10 Important Events in History

  • Enlightenment

    Enlightenment
    Click Here For More Info!The Enlightenment is a time period that introduced new ideas, including theories that questioned the government, religion, etc. This is a very important event in world history because so many new ideas were created!
  • Agriculural Revolution

    Agriculural Revolution
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    The Agricultural Revolution was a time period when advances in agricultural technology made farming a lot easier and faster. One of the biggest technology was the plow, which was pulled by animals, reducing the amount of human labor. This movement is important to history because it made farming easy and fast!
  • Industrial Revolution

    Industrial Revolution
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    The time period of rapid industrial devolopment in Great Britain. Machines and factories started appearing more. This is important because it made making things easier and more efficent. Without the Industrial Revolution, we would still be making things by hand.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution
    More Info Here!A time period when the 13 colonies wanted to break off from England so they could to be under a different form of government. After the America signed the Declaration of Independence, England declared war on America, which America won. This is very important to History because if the this event hadn't happened, America might still be under the control of British. Also, this event made other communities want to Revolutionize. It made other countries realize that they could change their goverment.
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution
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    A time period when the people of France wanted more power, so they overthrew their king, and a war was created between the people of France and their government, which the French eventually won. This is important because the French might still be under an absolute monarchy if this event hadn't happened.
  • Invention of the Cotton Gin

    Invention of the Cotton Gin
    Click Here For More Info!The cotton gin was an invention that seperated cotton fibers from their seeds. This is very important to world history because it made everything so much easier! It made making cloth and clothes very easy!
  • Imperialism

    Imperialism
    Click Here For More Info!Imperialism is a time when nations wanted to grow, so they would take over smaller, weaker nation to gain their power. Also, other reasons for imperialsim included: the nations greed to become bigger, the need for natural resources only found in certain parts of the world, and they wanted more money. This is important to world history because it was a system that didn't work, and now we know not to make the same mistake twice.
  • Assembly Line is Created

    Assembly Line is Created
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    The assembly line is an invention by Henry Ford that made manufacturing things much easier! It added the parts in a sequential order. This is important to World History because it made manufacturing things easier at faster!
  • Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Francis Ferdinand
    Click Here For More Info!Archuke Francis Ferdinand and his wife were assassinated while one his trip to Sarajevo. He was heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. This was important because after he was assassinated, Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia, leading to the start of WWI.
  • World War I

    World War I
    Click Here For More Info!World War I was a time when almost the whole was was in war whith each other. Their were two sides in the war: the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. Some of the reasons for the war were: Militarism, Alliances, Impericalism, and Nationalism. This was important because many people died and basically the whole world was at war!