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Black Death
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Jan 2, 1350
The Renaissance
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Period: Jan 2, 1350 to Jan 2, 1550
The Renaissance
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Period: Jan 4, 1415 to Jan 4, 1417
Council of Constance burns Hus and ends Great Schism
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Jan 2, 1450
Exploration
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Period: Jan 2, 1450 to
Exploration
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Jan 4, 1453
Fall of Constantinople; end of Hundred Years' War
Constantinople was the most fortified city and the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Its fall ment the defeat of the Byzantine Empire and the end of war. -
Jan 4, 1455
Invention of Printing Press
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Jan 4, 1492
Columbus encounters America; completion of Reconquista in Spain
Columbus' discovery of the "New World" leads European countries to find a new land to colonize, industrialize, and use to gain wealth and land. -
Jan 2, 1500
Protestant & Catholic Reformation
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Protestant & Catholic Reformations
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Jan 3, 1500
Early Modern Society
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Jan 3, 1500
Price Revolution
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Period: Jan 3, 1500 to
Early Modern Society
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Price Revolution
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Jan 4, 1517
Luther posts 95 Theses
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Jan 4, 1519
Cortez conquers the Aztecs
The wealth the Spanish gained from the Aztecs was enough to make them one of the wealthier countries of Europe. -
Jan 2, 1520
Religious Wars
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Period: Jan 2, 1520 to
Religious Wars
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Jan 4, 1534
Act of Supremacy in England creates Anglican Church
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Jan 4, 1536
Calvin establishes reformed faith in Geneva
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Jan 3, 1543
Scientific revolution
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Period: Jan 3, 1543 to
Scientific Revolution
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Jan 4, 1543
Copernicus establishes Heliocentric theory
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Jan 4, 1545
Council of Trent opens
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Jan 3, 1550
Age of Crisis
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Period: Jan 3, 1550 to
Age of Crisis
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Jan 4, 1555
Peace of Augsburg ends religious war in Germany; Charles V abdicates
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Jan 3, 1580
Dutch Commercial Dominance
The Dutch grew as a powerful country for their trade and industries which gained them large amounts of money. This later became a factor in their fight with Spain as they used their money to gain troops from other countries such as England and France. -
Jan 3, 1580
Witchcraft Scare
Witches were a craze because of religious superstition and many women were burned and tortured for being suspected of witchcraft usually widowed old ladies. -
Period: Jan 3, 1580 to
Witchcraft Scare
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Dutch Commmercial Dominance
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Defeat of Spanish armada
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Edict of Nantes ends French religious wars
The Edict of Nantes brought France stabilty, and allowed it to expand its influence while also showing a country could thrive and also have religious tolerance. -
Baroque Art
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Baroque Art
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Commercial Revolution
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Dutch East India Company founded
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Conflict between Parliament and King in England
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Conflict between Parliament and King in England
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Stuart monarchy begins in England
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Age of Louis XIV
Louis XIV put down attempted rebellions and seperated the crown from the nobility and church. He moved the nobles to Versaille and expanded the borders of France to what it is today. -
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Peace of Westphalia ends Thirty Years' War
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Charles I executed in England
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Absolutism
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Absolutism
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Commercial Wars
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Rise of Prussia
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Newton publishes Principia Mathematica
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Glorious Revolution; Peter the Great's reign begins in Russia
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Rise of Russia
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Bank of England founded
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Rise of the Middle Class
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Enlightenment
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Agricultural Revolution
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Peace of Utrecht; death of Louis XIV
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Rococo Art
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War of Austrian Succession begins
Austria gain Silesia after the war's end which was one of the most industrial areas of Europe. France and Austria were now allies and Prussia became a major power. -
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Treaty of Paris end Seven Years' War
The American Colonists no longer had to fear France and now felt closer to Great Britian.Also it showed that Americans could united to fight a common enemy, in this case France, but later on the british aswell. -
American Revolution; Smith publishes wealth of Nations
the most powerful empire of the time were defeated by the American Colonists and caused the British as hassle as they also battled the French and revolutions in india aswell. -
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Age of Revolutions
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french Revolution begins
This was the first time a population revolted against the monarchy of their country to form a Republic. Many of the documents and symbols from this time are still used for example the French flag, motto, and National Anthem. -
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Feminism
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Wollstonecraft begins feminist movement with Vindication of Rights of Women
This writing was the first great feminist treatise that sought to make women acquire strenght both physically and mentally. -
Napoleon comes to power in France
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Romanticism
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Abdication of Napoleon; Congress of Vienna
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Rise of Liberalism
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Revolution in France; Belgian and Greek Independence
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Revolutions of 1848; Marx and Engels publish Communist Manifesto
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Unification and Nation Building
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Realism and materialism
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Second industrial Revolution
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Imperialism
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Modern Ideas and Sciences
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Rise of Modern Society
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Crystal Palace Exhibition in Britain
The Crystal Palace was built to show off Englands industrial capabilities when it was at its best. It was later dismantled and rebuilt after the exhibition was complete. -
Britain establishes direct control of India
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Darwin publishes origin of the Species
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Italy unified; russian serf emancipated
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Modern Art
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Unification of Germany; Paris Commune and Third Republic of France
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Berlin confrence over Imperialism in Africa
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Freud publishes "Interpretation of Dreams"
many key concepts were introduced that would later become central to physcoanalysis. -
Einstein publishes relativity theory; revolution of 1905 in Russia
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World War I begins
The beginning of this war was important because it was the first time warfare had taken place on this scale. across oceans and large world powers fought with new and deadly weaponry that changed the way we live. -
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World Wars
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Bolshevik Revolution in Russia
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Treaty of Versailles ends World War I
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Totalitarianism
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Fascists and Mussolini come to power in Italy
Mussilini was a dictator in Italy who was despised by his people and was allied with Hitler. He would later be executed and was important because he threw away democracy in Italy and became a socialist leader. -
Great Depression begins
The American people were very poor and many could not get jobs. this was caused by the stock market crash. FDR created many programs to help the American people and the US was forced to change its economic system to better funtion as a nation. This shaped the country into what it is today. -
Hitler comes to power in Germany
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Munich Conference-height of appeasement
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World War II begins
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World War II ends; United Nations founded
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European unity
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NATO formed
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European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) formed
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Stalin dies
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Khrushchev's de-Stalinization speech; Hungary revolt
This speech was used to aid in the de-Stalinization campaign. This speech helped to release thousands of prisoners that were put away during Stalins rule and to reverse some of his policies. -
Treaty of Rome creates European Economic Community (EEC); Sputnik launch
The Treaty of Rome helped to forward the creation of the EU because it was a group of countries in Europe who agreed to specific standards to help eachother reach a common goal. -
Fifth republic in France under DeGaulle
The Fifth Republic is important because it is the current constitution in place and was made after a speech and managed to live on after wars and after its creator died and has the support of the people. -
Berlin wall erected
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Cuban Missile Crisis
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Second Vatican Council
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Student revolts; Czech "prague Spring" revolt
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Helnsinki Accords-height of detente
It recognised the territory of all European countries and kept order when countries like east and west Germany unified and when, Ukraine for example, seperation occurred between countries. -
John Paul II elected pope
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Soviet Union invades Afghanistan; thatcher elected Prime minister in Britain
Today the Afghans are the worlds largest single refugee group because of the Soviet intervention. it caused the Red army to go dry as it lost much of its money and public support. -
Solidarity founded in Poland
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Gorbachev comes to power in Soviet Union
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Berlin Wall falls and collapse of communism
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Break-up of Soviet Union; Balkan conflicts begin in former Yugoslavia
When the Soviet Union broke up it disturbed the world geopolitical balance. No longer did the surrounding countries have to fear a super power with the resources of multiple countries and many western countries were glad to say bye to the country.Events like the Cold War seemed like a thing of the past. -
Maastricht Treaty creates European Union (EU)
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Euro currency introduced
The Euro shows that the countries of Europe can put aside their culture and past to form one union and to funtion as a whole rather than a set of groups. -
Terrorist attacks on United States
The attack on the World Trade Center left the American people devastated and caused a series of campaigns into the Middle East.
