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Jan 12, 1337
100 Years War
The 100 years war was fought between the Houe of Plantagenet, England and the Hous of Vaiois, France for control of France. Between 2,300,00 and 3,300,00 people were killed in this war. there were three wars that made up the 100 years war: Edwardian War (1337-1360), Caroline War (1369-1389), the Lancastrian war (1415-1453). This war ended in 1453 with a French vicrtory. -
Period: Jan 1, 1346 to Jan 1, 1353
Black Death
The Black Death killed 1/3 of the population, weakened the power of the church because people began to question the church, and weakened the system of fedalisim by opening the serfs to leave the land. -
Jan 1, 1350
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was the bginning of new enthusiasm for classical literature, learning, and art. The Renaissance sprung up in Italy, and then moved to the rest of Europe. The Renaissance characterized the life and culture of classical antiquity. -
Jan 1, 1398
Gutenberg
Gutenberg was born with the name "Johann Gensfleisc" but he decided to be called "Johann Gutenberg." Gutenberg invented the first movable printing press in the 1450s. Gutenberg was a blacksmith, goldsmith,printer, and publisher. His invention begam the Printing REvolution. This Revolution played a huge role in the outbreak of The Renassiance, Age of Enlightenment, and the Scientific Revolution. His major work was the Gutenberg Bible for itd technical quality. -
Jan 1, 1412
Joan Of Arc
Joan was born into a peasant family at Domremy, France. Joan believed that she could communicated with the angels and god. She lead France into battle for the hundred years war against the British. On 23 May, 1430 she was captured by the British, put on trial, found guilty, and burned at the stake, by the Brisitsh for being a "witch." -
Jan 1, 1453
The Scientific Revolution
The Scientific Revoluiton was the outbreaking of modern science. It included mathimatics, physics,astronomy, biology, and chemistry. The Scientific Revolution influenced the beginning of the movement known as the Enlightenment. The revolution started by " De Revolutionibus arbium coelestium" writen by Nicolaus Copernicus -
Period: Jan 12, 1500 to
Imperialism
Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonisation, use of diplomacy or military force. Imperialism was most applied to western political and economic dominance in the 19th and 20th centuries. Imperialism is often co sidered morally reprehensible, and frequently used to denounce o opponents foreign policy. -
The 30 years War
The 30 years war was a series of wars throught central Europe. It was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history. The war was at first between Protestants and Catholics states, but escalated to a much larger conflict which included most of the great powers in Europe. -
Reign of Louis XIV
Known as Louis the great or the Sun King, was an absolute monarch who strictly ruled over France from 1638-1715. During this time he brought absolute monarchy to its height and led France to many wars. At the end of his reign France was faced with many problems. -
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts between, those who support parliament(Roundheads),and those who supported the king(Royalists). The main reasons this war started was because of the disagreements between the king and parliament. The outcome of this war cause the trial and execution of Charles the first the exile of his son and the 11-year period the Interregnum. -
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The Enlightment Period
The enlightenment is the period in history of Western thought and culture, Stretching through the mid-17th century to the 18th century. This time period was characterized by dramatic advances in science, philosophy, society, and politics. The age of reason also brought about many think or if you change the way society and government review. -
The Glorious Revolution
Called the glorious Revolution because there was no bloodshed and because it was the overthrow of King James the second by Parliament. William of Orange and his wife Mary the second were invited to rule. Parliament and William and Mary work together to create England's constitutional monarchy. -
The seven years war
The seven years war affected many countries and continents; Europe, North America, Central America, the west African coast, India, and the Philippines. The war had been characterized in Europe by aron of towns and open battles with heavy losses; overall, Summer 900,000 to 1,400,000 people died in the war.This war was a success for Great Britain in 1763. -
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Industri Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to somewhere in between 1820 and 1840. This was the transition from hand production to machines.Without the Industrial Revolution we would not be the same, almost every aspect of our daily lives were influenced by the Industrial Revolution. -
The French Revolution
The French Revolution was an influental period of social and poltical time in France. It marked the decline of absolute monarchs and organized religons,and replaced it democracies and republics. -
Comgress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was the first time in history where, on a continental scale, there were treaties formulated by when the national representatives came together. They did this instead of relying on their messengers. International meetings became known as the last concert of Europe, which is an attempt to balance the power in Europe. It was a model for the League of Nations and United Nations. -
World war II
World war was between the axis powers and the allies. Like World War I many new tactics and weapons were developed, like islandhopping and the use of nuclear weapons.during during the war the axis killed many Jews, this incident was called the Holocaust. In the end Japan ians Nazi Germany were defeated, but there were many problems to follow. -
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World War 1
World war one started with the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Many countries were drawn into the war because of tangled alliances that obligated them to defend one another. World War I saw the use of many new weapons and trench warfare. During the war Russia dropped out due to the Bolshevik Revolution. In the end the Central Powers were defeated, the Ottoman Empire was broken up, the league of Nations was created, and the Treaty of Versailles was signed. -
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Russian Revolution
The Russian Revolution was a nearly bloodless coup d'etat against the provisional government. Soon a government with lenin as head war formed. -
Treaty of Versailles
This treaty was one of the peace treaties signed at the end of WWI. It ended the war between the allied powers and the central powers. The harsh punishment of Germany in this treaty played a role in the beginning of WWII -
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Cold War
The Cold War was a clash of very different beliefs and ideologies, capitalism and communism. It was a state of political tension after World War II between the USA and the Soviet Union. It was called the cold war because there was no large-scale fighting directly by either side. During the time of this conflict these two countries were part of an arms race to see who had better weapons.in the end it marked the fall of communism in The Soviet union. -
The Korean War
The Korean war was a war between North and South Korea in which the north was assisted by the USSR and where the USA fought for the south.this war also add attention to the Cold War.in the end both sides agreed to stop fighting and it and divided Korea at the 38th parallel. -
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall completely cut off communism from west Berlin. The differencer in political views cause people leaving their families, jobs and homes. The wall evolved through four versions, the wire fence, improved wire fence, concrete wall, and grenzmaver 75. -
Cuban Missle Crisis
The Cuban missile crisis was a 13 day confrontation between the US and the Soviet Union over Soviet unions deployed in Cuba, it was the closest the world has ever come to nuclear war. In order to avoid confrontation the US Pres. John F. Kennedy issued a quarantine of Cuba. The confrontation ended with an under the table deal of the US removing their missiles from turkey and the Soviet Union removing their weapons from Cuba -
Napoleon
Napoleon was a French military and political leader. Napoleon dominatef affairs for Europe around 2 decades. He went into the invasion of Russia and came out with a loss, then people started to turn and revolt against him. He was then exiled on April 1814, to the island of Elba. Napoleon rose back up to power for roughly 100 more days before being exiled again to the remote island of Saint Helena where he spent the rest of his life.
