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The Middle Ages was an era that started with the fall of Roman Empire and ended in the Renaissance.
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Renaissance was another era filled with new forms of art, literature, and philosophy.
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The start of European Nations exploring the rest of the world.
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Colonialism was a series of population movements settling into new homes.
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A religious reformation that ended up creating a new branch of Christianity called Protestantism
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A revolutionary era that produced new ideas in physics, chemistry, medicine, and biology
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Period in which the monarchs gathered enough money and power to gain control and become rulers
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Another historic period that introduces new ideas centered around "the pursuit of happiness"
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The 1st Industrial Revolution (1760-1840) added new manufacturing concepts in Europe and the United States; the 2nd (1870-1914) helped reach a new rapid grow in production.
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Napoleon (1769-1821) was a French military leader that contributed to the political and societal change during the French Revolution.
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The Concert of Europe was a set of rules that balanced the major powers after the Napoleonic Wars.
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WWI (1914-1918) began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria; WWII (1939-1945) was a war fought between most of the main world countries.
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The European Union or EU is an international organization that deals with political & economic struggles.
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A period of tension between the Soviet Union and the US
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The current state of Europe