Ap Euro

By Joseph57464
  • Gutenberg invents the printing press
    1449

    Gutenberg invents the printing press

  • Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire (Sultan Mehmed II) End of the Byzantine Empire
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire (Sultan Mehmed II) End of the Byzantine Empire

    End of the Byzantine Empire
  • Period: 1485 to

    Reign of the Tudor Dynasty

  • Columbus sails the world
    1492

    Columbus sails the world

    Columbus Voyage to the Americas
    Alhambra Decree
    Completion of the Reconquista in Spain (fall of Granada)
  • Michelangelo completes the painting of the Sistine Chapel
    1512

    Michelangelo completes the painting of the Sistine Chapel

  • Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses

    Launches the Protestant Reformation
  • Luther’s attendance at the Diet of Worms
    1521

    Luther’s attendance at the Diet of Worms

  • Machiavelli’s The Prince is published
    1532

    Machiavelli’s The Prince is published

  • Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII
    1534

    Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII

    (Anglican Church)
  • Copernicus (Polish astronomer) publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
    1543

    Copernicus (Polish astronomer) publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Trent (Catholic Reformation)

  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    Recognizes "Cuius regio, eius religio"
  • St. Bartholomew's Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew's Massacre

  • Period: to

    War of the Three Henrys

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Philip II of Spain vs. Elizabeth I of England
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

  • Period: to

    Thirty Years' War

    Defenestration of Prague Ends with Peace of Westphalia
  • Period: to

    English Civil War

    Royalists (supporters of Charles I) vs. Parliamentarians (led by Oliver Cromwell) Ends with execution of Charles I and establishment of the Commonwealth
  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution

    James II replaced by William III and Mary II (Protestant monarchs invited by Parliament)
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    Limits the power of the monarchy; establishes constitutional monarchy
  • Treaty of Utrecht ends the War of Spanish Succession

    Treaty of Utrecht ends the War of Spanish Succession

  • Period: to

    Reign of Maria Theresa of Austria

    War of Austrian Succession
  • Period: to

    Seven Years’ War

    Frederick the Great (Prussia), Louis XV (France), Maria Theresa, and George III (Britain) Ends with Treaty of Paris (This is NOT the Treaty of Paris from the American Revolution)
  • American Revolution inspired by Enlightenment ideals

    American Revolution inspired by Enlightenment ideals

  • French Revolution begins

    French Revolution begins

    Triggered under Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen
  • Reign of Terror led by Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety

    Reign of Terror led by Robespierre and the Committee of Public Safety

    Execution of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
  • Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power (Coup of 18 Brumaire)

    Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power (Coup of 18 Brumaire)

    Ends French Revolution; begins Consulate
  • Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French

    Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French

  • Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon defeated by Duke of Wellington

    Battle of Waterloo: Napoleon defeated by Duke of Wellington

    Congress of Vienna led by Prince Metternich restores conservative order
  • July Revolution in France

    July Revolution in France

    Charles X overthrown; Louis-Philippe becomes “Citizen King”
  • Revolutions of 1848 across Europe

    Revolutions of 1848 across Europe

    Inspired by liberal, nationalist, and socialist ideas Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish Communist Manifesto Most revolutions fail; conservative regimes restored
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    Crimean War

    Russia (under Nicholas I) vs. Ottoman Empire, Britain, and France First modern war with war correspondents and photography
  • Unification of Italy

    Unification of Italy

    Unification of Italy led by Cavour (Piedmont) and Garibaldi (Redshirts) Alexander II of Russia emancipates the serfs
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    Franco-Prussian War

    Led by Otto von Bismarck; France under Napoleon III Ends in German unification under Kaiser Wilhelm I
  • Period: to

    Berlin Conference

    Organized by Bismarck to regulate African colonization
  • Russian Revolution of 1905

    Russian Revolution of 1905

    Under Tsar Nicholas II; leads to creation of Duma