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500
Athens established the first democracy
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Jan 1, 1230
English nobles forced King John to share power by signing the Magna Carta
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a bill of rights gave the british parlement more power
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the American Colonies declared their Indipendence from Great Britain
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french overthrew their king and established a republic
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Ierland became a republic
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a freely elected government came to spain
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the polish people won their right to free elections
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East and west Germany united to become the Federal Republic of Germany
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all Roman male citizens were given equal political standing
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The Althing, a parlimentary body, began in Iceland