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31 BCE
the roman senate votes to give extraordinary(dictatorial) powers to octavian who changes his name to augustus
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5 BCE
democracy develops in athens, greece
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john locke writes two treatises of government outlining some liberal political ideals
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montesquieu writes the spirit of the laws
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ben frank writes to james park about iroquois league
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the continental congress adopts the declaration of independence
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the nation-state of canada is created through the passage of the british north america act, providing responsible government for the former colonies
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first secret ballot
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lenin dies opening the door up for stalin to take control of the USSR
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persons case
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hitler passes the enabling act
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berlin blockade and consequent airlift increases tension
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world war 2 ends
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truman establishes the marshall plan to contain communist expansion
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creation of nato
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korean war starts
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creation of the warsaw pact
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khrushchev calls for peaceful co-existence
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the hungarian uprising
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FN are granted suffarge
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berlin wall is built
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cuban missile crisis almost leads to a nuclear war between the superpowers due to brinkmanship
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the prague spring ends when the soviet union invades
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the nuclear non-proliferation treaty is signed
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helsinki accords provide a degree of detente during the cold war
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vietnam war ends
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the soweto uprisings in south africa protest the the majority tyranny laws that prevented black students from getting an education
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soviet invasion of afghanistan
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solidarity trade union organizes the pro-democracy movement in poland
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the reform party of canada is created
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berlin wall is torn down
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the warsaw pact is dissolved
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START is signed
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the soviet union ceases to exist
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the referendum on the charlottetown accord, which would include special rights for FN
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George W. Bush wins his first term
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president mugabe of zimbabwe blames the UK for the cholera outbreak in his country
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the harper government passes bill C-16
