French Revolution
a French general, political leader, and eventual emperor in the late 18th and early 19th century. He crowned himself emperor in 1804 and he led several successful campaigns during the French Revolution.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
Invented the water frame. Made it possible to spin cotton yarn quickly and efficiently.
Who is Richard Arkwright?
Who is Otto Von Bismarck?
Was exiled to live in Serbia, after his sentencing, and returned to Russia two months after the 1917 February Revolution; he opposed the Provisional Government and placed a key role in the October Revolution of 1917 and from then on ruled Russia until his death in 1924.
Who is Vladimir Lenin?
Execution of the King of France
The Reign of Terror begins
What happened in 1793?
Queen of France during the reign of Louis XVI. She was unpopular due to her extravagance and was guillotined along with her husband.
Who is Marie Antoinette?
Made significant improvements to the design of the steam engine. Without which, locomotives and steam ships wouldn't have been developed.
Who is James Watt?
King of Prussia in 1840 and was often seen as unpredictable, romantic and confusing.
Who is Friedrich Wilhelm IV?
He organized workers in St. Petersburg in the 1905 Revolution and was sentenced to internal exile, but he managed to escape abroad; he also played a key role in the Bolshevik's seizure of power and the organization of the Red Army.
Who is Leon Trotsky?
Napoleon becomes Emperor of France
Napoleonic Code is published and becomes law
What happened in 1804?
Crowned king in 1775, a very young and inexperience man who had a great sense of duty and intention of ruling well. He inherited a system in which the king had absolute power which he wanted to not only keep, but increase.
Who is Louis XVI
He used the steam engine and built the first steam locomotive.
A conservative Prussian statesman and served as Prime Minister of Russia for a decade. Also, he played a major role in drafting the Constitution of December 5 1848
Who is Otto von Manteuffel?
Came from Siberia, was illiterate and had a reputation as a drunk, a womanizer, and a petty criminal. As a self-proclaimed "healer" he would gain trust into the royal family and was hated by royalist supporters for persuading Tsarina decisions.
Who is Grigori Rasputin?
The Luddite Riots began
What happened in 1811?
A radical Jacobin leader, a French lawyer and politician. Associated with the Reign of Terror and was a principal figure in the French Revolution.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
When problems started to arise with urbanization, he worked to fix the Poor Laws and attempted to improve sanitation and public health in cities.
He helped form the victorious alliance against Napoleon I and restored Austria as a leading European power. One of the organizers of the Congress of Vienna, which devised the settlement of Europe after the Napoleonic wars.
Who is Prince Klemens von Metternich?
He trained as a lawyer and was a democratic socialist in the wartime Duma. He became the Prime Minister in the Provisional Government in July 1917. He was a popular leader and tried to hold together the different factions of Russia.
Who is Alexander Kerensky?
The Austro-Prussian War begins
Treaty of Prague is signed
What happened in 1866?
Who is Louis XIV?
Invented England's first man-made canal, the Bridgewater canal. Used efficiently to transport coal from mines.
Who is Francis Egerton?
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Who is the Duke of Bridgewater?
He was the Chief of the General Staff and skillful battlefield commander he served as a member of the new German Parliament after it was implemented. Also, came up with a new method of directing armies in the field.
Who is Helmuth von Moltke?
As minister of finance from 1892-1903, he passed many policies which led to drastic increases in industrial growth, specifically in coal in southern Russia; One of the few officials under Nicholas II who believed that rapid industrialization would solve the country's economic issues.
Who is Sergei Witte?
Nicholas II abdicates the thrown
Provisional Government is established
Lenin returns to Russia from exile
February and October Revolutions take place
What happened in 1917?