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476
fall of the roman empire
In 476 C.E. Romulus, one of the last Roman emperors in the west, was overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer, Odoacer became the first Barbarian to rule in Rome. -
Period: 476 to 1450
the middle ages (dark ages)
The Dark Ages is a categorization commonly used to describe the period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the Italian Renaissance and the Age of Exploration. -
1095
crusades
The Crusades were a group of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. -
1350
the renaissance
The Renaissance was a time period from the 14th to the 17th century in Europe. This era bridged the time between the Middle Ages and modern times. -
1517
protestant reformation
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval in Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era. -
the age of the enlightenment
European politics, philosophy, science and communications were radically reoriented during the course of the “long 18th century” -
industrial revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. -
french revolution
The French Revolution was a period of time in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. -
WWI
World War I began in 1914, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. -
WWII
World War II, or the Second World War – global military conflict from 1939 to 1945, which was fought between the Allied powers of the United States, United Kingdom, and Soviet Union against the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan, with their respective allies. -
cold war
The Allies were concerned with the brutal leadership of Joseph Stalin as well as the spread of communism. -
NATO
Military alliance formed between 26 nations to enforce the North Atlantic Treaty of 1949. -
creation of the european union
As of 1950, the European Coal and Steel Community begins to unite European countries economically and politically in order to secure lasting peace. -
collapse of the soviet unoin
In December of 1991, as the world watched in amazement, the Soviet Union disintegrated into fifteen separate countries -
fall of the berlin wall
The Berlin Wall: The Fall of the Wall. On November 9, 1989, as the Cold War began to thaw across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West.
