A global military war between 1756 to 1763, involving most of the great powers of the time and affecting Europe, North America, Central America, the West African coast, India, and the Philippines.
Congress of Vienna
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Italian Unification
After the only successful slave revolt in history, Haiti gains its independence from France. The main point here is to remember that slave revolts were few and far between, but this was the sole exception for a successful one. However, slaves did not carry very much weight in society although they were forced to do all of the hard labor. This independence movement allowed Haiti to become the first independent nation in Latin America.
Spanish- American War
This was a meeting between the Allies to decide what to do with France since Napoleon has been exiled (see Battle of Waterloo). Rulers before Napoleon would gain back their thrones while France would remain intact. A balance of power existed and Enlightenment and Revolution ideals are ignored at this event.
Giuseppe Garibaldi, Camillo Cavour, and Victor Emmanuel II all work to make this happen. Garibaldi had driven Spain away from Sicily and Cavour had removed Austrian influence from much of Italy. Victor Emmanuel II was chosen to be king of the new united kingdom of Italy. (Form of nationalism)
This was fought between the Spanish and Cuban revolutionaries with the goal of acquiring new territories. The US intervenes in this year and helps the Cubans to quickly destroy the Spanish. Cuba gains its independence from Spain in exchange for the US gaining military bases in Cuba. After this, the US acquires Cuba, the Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico and emerges as a world power.
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