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Haitian Revolution
Toussaint L'Ouverture being a former slave, was brought up through the diplomatic matters of the french colony in Haiti. Being known as a skilled general was the beginning of his accomplishment of being known as leader of the Haitian Revolution. Saint Domingue, the french colony was the first Latin American territory to free itself due to manipulation and the brutal methods that the masters of the 100,000 slaves in order to keep the slaves powerless and to avoid a revolt. -
Latin American Wars of Independence (South, San Martin)
An Argentinian man named San Martin fought against Napoleon along side with Spain. When Argentina announced their independence he had then became the Liberator of Argentina of Peru and Chile. A former viceroy named Bernardo had assisted San Martin and has actually helped to free Chile. San Martin had attempted to free the Spanish forces but achieved in finally winning their independence in the advantage of teaming up with Bernardo and with the Spanish colonies in Latin America. -
Mexico's Independence
Padre Miguel Hidalgo began as a priest in a village of Dolores. Struggling through poverty with enlightenment ideas, He has left the name "Grito de Dolores" from the incident of September 16, 1810 which recorded Miguel ringing the bells of his village church as an act of rebellion against the Spanish. The army of the lower classes had acted in spite of fear of losing their property, control of land, and their lives. A motive for the uprising and conquer Mexico's independence was fear. -
Brazilian Independence
The drives for their independence in Brazil can be described to be unique due to it occurring without violent upheavals or widespread bloodshed. As a matter of fact, a member of the Portuguese royal family played a key role in gaining Brazil's independence. Eight thousand Brazilians signed a petition asking Dom Pedro, King John's son, to rule. Although the ideas of the French Revolution still swept across Europe, Brazil had won its independence in a bloodless revolution. -
Greek Revolution
The result of Greek independence became widely popular all over the world. For instance Russians felt a connection to Geek Orthodox. Through Greece's popularity, it led to the powerful nations of Europe to take their side. Ancient Greek culture was very respected and loved amongst the educated Europeans and Americans. Popularity grew in Europe.What followed was the downfall of the Ottoman fleet at the battle of Navarino from the attack of a combined British, French, and Russian fleet. -
Romanticism
Romanticism is the movement that combines both nature and an individuals inner thoughts and feelings. Emotion was an essential key element in this movement which portrayed a wide range range of ideas and attitudes. An Example of the romantic artists beliefs were loving the beauty of untamed nature. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe published "The Sorrows Of Young Werther" in 1774. The novel discusses a sensitive man who is driven to suicide from his hopeless love for a virtuous married woman. -
Italian Unification
From the kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia, Italian nationalist, had looked for leadership. In 1848, a liberal constitution was announced and because this seemed like a good plan under the comand of Piedmont-
Sardinia, it had led to Camillo di Cavour being prime minister of Sardinia's king, Victor Emmanuel II. Later on in 1858, Cavour provoked a war with the Austrians. There had been two quick victories from a combined French-Sardinian army. Cavour then secretly assisted nationalist rebels. -
German Unification
The factors that led Prussia into favoring the German state had several reasons as to why they helped it build much stronger. For instance, there was a majority in the German population which provoked nationalism to actually unified Prussia. It was known that Prussia's army was by far the most powerful in Central Europe. By contrast, ethnic groups in Hungary tore the empire. Later, A liberal constitution was forced upon a constitutional convention by Berlin rioters for the kingdom. -
Latin American Wars of Independence (North, Simon Bolivar)
Simon Bolivar was an exceptionally complex liberator, who disparaged militarism, scorned liberalism, a republican who admired monarchy. To fight for their Independence, Simon Bolivar returned. The advantage of fighting against the Spaniards was due to the assistance of the loaners which gave them access to the central plains. What led to the downfall of Caracas giving Venezuela freedom from Spanish rule was the successfully won battle of Carabobo on June 1821.
