Period 3 (jan 1, 1750 – jan 1, 1900)

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1. 7 Years War (1756-1763)- AKA French and Indian war. French + Indian v. British

2. First Industrial Revolution (1760-1789)- Major Technological advancements. Factories > Farms

3. American Revolution (1765-1783)- American independence from Britain

4. French Revolution (1789-1795)- Incredibly gruesome switches of power

5. Haitian Revolution (1791-1804)- First 100% successful slave revolt

6. Latin American Revolution (1806-1826)- A series of mostly unsuccessful attempts to overthrow gov't. Simon Bolivar

7. Opium Wars (1839-1860)- Led to European influence in China

8. Meiji Restoration in Japan (1868)- Political revolution in Japan

9. Berlin Conference (1885)- Began the rush to imperialize Africa, "scramble for Africa"

10. Spanish-American War (1898)- U.S. gets Guam, Philippines, Cuba, and Puerto Rico.

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