Year
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Hint
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Answer
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1801
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This religious group is excluded from voting in Britain.
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Catholics
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1802
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This famous politician and general is declared dictator of France.
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Napoleon
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1803
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This massive territory is sold to the United States from France.
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Louisiana Territory
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1804
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This American founding father is shot dead by Aaron Burr.
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Alexander Hamilton
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1805
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Lord Nelson defeats Napoleon in this famous battle.
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Battle of Trafalgar
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1806
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This ancient empire in central Europe is dissolved.
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Holy Roman Empire
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1807
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Legal slave shipping across this ocean is abolished.
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Atlantic Ocean
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1808
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Napoleon invades this country, causing it's empire to fall apart.
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Spain
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1809
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This Nordic country declares independence from Sweden.
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Finland
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1810
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This former Spanish colony begins it's war for independence.
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Mexico
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1811
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Spanish troops withdraw from this rebelling country.
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Venezuela
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1812
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Napoleon's empire invades this country in the winter.
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Russia
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1813
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This becomes the largest battle in Europe prior to WWI.
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Leipzig
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1814
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British troops march into Washington DC and burn this building.
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The White House
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1815
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Napoleon Bonaparte is finally defeated in this battle.
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Waterloo
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1816
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A volcanic eruption causes it to snow, in july, in this state.
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Massachusetts
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1817
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A stock exchange is founded in this American city.
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New York City
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1818
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This great lake becomes international territory, reducing tensions.
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Lake Champlain
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1819
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This British imperial port city is established near Malaysia.
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Singapore
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1820
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This territory becomes a slave state as part of a US compromise.
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Missouri
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1821
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The United States establishes this African haven for freed slaves.
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Liberia
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1822
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This Frenchman discovers the process of Pasteurization
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Louis Pasteur
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1823
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This doctrine forbids any European expansion into the Americas.
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Monroe Doctrine
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1824
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This Latin American war-hero liberates Peru.
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Simon Bolivar
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1825
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This country separates from Peru.
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Bolivia
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1826
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Joseph Niepce invents this.
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The Photograph
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1827
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This prophet translates a gold tablet into the book of Mormon.
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Joseph Smith
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1828
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This country declares war on Turkey.
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Russia
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1829
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This hugely influential transportation device is developed.
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The Railroad
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1830
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This new kingdom becomes independent from the Netherlands.
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Belgium
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1831
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This South American country is split into Colombia and Venezuela.
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Gran Colombia
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1832
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The British empire clears out the native population of this island.
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Tasmania
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1833
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This massive globe spanning empire abolishes slavery.
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The British Empire
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1834
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Charles Babbage invents a crude prototype of this machine.
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The Computer
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1835
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Charles Darwin and the HMS Beagle visit these islands.
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The Galapagos
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1836
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This Mexican territory declares it's independence.
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Texas
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1837
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This famous queen inherits the English throne.
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Queen Victoria
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1838
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Rebellions in this British colony achieve responsible government.
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Canada
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1839
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China declares war on the British over the introduction of this drug.
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Opium
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1840
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This landmass is officially identified as a new Continent.
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Antarctica
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1841
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This pacific nation becomes a British colony, sort of.
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New Zealand
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1842
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Crawford Long develops the first of this type of painkiller.
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Anesthetic
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1843
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This Chinese city is proclaimed a British crown colony.
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Hong Kong
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1844
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A failure of this crop causes a deadly famine in Ireland.
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Potato
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1845
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British diplomats and Maori chieftains sign a treaty at this location.
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Waitangi
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1846
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Mexico is invaded by this country
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The United States
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1847
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Pilgrims following this new religion flee to modern day Utah.
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Mormonism
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1848
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Revolutions arise in many countries on this continent.
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Europe
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1849
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A gold rush attracts thousands of people to this US territory.
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California
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1850
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This christian revolution tries to overthrow the Chinese government.
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Taiping Rebellion
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1851
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DR John Gorrie patents this now common household machine.
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A Refrigerator
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1852
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This independent republic is established by the Boers.
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South Africa
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1853
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Russia tries to annex this Ottoman peninsula.
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The Crimea
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1854
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This amount of British light-brigade troops are famously killed .
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600
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1855
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Violent armed clashes erupt in this American territory.
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Kansas
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1856
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William Walker is overthrown after taking over this country.
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Nicaragua
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1857
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A rebellion against British rule takes place in this country.
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India
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1858
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This British company ceases to dominate Indian politics.
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East India company
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1859
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This scientist proposes the theory of evolution.
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Charles Darwin
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1860
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This American state secedes from the union.
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South Carolina
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1861
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This new government is formed out of the rebelling US slave states.
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The Confederacy
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1862
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This American civil war battle prevents Britain from siding with the south.
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Antietam
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1863
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This key battle occurs in Pennsylvania in the American civil war.
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Gettysburg
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1864
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Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay invade this country.
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Paraguay
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1865
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This American president is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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Abraham Lincoln
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1866
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This country is defeated in a brief war by Prussia and Italy.
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Austria
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1867
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The United States buys this huge territory from Russia.
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Alaska
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1868
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This amendment, granting citizenship to blacks, becomes law.
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14th amendment
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1869
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This canal is constructed in Egypt.
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Suez Canal
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1870
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The Italian peninsula is unified after Italy absorbs this city state.
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Rome
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1871
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This new European country is united and absorbs Prussia.
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Germany
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1872
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This becomes the world's first national park.
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Yellowstone
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1873
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This standard of currency value is established in several countries.
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Gold Standard
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1874
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The presently-active constitution of this country is signed.
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Switzerland
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1875
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This area rebels against the Ottoman empire.
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Herzegovinia
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1876
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Alexander Gram Bell invents this.
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The Telephone
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1877
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This "recovery" phase in American history ends.
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Reconstruction
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1878
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This country becomes independent from the Ottoman empire.
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Romania
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1879
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"Thomas Edison" invents this.
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The Lightbulb
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1880
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Construction on this trans-oceanic canal begins.
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Panama Canal
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1881
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This progressive Russian czar is assassinated.
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Alexander II
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1882
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Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary form this alliance.
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Triple Alliance
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1883
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This volcano erupts in Indonesia, impacting the entire world.
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Mount Krakatoa
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1884
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Most of this continent is carved up by European colonial powers.
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Africa
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1885
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This central African region falls under direct Belgian control.
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The Congo
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1886
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A terrorist attack in this Chicago square kills seven policemen.
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Haymarket square
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1887
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The world fair is held underneath this massive Parisian structure.
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The Eiffel Tower.
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1888
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This becomes the last South American nation to abolish slavery.
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Brazil
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1889
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The second socialist international is founded in this city.
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Paris
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1890
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This German prime minister resigns.
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Otto von Bismark
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1891
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The Russians begin construction on this continent spanning railway.
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Trans-Siberian Rail
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1892
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The first of this type of engine is patented.
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Diesel
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1893
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New Zealand becomes the first country to grant women this right.
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Vote
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1894
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China goes to war with this nearby country.
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Japan
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1895
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Gugliemo Marconi invents this
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The Radio
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1896
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The first of these modern events is held in Athens, Greece.
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The Olympics
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1897
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Bolivia and Peru declare war on this country.
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Chile
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1898
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The United States blames Spain for destroying this battleship.
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The Maine
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1899
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The Boxer rebellion occurs in this country.
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China
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1900
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This former island kingdom becomes an American territory.
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Hawaii
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