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Roman Gaul
Gaul was divided into several different provinces. The Romans displaced populations to prevent local identities from becoming a threat to Roman control. The Gallic Empire ended with Emperor Aurelian's victory at Châlons in 274. -
Apr 6, 711
history of france
Different populations and cultures followed over the millennia, including the Iberians, the Tartessians, Celts and Celtiberians, Phoenicians, Greeks, Carthaginians, Romans, Suebi and Visigoths. In 711, the Moors, a Berber and Arab army, invaded and conquered nearly the entire peninsula. During the next 750 years, independent Muslim states were established, and the entire area of Muslim control became known as Al-Andalus. Meanwhile the Christian kingdoms in the north began the long and slow recov -
Sweden
Modern Sweden started out of the Kalmar Union formed in 1397 and by the unification of the country by King Gustav Vasa in the 16th century. In the early 19th century Finland and the remaining territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were lost. -
world war 1
lasted until 11 November 1918. It involved all the world's great powers,which were assembled in two opposing alliances. -
world war 2
It involved a vast majority of the world's nations including all of the great powers eventually forming two opposing military alliances. -
The Berlin wall
The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by the German Democratic Republic starting on 13 August 1961, that completely cut off West Berlin from surrounding East Germany and from East Berlin. -
Christianity was adopted
The Baptism of Poland was the event in 966 that signified the beginning of the Christianization of Poland, commencing with the baptism of Mieszko I.
