AP World History Era 2 Key Dates

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering essential historical dates, events, and figures from AP World History Era 2 (Modern Era).

7 Years' War

Global conflict that took place from 1756 to 1763.

First Industrial Revolution

Period of industrialization that took place from 1760 to 1840.

American Revolution

Revolutionary war that occurred from 1775 to 1783.

Wealth of Nations

Influential economic treatise published in 1776 by Adam Smith.

French Revolution

Major political upheaval and revolution that took place from 1789 to 1799.

Haitian Revolution

Anti-slavery and anti-colonial revolution that occurred from 1791 to 1804.

Latin American Revolutions

Series of wars of independence across Latin America taking place from 1806 to 1826.

Congress of Vienna

Diplomatic conference held in 1815 to establish European order.

1st Opium War in China

Conflict that began in 1839 in China.

Tanzimat Reforms

Era of governmental and social reforms that took place from 1839 to 1878.

Communist Manifesto

Political pamphlet written and published in 1848 by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Commodore Perry opens Japan

Event in 1854 where Commodore Matthew Perry forced the opening of Japanese ports to trade.

Sepoy Rebellion in India

Uprising in India against British colonial rule that occurred in 1857.

Suez Canal

Artificial waterway constructed by France in Egypt in 1859.

Emancipation of Russian Serfs

Abolition of serfdom in the Russian Empire in 1861.

Italian Unification

Political and social movement that consolidated different states into unified Italy between 1861 and 1870.

U.S. Emancipation Proclamation

Executive proclamation issued in 1863 freeing enslaved people in Confederate areas.

Meiji Restoration in Japan

Political revolution in 1868 that restored practical imperial rule to Japan.

Second Industrial Revolution

Period of rapid industrialization and technological expansion from 1870 to 1914.

Unification of Germany

Creation of the German Empire under Otto von Bismarck in 1871.

Berlin Conference

Major conference held in 1885 to regulate European colonization and trade in Africa.

King Leopold's Rule of the Congo

Period from 1885 to 1908 in which King Leopold ruled the Congo and committed human rights crimes to extract rubber.

Abolition of Slavery in Brazil

End of legal slavery in Brazil in 1888, the last country in the Americas to do so.

Battle of Adowa

Battle in 1896 in which Ethiopian forces defeated Italian invading troops.

Spanish-American War

Armed conflict between Spain and the United States that occurred in 1898.

Boer War

Conflict fought in southern Africa beginning in 1899.

United Fruit Company

American multinational corporation established between 1899 and 1902.

Boxer Rebellion

Anti-imperialist and anti-foreign uprising in China that took place from 1899 to 1901.