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Period: to
Enlightenment
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Rousseau publishes "The Social Contract
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American Revolution Begins
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Surrender at Yorktown
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French Revolution
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US Constitution is ratified
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King and Queen of France executed by Radicals
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Reign of Terror
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Napoleon Overthrows the Directory
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US buys Louisiana from France
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Napoleon crowns himself Emperor
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Haiti declares independence from France
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US declares war on Britain
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Napoleon invades Russia
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Napoleon is defeated at Waterloo
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Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto
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2nd French Revolution
