1. European Empires Name: The Spanish Empire
Where: Europe, N. & S. America, N. Africa, Philippines
When: c. 1492–1975 CE
Who: Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand, Columbus, Conquistadores: Cortez, Pizarro

2. European Empires Events: Discovery and Exploitation
History vs. Christopher Columbus
Cortez
Pizarro
Events: Discovery and Exploitation
Voyage of Columbus in 1492
Conquest of Aztec in Mexico (Cortez) and Inca in Peru (Pizarro) with help of native allies and smallpox disease
Spanish Armada fails against England in 1588
Involved in 30 years war in 1600’s between Catholics and Protestants
7 Year’s War against Britain in 1700s with French Allie
Early 1800’s: loss of Louisiana, War with Napoleon, and revolts in many American colonies
Loss in Spanish-American War-1898-lose Cuba, Guam, Philippines
Still With Us: Spanish language in Latin America, Roman Catholic Church in Americas, Columbian exchange of animals and plants, Spanish Architecture in New Orleans

3. European Empires Name: The British Empire
Where: Europe, N. America, N. and S. Africa, India, Pacific, Australia & New Zealand, Atlantic, Southeast Asia, China, Hong Kong
When: c. 1607–1997 CE
Who: King George III, Captain James Cook
Queen Victoria (63 yrs), Elizabeth II (65 yrs)

4. European Empires Events: Colonization & Independence movements
Battle of Isandalwana 1:13.28
Rourke's Drift 1:48.42
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
Time to leave
Events: Colonization & Independence movements
Establishing first Colonies in N. America like Jamestown and Plymouth in 1619, 1620
American Revolution in1776
Pacific expansion by Captain James Cook to Australia, New Zealand, Pacific
Opium Wars with China to maintain trade
Wars in South Africa with Boers and Zulus after discovery of gold and diamonds
World War I and World War II weaken the Empire
Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance for independence in India (1947)
Leaving Palestine and establishment of Israel (1948), Leaving Egypt in 1956
Leaving Hong Kong (1997)
Still With Us: English Language around the world, Protestant Christianity, Parliamentary government, English Common Law, Sports like golf and tennis, Commonwealth of nations (Canada, Australia, New Zealand, etc., Current political boundaries in Middle East, India, Pakistan

5. European Empires
Name: Napoleonic Empire
Where: Europe
When: c CE–1815 CE
Who: Napoleon Bonaparte, Admiral Lord Nelson, Duke of Wellington

6. European Empires Events: Rise and Fall
Ten Minute History
History vs. Napoleon Bonaparte
European Empires
Events: Rise and Fall
General Napoleon Bonaparte overthrew the French Directory in 1799
Invasion of Egypt and Syria, Discovery of Rosetta Stone, forced to retreat
Napoleon Sold Louisiana to US in 1803 to raise money for wars
Crowned himself Emperor in 1804
Naval defeat to Britain at Trafalgar in 1805
Brilliant land military victories against European Coalitions
Invades Russia in 1812, but is defeated by winter, scorched earth and burning of Moscow
defeated and exiled to island of Elba in 1814
returned for 100 days till finally defeated at Waterloo in 1815
Died on island of St. Helena
Still With Us: Napoleonic code of statutory law, U.S. doubled in size, promoted and spread ideas of freedom in French Revolution, abolition of serfdom and rights to Jews, educational reform.

7. Spanish Empire
1492–1975 CE

8. British Empire
When: c. 1607–1997 CE

9. Napoleonic Empire
When: c CE–1815 CE

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