W. Europe

  • 476

    Fall Of The Roman Empire

    The last emperor in the west was overthrown by Odoacer and this was important because a lot of European culture comes from the roman time
  • 476

    The Middle Ages

    Began with the fall of Western Roman Empire and merged into the renaissance . The begining of this time is called dark ages
  • Period: 1300 to

    Renaissance

    Started as a cultural movement. they say the renaissance was a time of beauty and great art
  • Period: 1517 to

    Protestant Reformation

    Was a religious movement for the Roman catholic church. The protestant reformation caused countries to divide and claimed different territory
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    The Age Of Enlightenment

    Movement that dominated the ideas of Europe during the 18th century. Produced many books, essays, invention, scientific discoveries and wars
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    Industrial Revolution

    The time factories stop doing hand work and started using machines.It was good because it brought new technology but also bad because people lost jobs
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    WW1

    The first war that was suppose end all wars. Started behind Germany and started in Europe
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    WW2

    Th great depression was a effect of WW2. japan and china and 1939 invaded Poland which led Britain and France to declare war on on the Nazi
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    Cold War

    Some tension after world war 2 between he eastern bloc and western bloc (Soviet Union)
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    Creation Of European Union

    European coal and steel community started uniting countries in order to decrease the number of wars. Its main goal was to promote human rights
  • Warsaw Pact

    A military Treaty between several Eastern European countries such as, Soviet Union, Albania, Bulgaria, ect.
  • Fall Of The Berlin Wall

    Removed walls that were separating the eastern from the western side of the wall
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    collapse of the soviet union

    Gorbachev resigned his spot as president of the Soviet Union, Now Boris Yeltsin is president of the independent Russian state.