. Conditions on the ships that took the African people were so harsh that 15 percent of them would die during the two-to-three-month journey.
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Enslaved people of African descent were legally considered property throughout the Americas. Many of those who were enslaved tried to obtain their freedom. European people at the top of the triangle were treated well while people of African descent were treated very bad and as property.
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The english civil war happened because of conflict over monarchy and the rights of the parliament. Many battles were fought between the two sides, however the parliamentarians ultimately claimed victory.
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John Locke's idea equality was extremely revolutionary at the time. He believed that humans should be treated with equality and fairness. Another revolutionary idea he had was people deciding the government. It was a idea of democracy in that time.
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There were several revolutions that really effected the world in the 1700-1800s. Some of the revolutions that happened were the American War of Independence, the French Revolution, theHaitian Revolution, and revolutions of Latin America. All of these revolutions happened between 1775 and 1825
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The Enlightenment was a time for the english were people were starting to come up with ideas of equality and rights. It stemmed political revolutions within the english rule.
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Russia's motive to take Alaska was the fur trade of otters. Russia lay claim to Alaska in 1741.
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The American revolution happened because the 13 colonies wanted freedom and independence from Britain rule. The colonies protested and were willing to fight back against britain and ultimately won in their attempts.
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Russia's annexation of Crimea happened in 1783. The motive for this was control over the black sea region.
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The flawed class system in France created inequality that led to tension in France. France was also in debt after helping with the American revolution. All these instabilities within France led to the french revolution led by those who had been treated unfairly.
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The Haitian Revolution was a conflict between the Haitian slaves and the british and french colonists. They were fighting for freedom and were willing to use violence.
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Egypt and the ottoman empire were very popular in trade until the industrial revolution in England. Egypt follower suite of England and started to become a more modern country.
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Yaa Asantewaa was born in the 1830's. Yaa Asantewaa was technically the Queen Mother of Ejisu. Theoretically, the Ohemaa was a co-ruler with the king. She had her own court
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Peru wanted independence from Spain. They fought for their independence and achieved it in 1826
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The Industrial Revolution in Germany went well for the Germans, key factors contributing to Germany's industrial success included a well-established educational system, and a robust infrastructure. The industrial revolution happened because of England.
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China struggled with modernization all throughout the years after the opium war.
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Karl Marx thought that all governments would eventually switch to communism because Marx saw it as the most stable form of governing. This was the first time communism had been invented and there are very few places who successfully implemented it.
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In 1850 people in China who did not want western influence rebelled against the Qing empire.
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Japan was industrialized by America. A new government rose after the industrial revolution within Japan. This new government was called Meji. Meiji Japan rapidly industrialized and modernized. Japan continues to be an industrial power today.
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The Indian people were upset with the control of the EIC. This caused upset with the people. This then led to the revolution.
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The Suez Canal was built in 1869. It was very important because it cut trips from Europe in half to the Indian Ocean. It was a essential Canal that led to tension in the future.
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It was an uprising that took place during the period of french colonization in Algeria. The revolt was lead by the Algerian war general Mokrani. This revolt failed and French colonization prevailed. The revolt inspired future
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Stalin was born in a small place on the edge of the soviet union. Stalin's parents wanted him to be a priest but Stalin had other Ideas after looking at Karl Marx's ideas. Stalin knew he wanted power and over the years of his life he took it by being ruthless and doing what he thought needed to be done.
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Friedrich Fabri believed that Germany needed to have colonial expansion. He claimed that because of Britain's success with Industrialization Germany needed to keep up with them and keep their power as a nation.
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Along with Friedrich Fabri Jules thought that france needed expansion. France needed to stay as a powerful nation and Jules thought that colonial expansion was necessary to do so.
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The Ethiopian people beat italy on Sunday 1 March 1896. The victory propelled the Ethiopian people into becoming a real political force.
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The Russo Japanese War was a conflict between Japan and Russia that forced russia to abandon its expansionist policy. This is significant because it led to conflicts in ww1
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The rebellion was a armed struggle against the german colonizers. This rebellion failed and the German government suppressed the rebellion. This rebellion showed how unfair the treatment of these people was.
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The Indians and mestizos played the leading role in the Mexican Revolution. They marched and demanded a end to slavery.
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This revolution happened because of the unequal economy and unfair distribution of land. The revolution succeeded because of the support of the people after the current president imprisoned his competitor.
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Francisco I. Madero ran against the current dictator of Mexico and was a serious competitor until he was imprisoned and then escaped to America. From America he was involved with the revolution and the revolution eventually succeeded.
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World war 1 was a global war that completely shifted power everywhere. This war is one of the most significant wars because of the scale of it.
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He was the archduke of Austria and was on parade. His assassination is one of the biggest contributors to ww1 because a war was declared after his assasination.
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The First World War transformed the art world. People were put on the front line to draw what was happening in the war.
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The Battle of Penang in 1914 was a naval engagement in the Indian Ocean during World War I. This naval engagement showed the vulnerability of British control in that area.
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The russian people were treated unfairly so the Bolsheviks overthrew the government of Russian Prime Minister Alexander Kerensky and replaced it with communism. This was the first successful display of communism.
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Lenin came to power through the revolution after the Bolshevik party overthrew the Russian government. He was a significant political leader after WW1
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In the interwar period Japans government went through lots of change. They shifted into a more democratic government but this did not last for very long.
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During the interwar period fascism grew in italy. Mussolini made a Fascist society that favors discipline.
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The U.S economy suffered big losses because of the fall of the stock market. It created problems all around the world.
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The Holocaust was the genocide of primarily Jewish people by the order of Hitler in WW2. This completely changed the war and involved many other people.
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The Nazi party rose to power because of the German disagreement with everything that followed WW1. The Nazi party was very influential in WW2.
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The Japanese military launched a surprise attack on the at Pearl Harbor. The U.S. had been supplying Britain and Japan attempted to put a stop to it with this bombing.
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Ho Chi Minh wrote the declaration of independence to fight for the rights of the people. It was significant because it used the French and American Declaration of Independence to fight for their own Independence.
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Roosevelt united different nations to prevent future wars. The Senate approved the UN on July 28, 1945, by a vote of 89 to 2. The United Nations came into existence on October 24, 1945. This was significant because it was one of the biggest alliances ever.
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The Cold War was a conflict between the U.S, the Soviet Union, and their respective allies. It was an arms race for atomic bombs and a political fight.
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the mao era was a period of time when Mao Zedong created the Peoples Republic of China. This time period was named after Mao's legacy as a Chinese communist leader.
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Lei Feng was a soldier in the people's liberation army in China. Lei Feng was used for propaganda for the communist party. They used his as a way to promote themselves because of his good reputation.
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The areal sea was a large lake that was slowly drained because of the use of that water for crops and other things. the draining of the lake led to economic instability in the area.
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Stalin died by heart attack in his personal room where he was left for hours with no one coming in to disturb him. Stalins death had a huge effect on the soviet union and the rest of the world. People in russia saw him as a god among leaders.
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The Suez Crisis was a action by the Egyptian president to take over control of the Suez Canal. This caused fighting between the western powers and Egypt for control of the canal.
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The Suez crisis was caused by the Egyptian people taking over control of the Suez Canal. They took control from France and Britain. It was important because that was an extremely essential camera for travel through the Indian ocean.
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the Congo Crisis was a period of political turmoil and violence that occurred in Congo in 1960. It highlighted the Cold War and Congo itself was used as a battle ground for the U.S and the Soviet Union.
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The vietcong were a group of communist vietnamese that fought for the NLF. there were very relevant in the revolution.
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This war was a major conflict between Algeria and France. Algeria was fighting for independence from France. Algeria eventually won their independence from france in 1962.
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It was a social and movement that took place in the United States that worked to combat structural racism
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After Maos death in 1976 Deng Xiaoping gained power. Deng moved China in a new direction. The communist party remained in control, but Deng was willing to take things from the western world to contribute to China.
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The Iranian revolution was an uprising in Iran that led to overthrowing the government. it was significant because of all the outside influence in the revolution.
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The Soviet army intervened in support of the Afghan communist government. The Soviet army stayed in afghanistan until february 1989.
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The apartheid was a policy that made it so segregation and racism was legal. It was abolished a while later.
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After pulling troops from Afghanistan and the political landscape changing in the soviet union it fell apart. This was significant because it made the U.S the only super nation in the world at the time.
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During a period members of the Tutsi ethnic group were killed by the group Hutu.
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Deng Xiaoping named Jiang Zemin his successor. Deng however retained power from behind the scenes until his death in 1997.