This Argentinian general lead the Southern Liberation Forces and helped drive the Spanish from Chile and Peru.
100
Alexander II
This Russian Czar started some drastic reforms like the freeing of serfs and was assassinated in 1881.
100
The British Empire
This empire had strong control over the colonies in North America and was famous for its navy.
100
1816
Argentina’s declaration of independence
100
Greek (War of/for) Independence
This war between the Ottoman Empire and the Greek revolutionaries and Allies lead to Greece’s freedom.
200
Simón Bolivar
This revolutionary leader wanted to unite the liberated colonies as a single country; He has a country named after him.
200
Dom Pedro
This Portuguese prince stayed behind in Brazil and became its new ruler when the people asked for independence.
200
The French Empire
This empire fell apart after a major revolution but began to slowly climb back to power when a moderate constitution was drawn up that appeased all.
200
1830
Britain, France and Russia Assure freedom for Greece
200
The Napoleonic Wars
These Wars were fought by Napoleon to gain land and power for France.
300
Toussaint L’Ouverture
This French slave lead the primary revolution in Haiti. He was later imprisoned.
300
Victor Emmanuel II
This Sardinian King took back all captured Italian territories and helped united Italy.
300
The Russian Empire
This empire was far behind other empires and had a hard time gaining a sense of nationalism due to many different ethnic groups in it.
300
1822
Brazil’s independence
300
(Second War of) Haitian Independence
This war was fought between the Haitian Slaves and the French over control of the colony.
400
Giuseppe Garibaldi
This southern Italian united Italy and was known as the “Red Shirt”.
400
Francis Joseph
This Austrian ruler split his country in two, bringing about the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
400
The Prussian Empire
This empire ruled the North German Confederation and was known for its military prowess. (So obsessed were they that one ruler kidnapped tall people if they refused to join his army. He really liked having a brigade of tall people.)
400
1848
Louis- Napoleon becomes ruler of France
400
The Franco-Prussian War
This war was started by Prussia to tempt the Southern German states into uniting with them.
500
Otto von Bismarck
This conservative prime minister was a gifted speaker who united the German states with cleverly orchestrated and won wars.
500
Wilhelm I
This Prussian ruler was the first emperor of the Second Reich, the new German Empire.
500
The Austrian Empire
This empire was a major power in Europe but began to lose power after a harsh defeat and the subsequent splitting of the empire.
500
1871
When was the most powerful empire, the British and German?
500
Seven Weeks War
This was between Austria and Prussia was over the territories of Schleswig and Holstein.