matchomg Flashcards

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1701 ( Europe )

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Jethro Tull invents the seed drill beginning the agricultural revolution

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1750

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Industrial Revolution begins in england

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1756

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Seven Years War begins, leading to global British dominance

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1776

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USA declaration of independence and Adam smith writes the wealth of nations

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1789

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French Revolution begins with the storming of the Bastille

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1791

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Haitian Revolution begins, first successful slave revolt in history

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1792

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Mary Wollstonecraft writes Vindication of the Rights of Women creating feminism

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1799

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Napoleon Bonaparte takes power in France

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1815

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Congress of Vianna is held, redrawing European borders after the Napoleonic Wars

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1823

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President James Monroe issues the Monroe Doctrine, paving american foreign policy

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1825

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Spanish colonies become independent, led by simon bolivar jose de san martin etc

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1839

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Tanzimat Reforms bein, the ottomans response to imperialism

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1842

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The treaty of Nanjing is signed, ending the First Opium War

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`1848

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Nationalistic revolutions across Europe and Karl Marx writes the communist Manifesto

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1853

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Crimean War begins

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1854

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Japan signs treaty of Kanagaway wtih US, leading to the meiji restoration

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1857

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Sepoy Mutiny in India, leads to direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent

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1860

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self-strengthing Movement begins in China, the government’s response to imperialism

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1865 and1861

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Russian serfs emacipated and slavery ends in US

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1864

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The first Geneva convention is held in, to protect rights of soldiers and civilians in wartime

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1865

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King leopold 11 of Belgium colonizes the congo, leads to horrific human rights abuses

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1868

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Meiji restoration in japan, end of the tokuigawa shogunate

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1870

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Italy is united by Cavour,garibaldi, and Mazzini

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1871

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Germany is united by Otton von Bismarck after Franco-Prussian war

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1885
Berlin conference is held,setting guidelines for African imperalism
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1895
Spheres of influence begin in china
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1896
Theodore Herzl publishes The Jewish State, developing the concept of Zionism
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1896(europe)
The world's first modern Olympics are held in Athens
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1900
Boxer Rebellion begins in China, leads to collapse of Qing government