HIST 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Libertarian Socialism, Qing Dynasty, Social Revolution
Class note 6
Battle of Waterloo
fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part
of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. the battle between the
English/Prussians against Napoleon lead France. the last battle he led
1803 - Louisiana Purchase
the acquisition of the Louisiana territory by the United States from France in
1803. The U.S. paid fifty million francs and a cancellation of debts worth eighteen
million francs for a total of sixty-eight million francs
1812-1815 War of 1812
a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their
respective allies
impressment
colloquially, "the press" or the "press gang", refers to the act of taking men into a
military or naval force by compulsion, with or without notice. Navies of several
nations used forced recruitment by various means
Mexican Independence - 1821
an armed conflict, and the culmination of a political and social process which
ended the rule of Spain in 1821 in the territory of New Spain
Brazilian independence - 1822
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