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1450
The Printing Press
A machine made by Johannes Gutenberg in 1450, by which text and images are transferred to paper or other media by means of ink. Although movable type, as well as paper, first appeared in China, it was in Europe that printing first became mechanized (Printing Press , 2017). Its general significance was mass production capability. -
1546
Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
Martin Luther is one of the most influential figures in Western history. His writings were responsible for fractionalizing the Catholic Church and sparking the Protestant Reformation. His central teachings, that the Bible is the central source of religious authority and that salvation is reached through faith and not deeds, shaped the core of Protestantism (Martin Luther , 2017). -
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642)
Considered the father of modern science, he made major contributions to the fields of physics, astronomy, cosmology, mathematics and philosophy. Galileo's main impact on the world was his improvement upon the telescope and being the first to use it in the science of astronomy. He also supported the Copernican system that stated that planets orbit the sun rather than the Earth as the Catholic Church said at the time (Galileo Galilei, 2017). -
Glorious Revolution (1688 - 1689)
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 was significant because it established British Parliament's authority over the monarchy. The Revolution also further established the supremacy of the Anglican Church over Catholic interests in England (Glorious Revolution , 2017) -
Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)
Charles Darwin is centrally important in the development of scientific and humanist ideas. The theory of evolution by natural selection was first put forward by Darwin in On the Origin of Species, published in 1859, and his theory is still generally accepted as the best available explanation of the way life on this planet developed (Charles Darwin , 2017). -
Otto Von Bismarck (1815 - 1898)
Otto Von Bismarck is observed as the founder of the German Empire. The significant achievements of Bismarck include bringing administrative reforms, bringing up a common currency, establishing a central bank, and establishment of code of commercial law and civil law in Germany ( Otto Von Bismarck , 2017) -
World War 1 (1914 - 1918)
World War I was one of the great watersheds of 20th-century geopolitical history. The First World War destroyed empires, created many new nation-states, encouraged independence movements in Europe’s colonies, forced the United States to become a world power and led directly to Soviet communism and the rise of Hitler (World War 1 , 2017). -
Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)
After World War I, Hitler rose to power in the National Socialist German Workers Party, taking control of the German government. His making of concentration camps resulted in the death of more than 6 million people in the Holocaust. his attack on Poland started World War II. By 1941 Germany occupied much of Europe and North Africa. the war turned following an invasion of Russian and the U.S. entry into battle, Hitler killed himself shortly before Germany’s defeat (Adolf Hitler, 2017).
