Mrs. Ruland's Advanced Placement World History Course

WHAP Timeline Assignment 1750-1914

Instructions: Take all of the following events, people, and places. For each, find the relevant dates and the significance. Place everything on one continuous timeline. You must figure out an appropriate scale so that everything is spaced out EVENLY. Multiple-year events need to be bracketed. Please make a color code and corresponding key for events by geographical area/political unit. WRITE THE DATE OF THE EVENT NEXT TO IT ON THE TIMELINE. supplementary chronology should include a summary (2-3 sentences) of what each event/person is and the importance. Be prepared to be quizzed on the items on the line... (evil laugh!)...

1. All-India Muslim League founded
2. American Revolution
3. Berlin West Africa Conference
4. Bessemer process developed
5. Boer War
6. Boxer Rebellion
7. Communist Manifesto published
8. Congress of Vienna
9. Cotton gin developed
10. Crimean War
11. Emancipation of Russian serfs
12. French Revolution
13. Haitan Revolution
14. Henry Ford and assembly line
15. Indian National Congress founded
16. James Watt perfects steam engine
17. Meiji restoration
18. Opium War
19. Origin of the Species published
20. Panama Canal
21. Reign of King Louis XVI
22. Reign of Napoleon
23. Russo-Japanese war
24. Sepoy Rebellion
25. Simón Bolivar
26. Spinning mule developed
27. Suez Canal
28. Taiping rebellion
29. Toussaint Louverture
30. Unification of Germany
31. Unification of Italy
32. War of Greek independence
33. Wars of independence in Latin America

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