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16 Cards in this Set
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Congress of Vienna followed the defeat of Napoleon
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1815
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Industrial Revolution began in England
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1750-1850
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Karl Marx argued for socialism as revolutions swept Europe
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1848
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Czar Alexander II freed the Russian serfs
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1861
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Nationalism: Italy and Germany unified into modern nations
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1860's
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British Empire dominated the age of imperialism
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1870-1914
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Czar Nicholas II forced to set up the Duma
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1905
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World War I: the old monarchies swept away
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1914-1918
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Russian Revolution won by Lenin's Bolsheviks
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1917
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Treaty of Versailles ended WWI and helped cause WWII
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1919
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Great Depression weakened democracies and promoted dictators
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1930's
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World War II destroyed Europe and let Russia expand
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1939-45
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Cold War: U.S and Russia struggled to dominate world power
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1946-1990
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Prague Spring: Czech effort to throw off communism crushed
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1968
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Solidarity in Poland overthrew communism
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1989
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Maastricht Treaty created European Union
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1991
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