European History Timeline 1970's

  • Adolf Hitler Commits Suicide

    Hitler was found dead in his underground buker. He had swallowed a cyanide capsule then shot himself with a pistol.
  • Germany Surrenders to WWll

    General Jodi wanted to limit the surrender to only those rifghting on the west side of Germany.
  • Ireland 1950

    Nationalists in North Ireland asked the government of the Rublic to give Norther-elected representative seats in the Dailand seanad. This affected Europe in a big way because of opening these seats to certain people.
  • Netherlands 1952

    Royal Dutch Airlines Began offering First class passengers ceramic house filled with liquor. This affected Europe in a big way because now everone who rode the airloine got tons of alcohol.
  • Norway 1971

    Norway 1971
    Norway 1970's The North Sea is in between the United Kingdom, Norway, and Denmark. Norway then decided to start the oil production in 1971. It influenced Europe by exploiting oil to be transfered to every country in Europe.
  • Germany 1972

    Germany 1972
    Germany 1970's In Berlin, Germany, they hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics.
  • Finland 1973

    Finland 1973
    Finland 1970's FInland signed free - trade agreement with European Economic Community (EEC).
  • Sweden 1975

    Sweden 1975
    In Sweden, Constitutional reforms enacted, and powers of monarch removed, then the office became ceremonial only.
  • United Kingdom 1976

    United Kingdom 1976
    Britain had hottest; driest summer in 250 years; In Concord, they made first commercial flight at Heathrow Airport to Bahrain, to Paris, then Rio.
  • Italy 1978

    Italy 1978
    Prime Minister Aldo Moro was kidnapped and assassinated by Red Brigades. Red Brigades is a assassination group.
  • Summary

    Many European countries had their own events, and those events influences all of Europe itself, such as the Norway Oil Production, which transported oil to European countries.