History of Europe

would learn about Europe. There were chapters all about revolutions and wars. In these chapters I’ve seen history change before my eyes. This class also showed me that other countries are similar to Europe with historical events and sometimes what major events happened in Europe affected other countries. Alto of Europe’s history relates to American history which I found to be very helpful in understanding. The last two chapters explained the last half century to modern day Europe. 1960’s were a…

In the nineteenth century, there was a wave of revolution across Europe known as the Revolutions of 1848. The revolutionary wave began in France. These wars began when unhappy citizens in France, Germany, Italy, and Austria began to rebel against their monarchies. Each of these revolutions failed, they were begun by universal factors that pushed oppressed citizens to the point of rebellion. Peasants throughout Europe were forced to fend for themselves during an extended period of poor grain…

Islam in Europe Islam is currently the second largest religion in the world, with such strength in numbers, it’s been seen that throughout European history, the Muslim empire has left its mark. The Muslim empire is one of the biggest religions in the world and has had many influences throughout the world. It’s evident that historically, Europe has been influenced by Islam culturally, economically, and politically, all of which have helped to shape Europe into what it is today. The Crusades had…

The first curiosity for Europe after conquering all near, was to go far and west which lead to consequences. “Columbus’s landfall in the Caribbean had immediate and long-lasting consequences.” (Hansen p. 334) Being representations of the Spanish and Portuguese crowns, this left most of Mexico and Latin America at their control. Motivated by power, Europe began its conquest of the New World. Beginning with the conquest of Mexico (1517-1540)…

Europe has been influenced by events in history that have made it become an integrated region in the world. Although Europe today is integrated with the world, throughout history tensions have been faced and have left their mark on the region. In the late 1700s the Industrial Revolution of Europe began, happening in three waves it affected Europe in more ways than one. In the first wave of industrialization the introduction of steam engines and ironworks. The first wave was small and only…

most famous events in history of all time. Historians have debated the causes of the collapse and the implications on history. There is no doubt that the fall of Rome changed the world is dramatic ways. Stark believes, in contrast to the view of many history books, that the fall of Rome was greatly beneficial. This opinion does seem slightly foreign to me. I have always been taught that the fall of Rome was a tragedy that ended an age of innovation. Once Rome fell, Europe was throw into a time…

the Renaissance, however, recently there has been a shift towards focussing on the Renaissance as a series of smaller, linked “Renaissances” around Europe. These different approaches have been examined in Introduction: A Wider Renaissance? by Alexander Lee. Lee establishes that one of the most prominent schools of thought within Renaissance history is that the shift from Middle Ages to the Renaissance is identified by the Renaissance’s newfound focus on “the individual” and the return to the…

from America to Europe. Nationalism helped citizens feel like they have an attachment to their country. In the mid nineteenth century it spread to central Europe, while in the late nineteenth century it spread to Eastern Europe and Asia. Europe blames nationalism for the reason of World War I. Nationalism is a strong force that is the cause of many things, including literacy, education, and more. Nationalism is the strong belief that the people who share a common language, history, and culture…

Additionally, the highest train track in Europe is located in the Pyrenees Mountain. Through this magnificent train ride passengers see an amazing scenery that people come all around the globe to get a glimpse of. Crowds of people give voice to these mountains are a must see along with this train…

Europe was a time of struggle and death. It left Europe divided, uneducated, and ignorant. With the raids from the Vikings, Magyars, Muslims, and the Black Death tore Europe apart making it a place of filth, savagery, and death. During the early 400s to around the 800s Europe was divided after the fall of the Roman Empire. After the attempt by Charlemagne of the Franks in the late 700s, to reunite Europe and become a second Rome, many cities were then abandoned and people fled to the…