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Timeline of the 19th Century

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1801
The Kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland merge to form the ______ _______
United Kingdom
1802
_________ performs his Moonlight Sonata for the first time
Beethoven
1804
_____ gains independence from France and becomes the first black republic
Haiti
1804
________ crowns himself Emperor of the French
Napoleon
1804
World population reaches one _______
Billion
1804
First steam __________ begins operation
Locomotive
1805
The Battle of _________ eliminates the French and Spanish naval fleets and allows for British dominance of the seas
Trafalgar
1806
Holy _____ Empire dissolves as a consequence of the Treaty of Pressburg
Roman
1815
Napoleon is defeated at the Battle of ________
Waterloo
1818
Mary Shelley publishes ____________
Frankenstein
1820
Discovery of __________ (Continent)
Antarctica
1831
Charles Darwin begins his voyage on the HMS ______
Beagle
1833
The Slavery Abolition Act bans slavery throughout the _______ Empire
British
1842
The Treaty of Nanking cedes ____ ____ to the British
Hong Kong
1845
The Irish ______ Famine leads to the Irish diaspora
Potato
1847
Ignaz __________ proposes hand washing as a way to stop the spread of diseases
Semmelweis
1848
The _________ Manifesto published by Karl Marx
Communist
1853
The _______ War begins between France, the UK, the Ottoman Empire and Russia
Crimean
1858
The British ___ begins ruling the Indian subcontinent
Raj
1858
Construction of Big ___ is completed
Ben
1859
On the Origin of _______ is published by Darwin
Species
1861
The American ______ War begins between the Union and seceding Confederacy
Civil
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues the ____________ Proclamation
Emancipation
1865
Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes _____
Booth
1867
The US purchases ______ from Russia
Alaska
1869
The ____ Canal opens, linking the Mediterranean to the Red Sea
Suez
1869
Dmitri _________ creates the periodic table
Mendeleev
1871
Otto Von ________ becomes first chancellor of the German Empire
Bismarck
1872
The first international ________ match is played, between Scotland and England
Football
1872
___________ National Park is created
Yellowstone
1877
Thomas ______ invents the phonograph
Edison
1877
The first test _______ match is played, between England and Australia
Cricket
1879
Thomas Edison tests his first _____ bulb
Light
1883
________ volcano explosion, one of the largest in modern history
Krakatoa
1885
Louis _______ creates the first successful vaccine, against rabies
Pasteur
1886
Construction of the Statue of _______
Liberty
1888
Jack the ______ murders occur in Whitechapel, London
Ripper
1889
The ______ Tower is inaugurated in Paris
Eiffel
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Level 28
Mar 30, 2019
Nice quiz! Could use some more time
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Level 38
Mar 30, 2019
Could you please accept engine for locomotive?