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Reform- Congress of Vienna
Reorganized Europe after Napoleonic Empire. Created a balance of power in hopes to prevent another large scale war in Europe. -
Innovation- Watt steam engine
The steam engine made it more efficient for textiles to run and make a profit and lead to engine powered trains and factories. -
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Reform- Scientific Socialism
Karl Marx came up with an idea that there were three componets to socialism and the economy which were Labor Theory of Value, The Iron Law of Wages, and Dialectical Materialism. -
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Revolution- Greece
Successful War for Independence from the Ottoman empire with some help from Russia and Great Britian. -
Inovation- the Rocket
First train powered by a steam engine on a railway going speeds of 16 MPH -
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Abolition- British emancipation
Slaves in Britain were freed. -
Reform- Unification of Italy
Italy is united from all of its city states becoming the Kingdom of Italy. -
Reform- Emancipation of Serfs
Russian Emancipation of serfdom -
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Revolution- Franco Mexican war
War when France, Brittan, and Spain sent people over to collect on Mexican debts. French sent an representative to be the Emperor of Mexico and Mexico fought back. -
Revolutions- Cinco De Mayo
Mexican victory over the French in the Battle of Puebla building support for the Mexican army -
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Imperialism- Maximillian and Carlotta
French imperialism in Mexico Maximilian and Carlotta were sent to Mexico to be the french leaders of the territory. -
Abolition-US
Civil war ends and 13th amendment and the abolition in of slavery in the United States. -
Imperialism- Suez Canal
French worked out a deal with the ottomans to build the canal from the Mediterranean sea to the gulf of Suez to shorten the distance to India. -
Imperialism- British colonize Egypt
Britain take control of Egypt to control Suez canal, have access to better Egyptian cotton, and to acquire debts owed. -
Abolition- Cuba
Cuban slaves were freed. -
Reform- Japanese constitution
Japanese adopted a constitutional monarchy with an elected diet essentially making the emperor a figurehead. -
Inovation- the Panama Canal
The Panama Canal was created to have a waterway between North and South America and this was done with a series of water gates that let water rise and fall to keep ships safe while transitioning between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
