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English Civil War - France Prospers
The English king started violating the Magna Carta. Cromwell led the "Roundheads" to victory against the "Cavaliers," and the king was beheaded. Cromwell then dedicated the remainder of his life increasing the English power. While all this was happening in England, France had become the role model. The King lived lavishly, in a manner that all monarchs tried to replicate. The King was also competent, not neglecting business for pleasure, etc. -
Peter The Great takes power in Russia
Peter had decided to model Russia like a western European nation. He implemented laws to make his people more "western." He also founded his own city, St. Petersburg, and defeated Sweden, a rival. -
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Second Ottoman Siege of Vienna
The Ottoman Sultan had nothing to lose from this. He was afraid that his army was growing too powerful, so even if it was defeated, it was good for him! -
German - Polish army lifts the Siege
The relief force which crushed the Ottoman army saved Vienna, as the city's walls were "on the verge of collapse." After this defeat, a long and slow decline began for the Ottoman Empire. -
Start of Enlightenment
People start thinking more reasonably. Superstitions are forgotten. In Prussia and Austria, ideas of the enlightenment are established as laws. -
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Seven Years' War
Prussia and Great Britain fought against France, Austria, and Russia. The result in Europe was a stalemate, but in the Americas, the French were obliterated by the British. ALL French land in North America was taken. -
Steam Engine Invented
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American War of Inependance
A revolt started in North America, as the people found a new identity other than "British." In addition, the crippling taxes that gave them no voice where seen unfair. The Americans suceeded, and founded a republic that included several ideas of the Enlightenment. -
King Louis summons the three estates, Bastille stormed
After using up his whole countries wealth, the incapable French king finally called for a meeting. When none of the proposals satisfied the king, and they would not leave, troops forced the, out. This sent the citizens of France into engagement, who stormed the prison of Paris, the Bastille. This was the beginning of the French revolution -
Napoleon helps take Touloun
Because of this great success and his insight, he was promoted to the “general” rank. However, when his enemies took power, he lost his ability to command, but he managed to become a consul and a General again. -
France creates a government of five consuls
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Napoleon goes on a successful Italian campaign
His speeches managed to motivate his troops to fight on. Afterwards, he headed north and defeated Austria. -
Napoleon’e Egyptian Campaign
The goal was to seize Egypt, so to break communications among the British empire. Even though he suceded, the British navy crushed the French one, effectively making Napoleons army stranded. He himself snuck back to France alone. -
Napoleon becomes Supreme Consul
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Napoleon becomes the Emperor of the French
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First steam ship sails
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Automation starts taking jobs
There was no longer any use for training your whole life to do something that a machine could do better and more effectively. All factories needed was people to ie. Do a simple manual task, not be skilled at a craft. -
Napoleon, after crushing Austria and Prussia and Spain, turns on Russia
The Russians were the only people who kept on trading with the English. Napoleon wanted to force the English into sumbition by cutting off all trade to them. When Russia didn’t comply, Napoleon invaded them. This turned out to be a huge defeat. The Russians kept on retreating, and waited until winter. Even though they reached Moscow, which was burning, Napoleons men were freezing and starving. Out of half a million men, only 5 percent made it back safely. Napoleon had been defeated. -
Napoleon exiled
Weaken after the defeat against Russia, many nations took arms against France. In 1814, he was defeated, and exiled to the island of Elba. But he would make his return! -
First railroad made
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Napoleon returns
Napoleon sneaks out from Elba and returns and takes back the power in France! This was short lived however, as he was then crushed soundly in Waterloo, and then exiled to St. Helen, from where he would never return. -
Telegrams invented
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Chinese try to stop the Opium that was being imported
As an answer, British steam ships bombed innocent towns. Along with this, British and French armies invaded China in 1860 and sacked a palace. The Japanese were more fortunate. They managed to learn from the westerner’s technologies, and they would prove to be “the best students” in history. -
Communist Manifesto written
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American Civil War
After Lincoln was elected president, the Southern states immediately revolted. After a long and gruesome war, the Northern states reconquered the south, recreating the union and abolishing slavery. Unfortunately, Lincoln was murdered a couple days later. -
With military might and clever diplomacy, Italy was united
With the assistance of France and Russia, the Italians managed to sieze lands from Austria, and with clever diplomacy, managed to unite all of Italy. -
Foundation of the German Empire
After crushing both Austria and France, small German states joined Prussia and founded the German Empire. -
WW1 Starts
When the Austrian archduke was killed in, the Austrians blamed and invaded Serbia. Germany supported Austria and Russia Serbia. As the Russian ally, France declared war on Germany, and when the Germans attacked Belgium, England supported Belgium and also declared war on Germany. Later, Italy and America would join the “Entente” and Turkey the “Central Powers.” In the end, even though the results were indecisive, the Central Powers we’re starved to death, and had to surrender. -
Russian Civil War starts
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WW1 Ends
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Start of WW2
Hitler invaded Poland, the Benelux, Denmark and Norway, France, and helped the Italians in the Balkans. The Brits managed to hold out. Hitler tried and failed to conquer Russia, but he had greatly underestimated them. In Stalingrad (1942) a massive German army was encircled. The war would turn against Germany, and America joined as a result of Japan, a German ally, attacking them. By 1944, the Allies had landed in both Italy and Normandy, and the Soviets managed to liberate previouslylostlands. -
End of WW2
In 1945, with the Soviets right outside Berlin, Hitler suicided. Germany was split up among the communist side and the democratic one until 1989, when they were united. The Soviet Union would peak in 1970, but collapsed in 1990.