History

Pre 1494

  • Jamaica

    Arawaks/Tainos occupied Jamaica (then call Xaymaca)

  • Germany

    Apart of the Holy Roman Empire and recovering from the Black Death

  • USA

    Occupied by various indigenous populations

    1494 to 1655

    • Jamaica

      Jamaica Occupied by The Spanish and there Slaves

    • Germany

      There was the Reformation and the Thirty Years’ War

    • USA

      Christopher Columbus arrives in America. The English settle in Jamestown. The Dutch establish New Netherlands (now New York)

    1655 to 1865

    • Jamaica

      • Sugar Industry grew between 1673 and 1739
      • Easter Rebellion 1760
      • Christmas Rebellion 1831
      • Maroon Signs treaty with British in 1740
      • 1808 Abolition Bill
      • Emancipation and apprenticeship 1834
      • Full Freedom 1838
      • Morant Bay Rebellion 1865

    • Germany

      • Holy Roman Empire 1655 to 1806
      • Napoleonic Era and the German Confederation 1806 to 1866

    • USA

      • Colonial Era Pre 1776
      • American Revolution 1775 to 1783
      • Early Republic 1783 to 1861
      • Civil War and Reconstruction 1861 to 1865
    1865 to 1962

    • Jamaica

      • Roads, Bridges and railways constructed pre 1845
      • Cable Communication with Europe established 1859
      • Formation of Labor Unions 1938
      • Formation of two political parties 1938
      • Universal Adult Suffrage 1944
      • Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 1952
      • Formation of the Federation of the West Indies 1958
      • Jamaica votes against Federation of the West Indies 1961
      • Jamaica Independence 1962

    • Germany

      • Unification of Germany 1866 to 1871
      • The German Empire 1871 to 1914
      • World War l 1914 to 1918
      • The Weimar Republic 1919 to 1933
      • Nazi Germany and World War ll 1933 to 1945
      • Division and Reunification 1945 to 1962

    • USA

      • Reconstruction 1865 to 1877
      • The Gilded age 1877 to 1900
      • The Progressive Era 1890 to 1920
      • World War l and the Roaring Twenties
      • The Great Depression 1929 to 1940
      • World War ll 1941 to 1945
      • Post-War Era which includes the Cold War, Civil Rights Movement and the Korean War 1945 to 1962
    1962 to 1992

    • Jamaica

      • National Identity, Economic Shifts, Cultural Growth

    • Germany

      • West Germany 1962 to 1990
      • East Germany 1962 to 1990
      • Germany Reunification 1990

    • USA

      • Cuban Missile Crisis 1962
      • Vietnam War 1960 to 1970
      • Civil Rights Act 1964
      • Voting Rights Act 1965
      • Energy Crises 1970 to 1980
      • End of Cold War 1980 to 1991
    1992 to 2025

    • Jamaica

      • Financial Sector Adjustment Company 1996
      • Vision 2030 launched in 2007
      • Beijing Summer Olympics 2008
      • Financial Crisis 2008
      • Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms 2011
      • Jamaica Development Infrastructure Programme 2010
      • Jamaica Emergency Employment Programme 2012
      • Covid-19 2020
      • Elizabeth II was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms dies 2022
      • Charles III is crowned King of the United Kingdom and 14 other Commonwealth realms 2022
      • Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network 2024

    • Germany

      • Financial Crisis 2008
      • Covid-19 2020
      • War in Ukraine 2022

    • USA

      • Co-Founding Eurozone 1992
      • Financial Crisis 2008
      • Covid-19 2020
      • War in Ukraine 2022