Period 5 (1750-1914) Xavier Rodriguez

Toussaint was a livestock overseer on a plantation with some education and a freed slave. In 1793 he built a strong army to fight the French and gain freedom for Haiti. Important because he made a constitution that gave equality and citizenship to all residents and was vital to the independence of Haiti from France.

The reign of King Louis the 14th was the time in which France was experiencing a lot of turmoil because the majority of the populations needs were not being met or even recognized. It didn't help that Louis wasn't a very strong leader and because of this was happening the people started to revolt and it's important because the French Revolution then started.

He was a creole elite who helped lead the movement for independence in South America. He was a republican who studied Enlightened ideas about popular sovereignty. In 1811 he took up arms against the Spanish and in 1819 would crush the Spanish army in Colombia. His ultimate goal was to bring all the Spanish colonies into one confederation like the US but it didn't work because of strong political and regional differences. He was important because he was a key factor in the independence of the Spanish colonies.

Napoleon Bonaparte was a military leader who took advantage of the instability after the French Revolution and crowned himself emperor of France. He loved to conquer and expand and was very good at it. He is important because a lot of the things he di while in power impacted the future. He made the Napoleonic Code which influenced future governments, he also made the Louisiana Purchase with the US, and he increased the nationalist sentiment in a lot of the countries he conquered.

A gathering of European diplomats in Austria. In it all the representatives of the great powers that defeated Napoleon (Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia) dominated the proceedings. Their aim as to restore the pre-revolutionary political and social order. This was important because it would come to establish the future boundaries of Europe.

Written by Friedrick Engels and Karl Marx and was a document that outlined their viewpoints and beliefs. In it they claimed that the excesses of capitalism would lead to a communist revolution, the dictatorship of the proletariat would destroy capitalism, and that in the end socialism would lead to a fair just egalitarian society. This was extremely important because these ideas would dominate European and INternational socialism throughout the 19th century.

A deadly uprising in India that was in response to the harsh treatment by the British towards the sepoy regiments. The sepoys were joined by Indian princes and their followers whose ways of life and income had been disrupted by British trade, missionary work, and misguided social reforms. It turned into a full-fledged war of independence against British rule but ended after months of inconclusive battles and peace was declared. Important because it shows Indian discontent with their rulers and seriously threatened the British Empires foothold in India.

Written by Charles Darwin, and English biologist, in which he argued that all living species had evolved over thousands of years in a contest for survival. The species that adapted well would prosper whereas the others would go extinct. Theorists of the time (social Darwinists) used this idea to explain the development of human societies. This was important because the domination of European imperialists over subject peoples would be justified with the "survival of the fittest" mentality.

This was done by Cavour and Gibraldi they led nationalists and expelled Austrian authorities in the north, they were inspired by uprisings against foreign rule. Important because it created Italy.

This was when Alexander II freed all of the serfs. This serfs had been supporting the nobility but had become an obstacle to their economic development. THis was important because it was a big step in Russia social reform but also had little effect on their lives. They gained the right to land but had no political rights and had to pay a heavy tax that let to the same situation, it also didn't increase agricultural production.

This was when Alexander II freed all of the serfs who had been supporting the nobility but become an obstacle to Russia's economic development. It was important because it was a big step in Russian social reform but also had little effect on their lives. Although they did gain the right to land they still had no political rights and had to pay a heavy tax that left them poor it also did not increase agricultural production.

This was a canal constructed in Egypt. It was important because it facilitated the building and maintenance of empires by allowing naval vessels to ravel faster between world seas and oceans it also lowered the costs of trade between imperial powers and subject lands.

Prussian prime minister Otto von Bismarck was the one who created a united Germany. He provoked 3 wars and increased German antionalism which had been previously repressed. Important because now Germany was a united country.

This was a meeting organized by German chancellor Otton Von Bismarck that would give the justification for European colonization of Africa. This was important because for a long time after European imperialists would stake their claims and impose oppressive colonial rule.

This was a reform group in India that was a place for educated Indians to communicate their view on public affairs to colonial officials. Representatives from all over India would come to talk about issues (poverty, trade/tariff policies hurting Indian businesses, British racism to Indians, etc) This was important because by the end of the 1800's the Congress would come to openly seek Indian self rule, so it clearly enhanced India's drive for political reform and nationalism.

He introduced the idea of the assembly line when creating the factories for his cars. Instead of organizing production around a series of stations where teams would assemble each car individually a conveyor system was now used that carried the components to the workers and then each worker would perform a specialized task at that point on the line. It was important because it brought productivity gains which allowed the car prices to plummet and increase the availability of a car to people. Also it gave way tot he modern factory system used today.

This canal was built by the United States between Panama and Columbia to help facilitate communication and transportation between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This was important because in order to construct the canal President Theodore Roosevelt supported a rebellion against Colombia so Panama could break away, in exchange for the United States support Panama gave the right to build the canal and control the territory, in doing this it showed the United States growing interest in imperial expansion and it strengthened US military and economic claims.