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Wars- The Thirty Years War
Religious war between Protestants and Catholics, A German civil war within the Holy Roman Empire, and an international conflict between Bohemians, Dainish, Swedish, and French. -
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Wars- Thirty Years War Bohemian Phase
Calvinist Nobles in Bohemia dislike the Holy Roman Emperor because of his counter reformation simpathies so they elect a King of Bohemia. -
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Wars- Thirty Years War Danish Phase
King of Denmark is fearful of the powerful catholic leader because the Danes are protestant and they want land in Baltic coast. -
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Wars- Thirty Years War Swedish Phase
The Swedes are Lutheran so the King of the Swedes Gustavus Adolphus Goes to battle but is killed -
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Wars- Thirty Years War French Phase
French wanted to support Protestants outside of France for "Reasons of State" such as gaining power and land from the Hapsburg family. -
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People- Louis XIV
King of France/ The Sun King responsible for creating the absolutist state of France. -
Wars- Treaty of Westphalia
Ended Thirty Years War resulting in the legal recognition of Calvinism and protestants got to keep captured land from Catholic church. -
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People- Peter the Great
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Revolution- The Glorious Revolution
English bloodless revolution where Parliament dethrones James II and replaces him with William of Orange, thus, showing power has shifted from the monarch to parliament. -
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People- Catherine the Great
Promoted enlightenment Ideas and education in Russia -
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Wars- The Seven Years War
The war with Britain, Prussia, and Portugal Vs. Austria, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and France. The war was fought primarily between France and Britain over American territory. -
War- Peace of Paris 1763
This treaty ended the Seven Years War between France and Britain where France gave up their control of land in North America. -
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Revolutions- American Revolution
War between Britain and the US over America's Independence from Britain. -
Revolutions- American Declaration of Independence
America Declares Independence from Britain to govern themselves. -
Revolution- Treaty of Paris 1783
Signed by King George III and American representatives including John Jay, Ben Franklin, and John Adams. This ended the American Revolution giving America independence from Britain and the United States gained land to the Mississippi River. -
Revolution- Declaration of the Rights of Man
Passes by the French National Assembly, a declaration of the rights man should have, very significant to the progression of human rights. -
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Revolutions- French revolutions
The collective french revolutions including constitutional monarchy, reign of terror, and the Empire -
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Revolutions- Reign of Terror
Jacobin control of France lead by Robespierre, leading to massive execution of anyone who showed wavering support for Robespierre's idea of revolution by the guillotine. -
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Revolutions- The French Directory
The Directory was made up of land owners and had political enemies on the left and right. -
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Revolution- French Consulate
The French consulate took over the Directory and was lead by 3 French generals the first one being Napoleon Bonaparte. -
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Revolution- French Empire
Napoleon names himself Emperor of France and begins to concur all of continental Europe and places his family in charge of the territory he concurs. Napoleon is defeated and exiled to a Mediterranean island in 1814 but he returns and reigns 100 days in France before he is exiled for good.
