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Aug 3, 1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America
Columbus led his three ships - the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria - out of the Spanish port of Palos to sail west and reach The Indies, but instead found America, not knowing it wasn't Asia. -
1517
95 Theses
This was written by Martin Luther who nailed it to the doors of the Church of England. I t was a debate concerned with indulgences. -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Elizabeth I lead the English against the Spanish Armada. The English won the battle leading them to have more power. -
Creation of Edict of Nantes
French royal decree establishing toleration for Huguenots (Protestants). It granted freedom of worship and legal equality for Huguenots within limits, and ended the Wars of Religion. The Edict was revoked by Louis XIV in 1685, causing many Huguenots to emigrate. -
Thirty Years War
This began when Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II sparked rebellion among Protestants. The war came to involve the major powers of Europe, with Sweden, France, Spain and Austria all waging campaigns primarily on German soil. The war ended with a series of treaties that made up the Peace of Westphalia. -
English Civil War
English Civil Wars, also called Great Rebellion, was the fighting that took place in the British Isles between supporters of the monarchy of Charles I (and his son and successor, Charles II) and opposing groups in each of Charles’s kingdoms, including Parliamentarians in England, Covenants in Scotland, and Confederates in Ireland. -
Glorious Revolution
Glorious Revolution, or called the Bloodless Revolution , resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, and prince of Orange. -
Peter The Great builds St. Petersburg
Peter the Great builds St. Petersburg and makes it Russia's Capital, it becomes their window to the West and helps westernize them. -
Triangular Trade
The journey was more complicated with ships travelling from all over Europe carrying manufactured goods to different ports along the African coast to trade for slaves. The ships from Africa then sailed across the Atlantic to the Caribbean and Americas to trade the slaves for raw materials. Finally the ships from America returned back to Europe with raw materials such as sugar, tobacco, rice and cotton. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. In April 1775 they kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. -
French Revolution
Like the American Revolution before it, the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals, particularly the concepts of inalienable rights. Even though it failed to achieve all of its goals and at times degenerated into a chaotic bloodbath, the movement played a critical role in shaping modern nations by showing the world the power inherent in the will of the people. -
Congress of Vienna
Congress of Vienna, assembly that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars. It began five months after Napoleon I’s first abdication, shortly before the Waterloo campaign and the final defeat of Napoleon. The settlement was the most-comprehensive treaty that Europe had ever seen. -
Matthew Perry opening Japan to trade
He led his four ships into the harbor at Tokyo Bay, wanting to re-establish for the first time in over 200 years regular trade between Japan and the western world. -
Louis XIV revokes Edict of Nantes
The Revocation of the Edict of Nantes was by a series of repressive measures against Protestants and the Reformed Church. This anti-Reformation policy of King Louis XIV was trying to bring about religious unity in his kingdom.
