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476
Fall of the Roman Empire
the last roman emperors were overthrown by Germanic leader Odoacer. he became the first barbarian to rule Rome. the order that the roman empire gave to western Europe for 1,000 years was gone.
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476
The Middle Ages (Dark Ages)
was caused by the fall of the roman empire. there was no roman emperor. it merged into Renaissance
https://www.britannica.com/event/Dark-Ages -
1096
Crusades
a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims
https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/crusades -
1300
The Renaissance
fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth”
https://www.history.com/topics/renaissance/renaissance -
1517
Protestant Reformation
a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church
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The Age of Enlightenment
a time period where many new ideas, governments, beliefs, and new science were made. this was an era where many big ideas came -
Industrial Revolution
was the transition to new manufacturing processes. many things were invented and many manufacturing businesses were going
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French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France
Wikipedia -
WWI
began after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire (the Central Powers) fought against Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Romania, Japan and the United States -
WWII
began when Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France responded by declaring war on Germany
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Cold War
a war between the us and soviets went to war -
NATO
created by United States, Canada, and several Western European nations.to share many things.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/nato -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
the Soviet flag lowered for the last time, then replaced by the Russian tricolor flag
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
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Creation of the European Union
The six founding countries are Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. and it is when the euopean union (eu) was created.
https://europa.eu/european-union/about-eu/history_en
