Volume 4: The Modern Age a Flashcards
NOTHING LESS THAN PERFECTION
“New Spain” declares independence from Spain and becomes Mexico
1821
Les Trois Glorieuses (the Three Golden Days) in France
1830
“The Carbonaria” revolts against Austrian rule
1831
Victoria begins her reign in England
1837
Pedro II becomes Emperor of Brazil
1841
The blight comes to Ireland; the Potato Famine begins
1845
Iowa becomes a state
1846
Young Italy rebels against Austria
1848
The French Republic makes Louis-Napoleon president
1848
Karl Marx publishes The Communist Manifesto
1848
The Australian Gold Rush begins
1851
The Crystal Palace is built in London for teh Great Exhibition
1851
Harriet Beecher Stowe publishes Uncle Tom’s Cabin
1852
Matthew Perry arrives in Japan
1853
The Crimean War
1853-1856
Dost Mohammad Khan signs treaty with Britain
1855
Peace of Paris signed, ending the Crimean War
1856
Second Opium War
1856-1860
Livingstone writes Missionary Travels
1857
The Sepoy Rebellion
1857-1858