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20 Cards in this Set
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1756 - 1763
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7 Years War / French and Indian War
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1776
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American Revolution / Smith writes Wealth of Nations
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1789
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French Revolution begins
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1804
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Haitian independence
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1815
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Congress of Vienna
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1820s
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Independence in Latin America
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1839
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1st Opium War in China
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1848
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European revolutions / Marx & Engels write Communist Manifesto
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1853
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Commodore Perry opens Japan
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1857
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Sepoy Mutiny
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1861
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End of Russian serfdom / Italian unification
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1863
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Emancipation Proclamation in US
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1871
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German Unification
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1885
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Berlin Conference -- Division of Africa
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1898
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Spanish-American War -- US acquires Philippines, Cuba, Guam, and Puerto Rico
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1899
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Boer War -- British in control of South Africa
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1905
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Russo - Japanese War
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1910-1920
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Mexican Revolution
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1911
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Chinese Revolution
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1914
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World War I
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