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humanities midterm
| Event | significance |
|---|---|
| 1776-American Revolution begins | America revolts against Britain, made America a new, independent nation |
| 1789- French revolution begins | France revolts against monarchy, left them in ruin after 10 years, ended up needing a king |
| 1791- Haitian revolution | French colony in Haiti revolts, only successful revolt in history |
| 1810-1830- Simon Bolivars influence in South America | aristocrat in Venezuela, S American colonies become independent |
| 1815 -Napolean defeated and exiled | exiled to a small island, dies of malnutrition or sickness, ends his large reign and influence |
| 1818- Frankenstein published | published by Mary Shelley, written as a response to industrialization in the view of romanticism |
| 1848- Communist Manifesto published | published by Karl Marx |
| 1750- 1850- BEIC controls India | India becomes part of the British Commonwealth, western aspects spread into India, |
| 1839-42- Opium War | Britain vs China, Britain wins, establishes opium trade, uses threat and uses force |
| 1899- 1901- Boxer rebellion | anti western Chinese movement, Christian missionaries killed, failed miserably and leaves China to pay for all damages |
| 1868- turn of the century Meiji restoration | Japan becomes more industrial took apart feudalism, industrialized and became a world power all in 50 years |
| 1884-85- Berlin conference | world leaders decide who can have what parts of Africa |