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simon bolivar liberates Venezuela, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru, & Bolivia
simon bolivar was a military and political leader from Venezuela who helped Latin American countries gain independence from the Spaniards -
start of French revolution
the execution of Louis XVI, this event was involved in the downfall of France's monarchy. -
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Toussaint L'Ouverture leads slave revolt
Toussaint L'Ouverture was a born leader of the Haitian revolution, he lead a slave rebellion in the northern province -
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war with France
france declared war on Austria because they were scared that Austria would put Louis XVI back in power -
Haiti wins independence
with the help of Toussaint L'Ouverture Haiti leads a slave revolt -
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war with Austria
france declared war on Austria because they were scared that Austria would put Louis XVI back in power -
father Miguel Hidalgo inspires revolution in Mexico
miguel Hidalgo helped Mexico gain its independence from Spain -
Mexico gains independence
mexico gained independence when Miguel Hidalgo declared war against the Spaniards -
Jose de San Martin liberates Argentina & Chile
José de San Martin was the leader of an independence movement in Argentina and southern south America -
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guisseppi mazzini creates "young italy"
Guiseppe Mazzini's goal was to create a united Italy, and he did so by being the spearhead of the Italian revolutionary movement -
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Zollverein
used by German states to manage tariffs and economic policies and established under Prussian rule, Zollverein means "customs union" in german -
camillo cavour becomes prime minister
camillo Cavour was the Prime Minister of Piedmont-Sardinia and a political mastermind -
Napoleon becomes emperor of France
Napoleon was born on the French side of Corsica, at the age of 9 he was sent off to France to train for a military career -
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Italian role in crimean war
Deployment of Italian troops to Crimea and Sardinia was among the participants of the peace conference at the end of the war -
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garibaldi's red shirts capture Sicily
Garibaldi collected 1,089 volunteers for his trip to recapture Sicily, were outnumbered but went on the expedition anyways -
victor Emmanuel II is crowned king of unified Italy
Italy won Venetia during the time of the Austro-Prussian War -
blood and iron speech
this speech was given by Otto von Bismarck the minister-president of Prussia -
Bismarck becomes prime minister
bismarck was 47 when he became prime minister -
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war with Denmark
Russian forces crossed the border into Schleswig, Denmark fought the Austrian empire and the kingdom of Prussia -
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2nd reich
the Kaiserreich dominated European politics after being defeated in the great war, reich also means "empire" and can also mean "government" in german