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Chapter 8 Timespan
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Revolt in Haiti
Toussaint L'Ouverture led 100,000 enslaved Africains in a revolt -
Toussaint takes control
Toussaint had taken control of the entire island and freed all the enslaved Africans -
Toussaint Dies
Toussaint dies as a prisoner in the French Alps -
Haiti gains independence
General Dessalines declared the colony of Haiti an independent country -
Revolts in Spainish Colonies
Napoleon's conquest of Spain in 1808 triggered revolts in the Spainish Colonies -
Rebellions break out in several parts of Latin America
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Bolivar wins Venezuela's independence
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Brazil declares independence
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Battle of Ayacucho
This last major battle in the war for independence. Spanish colonies in Latin America win their freedom -
Year of Revolutions
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Greece is Independent
The Greeks are first, and set of the cahin reaction in 1830. Britain, Russia , and France signed a treaty guaranteeing an independent kingdom of Greece -
Belguim is next
Belguim gains independence from the Dutch. This is due to the Brussels Riots. -
Italy gains independence
Unification Revolts let Italy gain its independence. Metternich restores order -
Poland also gains independence
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Charles X abdicated the throne
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Revolutions Erupt in Europe
Ethnic uprisings erupted throughout Europe -
Louis-Philippe fell from popular favor
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Moderate Constitution was drawn
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Revolutions in 1848
Revolutions In Czech Republic, Hungary, Austria, and France -
Some Suceeded, Most Failed
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Italy is United
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Franco-Prussian War is Declared
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German Unification
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Empires Break Up
Autrian Empire and the Ottoman Empire break up after WWI
The Russian Empire crumbled in 1917.
(these didn't actually happen in 1899, just couldn't put the real dates on the time span)