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	World History 19th Century Uprisings Europe in Revolt http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook19.html#1848 An 1848 timeline, and information about wars in France, Austria, and Prussia. Revolutions Spread from France http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/empires/0040.html The Revolutions of 1830 and 1848 European Diplomacy and the Congress System 1815-56 http://www.thecorner.org/hist/europe/congress.htm Trying to keep the peace after the downfall of Napoleon. The Vienna Settlement 1814-15 The Vienna Congress http://www.saunalahti.fi/penelope/e/Studies/History/The%20Vienna%20Congress.htm Prince Metternich of Austria hoped to gain supremacy in this situation. The site includes, power politics and territorial gains and losses, TOP Nations Russia Nicholas I http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0835585.html Although Nicholas tried to serve his country's best interest, his methods were dictatorial, paternalistic, and often inadequate. He did codify the existing Russian law, but liberal thought was suppressed. The Tsarist State http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook39.html#The%20Tsarist%20State Articles beginning with the coronation of Tsar Alexander II Path to Revolution http://www.geographia.com/russia/rushis06.htm Centralization of authority occurred when the government gave the nobles more power over their land and its occupants and the central authority grew. Karl Marx http://www.historyguide.org/intellect/marx.html The philosopher, social scientist, historian and revolutionary, Karl Marx is the most influential socialist thinker of the 19th Century/ Russia in the 1800's http://www.mts.net/~afiebelk/russia.htm Information with a timeline. Portraits of Russian Czars in the 1800's http://killeenroos.com/4/Czar1800.htm These Czars, although attempts were made toward enlightenment, were the absolute emperors of the empire, controlling absolutely every aspect of Russian life. Europe Unification of Italy http://www.age-of-the-sage.org/history/italian_unification.html Europe and unification history http://www.arcaini.com/ITALY/ItalyHistory/ItalianUnification.htm Contains a timeline of events. Unification of Germany http://www.zum.de/whkmla/region/germany/bismarck.html Life on a Farm late 1800's http://www.heritagequest.com/genealogy/europe/html/barn.html Everyone under one roof until the early 1900's. Jewish Life in Poland http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Baker_00/03/baker-cl-jm-03/warsaw_text.htm Life before World War II Poverty and the Potato http://www.next1000.com/family/GRUBB/Ireland.famine.html A life of poverty and injustice created an almost total dependence on the easily and cheaply grown potato. 1800's Social work Milestones http://www.socialworkers.org/profession/centennial/milestones_2.htm Milestones in the Development of Social Work and Social Welfare. England Reform Act of 1832 http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/PR1832.htm Background information and links. The Reform Acts on the Victorian Web http://www.victorianweb.org/history/hist2.html The 1830s and1840s saw the working and middle classes in England demand fundamental change. France Third Republic 1870 -1940 http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/fr_third.html There are links and information about the time period. Dreyfus Affair http://www.dreyfuscase.com/html/dreyfus_affair.html French Captain Alfred Dreyfus was tried for high treason. Many years later the truth was known. Widespread feelings of anti-Semitism played a part in the scandal. Latin America Latin America in the 19th Century http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook32.html Venezuela - Simon Bolivar http://www.bartleby.com/65/bo/Bolivar.html South American revolutionary who led independence wars in the present nations of Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia. Argentina - Jose de San Martin http://mailer.fsu.edu/~akirk/tanks/argentina/SanMartin.htm Credited with outstanding executive ability, San Martin is invaluable in the interpretation of command and staff functions. South American Timeline 1800-1900 http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/ht/10/sa/ht10sa.htm The timeline divides the century into periods such as Independence, Aftermath, Becoming National. There is also an overview. Mexico http://www.les1.man.ac.uk/multimedia/mexican_history_since_1810.htm Insurgency and Independence 1810-1821 TOP Nationalism and Imperialism Liberal Nationalism http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook17.html#Liberal%20Nationalism The Nation as a Basis for Liberal Democracy. Articles about social development and the duties of man. Triumphal Nationalism http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/modsbook17.html#Triumphal%20Nationalism The Nation as a Claim to Superiority. Two articles from Germany. France in Africa 1830 http://www.acdis.uiuc.edu/Research/OPs/Pederson/html/contents/sect3.html The occupation of Algeria was the beginning of French Colonialism. Colonialism in the Middle East http://www.nmhschool.org/tthornton/mehistorydatabase/colonialism_in_africa_and_the_mi.php History of the Middle East Data Base. England in Nigeria http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4653125.stm Looking back. African Resistance http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/africa/features/storyofafrica/9chapter7.shtml There are other links for African history. Ottoman Empire Loses Power http://www.turizm.net/turkey/history/ottoman3.html Description of the fall of the empire. Crimean War 1853 - http://www.victorianweb.org/history/crimea/crimeaov.html Look at English policy, political history, sources on the war. This is a great picture and overview of the time period. Victorian Imperialism http://www2.wwnorton.com/college/english/nael/victorian/topic_4/welcome.htm An overview of the topic and links to information. TOP Inventions for Progress List of inventors http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa111100a.htm Links to the inventions Inventors & Inventions http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/inventors.htm Links to people and other sources.