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476
Fall of Roman Empire
The barbarians attacked and the romans failed to enforce their rule, the empire was split into several territories. Christianity made many Roman citizens into pacifists, making it more difficult to defend against the attackers. -
476
Middle Ages (Dark Ages)
The period of European history during the fall of the Roman Empire and all the way into the Renaissance period. This is also called the dark ages because most history was lost during this period. This was the era of the Black Plague. -
1096
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to control holy sites considered sacred by both groups. This happended during the midievil period. -
1300
Renaissance
Also known as an economic "rebirth" during European history, after the fall of Rome. The rediscovery of philosophy, literature, and art.
Renaissance is credited for bridging the middle ages and todays modren covilization. -
1517
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, and cultural rise that effected Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define Europe in todays world. -
Age of Enlightenment
It was an intellectual and philosophical movement that dominated the world of ideas in Europe during the 18th century. A time when scientists started to question scince and religion. -
Industrial Revolution
It was the transition to new manufacturing processes, began in the textile industry. Special-purpose machinery, factories, and mass production. Including steam ships and railroads, that effected social, cultural and economic conditions. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. Due to the king and queen abusing their power and making france a poor, hungry country. -
WW1
Was the first global war, No single event caused World War One, it happened because of several different events that took place in the years building up to 1914. Many alliances that were formed between different countries which was part of the reason so many countrys got involved. -
WW2
The period for which the Nazis were in charge of Germany and the Holocaust. 70 million total soldiers fought on behalf of the Allied or Axis countries. this was the second world war involving 12 countries. -
Cold War
The Cold War was between the Soviet Union with its satellite states, and the United States with its allies after World War II. It had to do with outer space and the space race. -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw Pact, formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation a treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland by the Soviet Union and seven satellite states from Central and Eastern Europe during the Cold War. -
Creation of European Union
European Economic Community by the Inner Six countries of Belgium, France, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.The purposes of the European Union is to promote social, political and economic peace between the nations of Western Europe -
Collapse of Soviet Union
When the Soviet Union's oil and gas revenue dropped the USSR started to lose Eastern Europe. Mikhail Gorbachev was disappointed in his nation and resigned from his job on December 25. -
Fall of Berlin Wall
Cold War began to end near. Starting at midnight that day, he said, citizens were free to cross the country's borders. People eventually started to come across the wall in groups which made it hard to stop, days after citizens started to take down the wall.
