American Revolution
The first tax imposed on the colonists from Great Britain.
Stamp Tax
French Queen who said the phrase "Let them eat cake".
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon's invasion of this country is often cited as his most crucial military mistake.
Russia
Sped up production by using a continuously running conveyor belt to move products from one employee to the next, so that each employee could focus on one stage of the assembly process.
Assembly Line
In the Congo Free State, the Belgians committed atrocities in search of this resource.
Rubber
He wrote the Declaration of Independance.
Thomas Jefferson
Leader of the event referred to as the "Reign of Terror".
Maximillian Robespierre
Unified code of laws created by Napoleon and spread throughout Europe. Today is makes up the backbone of most modern legal systems.
Napoleonic Code
In 1882, this city became the first to have electric street lights.
New York
In the Treaty of Nanjing, the British took control this Island City, which has become one of the world's largest trade cities.
Hong Kong
This confrontation on March 5, 1770, began as a protest of colonists, but ended with British soldiers shooting and killing five people.
Boston Massacre
The government formed by the 3rd Estate after swearing the "Tennis Court Oath".
National Assembly
Famous naval battle that Napoleon's fleet lost to the British, effectively ending any chance Napoleon had at invade the Island Nation.
Trafalgar
This collection of laws in the late 1800s, significantly reduced the amount of child labour that could be used in industry.
Factory Acts
In 1884, this conference saw leaders of Europe meet to discuss the rules and regulations for the "Scramble for Africa".
Berlin Conference
The American colonists who fought at Lexington and Concord where referred to by this nickname.
Minutemen
Wealthy and well-educated people of the 3rd Estate, many became members of the Jacobin Club.
Bourgeoisie
Considered Napoleon's most famous victory. Here he defeats Austria & Russia by firing cannons onto a frozen lake.
Austerlitz
Britain's ascention into Europe's industrial heartland is often credited to the fact that Britain had, in great supply, the 3 most important natural resources for industry. What are they?
Water
Coal
Iron
This new medicine prevented Europeans from dying to Malaria, making it possible for them to conquer large parts of Sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia.
On Christmas day in 1776, Washington famously crossed the Delaware river to win this important battle.
Battle of Trenton
On this day in 1789, the people of France toppled the Bastille to defeat the King's forces. Today it is celebrated every year in Paris as "Bastille Day".
July 14
Although he is famous as a great French leader, Napoleon was actually born on this small Italian island in the Mediterranean.
Corsica
Edison's design's on electricity were challeneged by a competing form of electrical generation pioneered by this famous inventor.
Nikola Tesla
As part of the Treaty of Nanjing, British and eventually all European traders were granted these privledges, meaning they were not subject to any laws or punishments in China.
Extra-territorial rights