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Strive for Independence and Unifications Occur

By ariana62502

  • Romanticism [ Cited From Textbook ] 1

    Romanticism [ Cited From Textbook ] 1
    Romanticism introduced nature and how an individual expresses themselves. Nationalism promoted the ideals that made up this form of art, because it dealt with true emotion as well as feelings throughout situations. George Gordon and Lord Byron are one of the most world known romantic poets, and they wrote about the fight for Greece's move for independence. Romantic artists thought outside of the box, where they had a superb imagination that they had used to their advantage...

  • Romanticism [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    Romanticism [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...Traditions were embraced, the supernatural was invited, and change was promoted by people that practiced romanticism. William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge were British poets that wanted to make nature apart of its masterpiece. Germany had many individuals who wrote romantic works of art where you could feel the emotions piercing all throughout the creation. Musicians and book writers used romanticism to make their stories more intriguing.

  • Haitian Revolution [ Cited from Textbook ] 1

    Haitian Revolution [ Cited from Textbook ] 1
    This colony was originally recognized as Saint Domingue but soon became known as Haiti. 500,000 Africans in Haiti were sick of laboriously working on the plantations for the French masters that had brutalized them. On August 1791, 100,000 Africans decided to revolt with Toussaint L'Ouverture leading the way although he had lacked much experience. In 1801, Toussaint had gained control for all of the enslaved Africans freedom but simultaneously the French strived to eliminate him...

  • Haitian Revolution [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    Haitian Revolution [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...On January 1802, 30,000 French troops arrived to the island and as a result Toussaint died in a prison in April 1803 completely losing the power that he had held. Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Toussaint's lieutenant, still had continued his legacy and Haiti had claimed independence on January 1st, 1804.

  • Simon Bolivar Shapes Latin America [ Cited From Text Book ] 1

    Simon Bolivar Shapes Latin America [ Cited From Text Book ] 1
    Even though Venezuela had insinuated that it had been independent, it would be a gruesome time before they could prove that this statement was officially true. Simón Bolívar went into exile not once, but twice, and his army of men had faced many losses profusely as well. This was bound to change, and it did in August 1819 when 2,000 soldiers were led through what is now familiar to us as Colombia...

  • Simon Bolívar Shapes Latin America [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    Simon Bolívar Shapes Latin America [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...It was the first win that was earned in Bogotá as it was a surprise attack, and independence was finally given to Venezuela on 1821. From that point on, Bolívar and San Martin collaborated for the revolution of Latin America.

  • Greek Revolution [ Cited From Textbook ] 1

    Greek Revolution [ Cited From Textbook ] 1
    The Ottoman Empire had ruled Greece for far to long, and in 1821 Greece had officially put its foot down against the Ottoman Turks. Many people among different locations wanted Greece to be free, such as Russia. Russia had obtained a relationship with the Greek Orthodox Christians, but at the time they were being ruled by Muslim Ottomans. People had respected what Greece had stood for as far as it's culture, and overall it led them to support the cause of its revolution as well...

  • Greek Revoltuin [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    Greek Revoltuin [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...Together, Britain, France, and Russia demolished the Ottoman fleet at the Battle of Navarino in 1827, which progressed into a treaty that officially claimed Greece independent in 1830.

  • Mexican War of Independence [ Cited From Textbook } 1

    Mexican War of Independence [ Cited From Textbook } 1
    During the year of 1810, Miguel Hidalgo led the first step towards Mexico having its freedom. He stated an idea of a rebellion that would go against the Spanish on the 16th of September. On the following day, 80,000 supporters rallied together for their cause and experienced a sudden defeat in 1811 as the Spanish army was much more superior in their tactics. Still, the rebel’s morale had never shattered and they did not have the desire to thwart their plans there...

  • Mexican War of Independence [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    Mexican War of Independence [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...They had decided to join with José María Morelos. Morelos had ran the revolution for a timespan of four years, but in 1815, Agustín de Iturbide had conquered him. Ultimately, in 1820, fear of a liberal group weakening the power of Mexico’s creoles luxuries had drove them to come together in order for Mexico to sever all ties with Spain. The man that once was against the rebels, was now the individual that pushed for freedom in 1821 named Agustín de Iturbide.

  • Brazilian Independence [ Cited From Textbook ]

    Brazilian Independence [ Cited From Textbook ]
    ...Dom Pedro who was King John's son, made the commitment to take the initiative to remain in Brazil as King John longed to format Brazil into a colony. Brazilians did not agree with this possible institution, and Creoles proceeded in 1822 to have Brazil break away permanently. Dom Pedro was requested to rule with a petition, and he nonchalantly agreed to do so on September 7th, 1822.

  • Brazilian Independence [ Cited From Textbook ]

    Brazilian Independence [ Cited From Textbook ]
    Brazil did not incorporate the use of violence when they called a change for independence. The beginning came from a period where Napoleon's armies took over both Spain as well as Portugal. To decrease the risk of being captured, Prince John accompanied with his family headed to Brazil where they made the decision to leave and did not return until approximately in the following six years...

  • San Martín's Improvements [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    San Martín's Improvements [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...San Martin allowed Bolívar to step up to the plate as they discussed in Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1822, and at the Battle of Ayacucho, the colonies of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Ecuador were released into a world of independence and had united into Gran Colombia. This occurred on December 9th, 1824.

  • San Martin's Improvements [ Cited From Textbook ] 1

    San Martin's Improvements [ Cited From Textbook ] 1
    Argentina had already conquered its freedom in 1816, but the Spanish were still its neighbors involving both Peru and Chile. San Martin was able to drive out the Spanish from Chile in 1817, with guidance from Bernardo O'Higgins. During the year of 1821, San Martin set his eyes on the city of Lima in Peru, but he analyzed that he would need a larger supply of men in order to do so...

  • German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 1

    German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 1
    The German Confederation consisted of 39 German states that bonded together in 1815, soon which the Austrian Empire was able to overpower. Prussia had a plan to assist unifying them, because for one the individuals that remained there were mostly German. Pride in the country helped shape Prussia as a whole, and in the year of 1848 a liberal constitution was forced upon the kingdom by the rioters of Berlin, leading towards unification...

  • German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 3

    German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 3
    ...The two went to war in something now known as the Seven Weeks War in 1866, with Prussia claiming yet another victory. Not only did Prussia gain northern Germany, but both its eastern and western components were collaborating as well. Prussia was also involved with the North German Confederation. Bismarck enjoyed instigating confrontations for his own benefit, and he continued to do so by stating that Prussia needed to go to war with France which was declared on July 19, 1870...

  • German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...In 1861, Wilhelm I stepped up to the throne with Otto von Bismarck, a Junker, as his prime minister. Bismarck practiced the idea of realpolitik, meaning he told everything as it was instead of sugar coating it. Bismarck created a bond between Austria and Prussia where they went into war with Denmark, to hopefully gain more land. Austria and Prussia took home a win, and it was not long before the two would go head to head as adversaries...

  • German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 4

    German Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 4
    ...Prussia arrived where the French force was at Sedan in September 1870. Prussia captured French prisoners, but the most important one had to be Napoleon III. The people of France surrendered, and the Franco-Prussian War was the last milestone that formed a unified Germany. On January 18, 1871 King Wilhelm I of Prussia was crowned Kaiser in Versailles.

  • Italian Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 2

    Italian Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 2
    ...With this, a foundation of an agreement had been made and Garibaldi came to a compromise that intertwined Piedmont-Sardinia and the southern parts of Italy he had taken over. Slowly but surely, different sections of Italy united together and even the Austrian province of Venetia joined in 1866. The last piece of the puzzle consisted of the Papal States in 1870, and finally Italy became a united front. Rome became the capital of Italy too.

  • Italian Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 1

    Italian Unification [ Cited From Textbook ] 1
    Piedmont-Sardinia is a kingdom that obtained a king named Victor Emmanuel II, who had adopted a prime minister named Camillo di Cavour in 1852. Cavour set a goal for himself that involved gaining the territory of northern Italy in which he did, with the exception of Venetia. Cavour went into war with the Austrians as they owned the land that he was interested in, and he quickly boasted with his two wins. During this period of time, Giuseppe Garibaldi was able to control Sicily in May of 1860...