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Haitian Revolution
http://www.blackpast.org/gah/haitian-revolution-1791-1804 The Haitian Revolution was described as the most successful slave rebellion in the western Hemisphere. Slaves had started the rebellion in 1791 and it ended in 1803. They had ended slavery and they took control over the french who had taken control of their colonies. The Haitian Revolution was also a lot of Revolutions in one.When the French Revolution broke out in 1789 there were five distinct sets of interest groups. -
Haitian Revolution Continued
The Haitian Revolution lasted for 12 years. The Revolution began because the slaves were inspired by the French Revolution especially the "Declaration of the Rights of Man" they said that if France was free they should be free. They were led by a slave called Toussaint I`Overture, the enslaved would be the first to act, rebelling against the planters on August 21, 1791, by 1792 they had controlled 1/3 of the island. By 1801 it had expanded past Haiti. In 1804 Haiti was declared Independent. -
Latin American Wars of Independence (South, San Martin) Continued
The boldness of his plan to attack the city of Lima by crossing the Andes to Chile and going on by sea, as well as the patience and determination with which he used it, was undoubtedly the big factor in the defeat of Spanish power in southern South America. -
Latin American Wars of Independence (South, San Martin)
britannica.com/biography/Jose-de-San-Martin
Jose de San Martin was a hero who helped lead the revolutions against the Spanish rule in Peru(1821), Chile(1818), and Argentina(1812).He disguised himself as a soldier which is how he helped lead the revolutions. His military skills was also a way in which he helped make countries independent, Hie was also really brave and showed boldness. -
Mexican War of Independence
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mexican-war-of-independence-begins
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla and a Catholic Priest launched a Mexican War of Independence. They called for an end of the 300 years Spain had controlled them. Thousands of mestizos and Indians marched to Mexico City. The occupation Napolean caused outrage they called Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla the father of Mexican independence. The Independence was inspired by the age of enlightenment and by 1821 Mexico gained independence, -
Brazilian Independence
Brazil gained its independence on September 7 1822. When Napolean invaded Portugal in 1807. After that the portugues prince Dom Joao fled to Brazil and was welcomed there. On December 16 1815 he redesignated the portugues dominions to the title of the united kingdom of Portugal. When the prices mom died Dom Pedro was sent to Brazil then they told him to go home because they feared an independent movement. Then on September 7 1822 Brazil gained its independence. -
Greek Revolution
The Greek Revolution which also was the Greek War of Independence was between 1821 to 1829. Greece was trying to get out of the Ottoman Empires control. They were supported by the Russian Empire, Great Britain, and France. Most of Greece was under the rule of the Ottoman Empire. The Greeks had tried to get independent before but failed. Then the nations that supported Greece helped Greece fight against the Ottoman Empire. The fight ended 12 years later on September 12, 1829 and Greece was free. -
Romanticism
Romanticism which was the Romantic era was an artistic movement. It was from 1800 to 1850 approximately. It was a time where they emphasized emotion, individualism, and glorification of the past and of nature. It was inspired by the Age of Enlightenment. The era focused on the aesthetic experience of emotions for example horror, terror, and apprehension. The era was a reaction to many social and political development. A lot of artists started thinking that way society was threatened them. -
Latin American Wars of Independence (North, Simon Bolivar)
historytoday.com/john-lynch/simon-bolivar-and-spanish-revolutions
Simon Bolivar freed 6 countries, he argued the problems of national liberation and he fought a war of great violence. His main aim was liberty, He wanted equality for all men it didn't matter who they were and what skin color they had. He liberated 6 countries in Latin America. He freed Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Venezuela from Spain. He believed that you couldn't fight a revolution for freedom if you kept slavery. -
German Unification
Otto von Bismarck started the German unification. The German Unification happened because Austria was to fight Denmark but since Austrian was surrounded by Prussian lands this caused the fight to end between Austria and Denmark. Then in July 1870, France declared war on Prussia, France ended up losing which made Germany a peace settlement and allowed Prussia to declare the German Empire or Scond Reich on January 21, 1871. -
Italian Unification
Camillo di Cavour directed Italian unification, The Italian unification was the unification that helped in the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy in 1871. They wanted independence from the pope after he moved to Pompeii. Italy entered into a war with Prussia with Austria promising that they are going to win. When the war ended Italian forces enter Rome with some casualties and Rome taken by the Kingdom of Italy. The capital of the Kingdom of Italy is officially moved from Florence to Rome.
