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19 Cards in this Set
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1492 |
New world discovered, little empire building. Start of reformation |
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1517 |
95 theses posted by martin Luther. Protestant Reformation started |
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1555 |
Peace of Augsburg signed in HRE. Protestants won, catholics had to accept Lutheranism |
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1648 |
Peace of Westphalia, weakens Hapsburg's, rise to Prussia and Austria, end of 30 year war |
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1649 |
Execution of Charles 1. End if English civil war. End of absolutism, temporary end to the monarchy |
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1688 |
Glorious revolution in England. James 2 paves the way for William and Mary, constitutionalism |
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1789 |
French revolution, ended 1799. End of traditional monarchy |
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1815 |
Congress of Vienna, established relationships. Created balance of power |
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1848 |
Year of revolutions. Most failed, didn't get the change needed, econ and political issues |
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1884 |
Berlin conference. Empire building, competition paves way for world war 1 |
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1917 |
Russian revolution, end of monarchy, soviet Union is communist, first communist revolution won |
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1914 |
Start of world war 1, end of congress of Vienna |
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1919 |
Paris peace conference, treaty of Versailles created, starts world war 2 |
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1932 |
Rise of Hitler, declares treaty of Versailles dead. |
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1939 |
War with each other starting |
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1945 |
Pots dam conference, development and lead into the cold war. End of world war 2 |
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1962 |
Middle year of cold war. Cuban missile crisis. Closest to direct war |
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1989-1991 |
Berlin wall comes down, 2nd year of revolutions. Eastern soviet bloc falling. 91: end of cold war |
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2001 |
9-11 terrorist attack on usa |
