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Fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire overthrown by the Germanic Leader Odoacer. He was the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. The barbarians attack on Rome partially stemmed from a mass migration caused by the Huns' invasion of Europe. -
Period: 476 to 800
The Middle Age (Dark Age)
The Middle Ages aka Medieval Era, it was the time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of modern world. The military leader was Charlemagne. After Charlemagne died, Western Europe was left without a good leader. -
Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusade
The crusades were a series of holy wars called by popes with the promise of indulgences for those who fought in them and directed against external and internal enemies of Christendom for the recovery of Christian property or in defense of the Church or Christian people. -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
The Italian Renaissance was followed on the heels of the Medieval Era, and was spawned by the birth of the philosophy of humanism, which emphasized the importance of individual achievement in a wide range of fields. The Renaissance began in the great city-states of Italy. -
Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval the splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the Modern Era. -
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The Age of Enlightenment
The Enlightenment was sprawling, intellectual, philosophical, cultural, and social movement that spread through England,France, Germany, and other parts of Europe during the 1700,s -
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Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution began in Britain in the late 1700's, manufacturing was often done in peoples houses, using hand tools or just basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production. -
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The French Revolution
The French Revolution was a revolution that took place in France from 1789 to 1799. It led to the end of monarchy and to many wars. King Louis XVI was executed in 1793. The Revolution ended when Napoleon Bonaparte took control and power over France in 1799. -
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WWI
World War I was a major conflict fought between 1914 and 1918. World War I was fought between Allied and Central Powers. The main members of Allied Powers are France, Russia, and Britain. And the members of Central Powers are Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire. -
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WWII
Together with the Nazi Party, Germany wanted to rule Europe. To gain more land and power, on 1st of September 1939 German troops invaded Poland. After Hitler refused to stop the invasion, Britain and France declared war on Germany, and That's when World War II began. -
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Cold War
After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were the world's strongest nations. They were called "superpowers." They had different ideas about economics and government. They fought a war of ideas called the Cold War. -
NATO
The NATO short for North Atlantic Treaty Organization was a mutual defense pact aimed at containing possible Soviet aggression against Western Europe. NATO stood as the main U.S. led military alliance against the Soviet Union throughout the duration of the Cold War. -
Warsaw Pact
A political or military alliance established on May 14, 1955 between the Soviet Union and several Eastern European countries. -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disintegrated into 15 separate countries. Its collapse was hailed by the west as a victory for freedom. -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
As the Cold War began to thaw across Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on October 3rd of 1990 almost one year after the Fall of Berlin Wall. -
Creation of the European Union
The European Union was created by the Maastricht Treaty on November 1st 1993. It is a political and economic union between European countries which makes it own policies concerning the members economies, societies, laws and to some extent security.
