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May 26, 1054
Great Schism
The East–West Schism, between the Eastern Church and the Western Church in 1054. The Western Schism, a split within the Roman Catholic Church that lasted from 1378 to 1417. -
Mar 10, 1500
Charles V and the Hapsburg Empire
By the 1500's, Spain had shaken off the feudal past and emerged as the first modern European power. Under Queen Isabella and King Ferinand, Spain had expelled the last Muslim rulers and enforced religious unity. -
Apr 10, 1526
Mughal Empire
The Mughal Empire ruled most of India and Pakistan in the 16th and 17th centuries. -
Louis XIV
Louis XIV out lived all his sons and grandsons. When he died his 5yr old great-grandson inherited the throne as Louis XV. Although France was the strongest state in Europe, years of warfare had drained the treasury. -
Napoleon Bonaparte
French emperor who invaded most of Europe. Crowned himself emperor of France. Important because his napoleon code condenced and implement ideas of French Revolution -
Mexican Independence Day
The people of Mexico remember Father Hidalgo's speech as "el Grito de Dolores". Every September 15, the anniversary os the speech, the president then honors the Grito de Dolores by repeating it. -
Boers vs. Zulu
The Cape Colony passed from the Dutch to the British. Many Boers resented Britished laws that abolished slavery and otherwised interfered in their way of life. To escape British rule, they laoded their goods into covered wagons and started North -
Karl Marx
Karl Marx was one of the most important thinkers of the 19th century. As one of the founders of Communism he predicted that workers world rebel against the owners of factories and take over the economy and the government themselves. In the 1900s Marx's ideas influenced many Communist governments. -
The Great Depression
The Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the 1930s. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations; however, in most countries it started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest, deepest, and most widespread depression of the 20th century. -
The Holy Roman
The Holy Roman Empire was not so holy, not Roman, and wan't much of an Empire.
It is important because the Holy Roaman Empire and the Popes were really close.
