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 their 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