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Johann Sebastian Bach dies
Johann Sebastian Bach dies, considering the end of the Baroque and the beginning of world classicism -
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publication of the encyclopedia
Denis Diderot and Jean d'Alembert publish the encyclopedia promoting enlightened and rationalist thought -
Rousseau published the social contract
Rousseau published the social contract with political ideas inspired by classical rationalism -
descoverd of Australia
an obscure and inconclusive event due to the possible knowledge that the Spanish, French and Portuguese may have had about the island. The Dutch and English explored its interior. -
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american revolution
war conflict that pitted the original Thirteen British Colonies in North America against the Kingdom of Great Britain. -
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french revolution
social and political process whose consequences were the abolition of the absolute monarchy and the proclamation of the Republic, eliminating the economic and social bases of the Old Regime. -
independence of the united states
The American War of Independence was an armed conflict that was part of the Revolution of the Thirteen Colonies, the Continental Army defeated the British Army of the United Kingdom -
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Vienna congress restructures Europe
Congress of Vienna restructures Europe under principles of order and balance inspired by classical rationalism