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Vikings got on raiding boats and through the 700-11th century created fear, worry, and destruction in Europe. Got all the way to Spain.
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Viking Raids end.
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A European quest for the holy land in which much is lost on the Muslin side and the Christian side
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The Inquisition was a powerful office set up within the Catholic Church to root out and punish heresy throughout Europe and the Americas
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The last crusade is fought.
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A devastating bubonic plague that started out in China and spread to Europe and Asia through trading passages. It killed about 1/5 of the worlds population.
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It was a period of rebirth following the Middle ages the Renaissance promoted the rediscovery of classical philosophy, literature, and art.
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An innovative invention by Johannes Gutenberg, the printing press was a device that people used to type newspapers, pamphlets, and books.
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The explorer Christopher Columbus made four trips across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. He was determined to find a direct water route west from Europe to Asia but instead, he traveled to North America.
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Leonardo Da Vinci completes what he calls his masterpiece which is not displayed in the Louvre
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the Reformation is a religious revolution that took place in the Western church in the 16th century.
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The Renaissance ends.
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Reformation ends
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Science was better recognized as well as philosophy and politics and they expressed that humanity could be improved through rational changes.
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Several countries competing with each other to expand their territories
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The change from an agricultural economy to an industrial and machine-based economy.
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The seven-year war ends
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The American revolution came about when angry arose between citizens in Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government.
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The French people were angry with there monarchy government so they revolted and executed King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
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Napolean rises through the military ranks.
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The Enlightenment ends.
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The last execution is held in Spain in 1826
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The Industrial revolution ends.
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Anger had been rising in Europe before the War actually broke out. The war broke out after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand. More than 16 million people were dead this included soldiers and civilians.
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It took place during the final stage of WWI and It removed Russia from the war and brought about the transformation of the Russian Empire into the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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WWI ends and Germany is in debt which leads to an economic crisis.
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Because of the instability of the German economy after WWI. Adolf Hitler and his Nazi party declared war on Poland that created a chain reaction that caused the allies to join the war.
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WWII ends. Hitler suicides.
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A state of political hostility between the US and the Soviet Union countries characterized by threats, propaganda, and other measures short of open warfare.
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The Berlin wall was put up for the purpose of keeping the western people out of the eastern part of Germany.
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The Soviet Union falls and the cold war ends
