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The Black Death went on from 1348-1351. It decreased the population of Europe.
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The Renaissance was the rebirth of Classical culture.
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This went on from 1415 to 1417. The end of the Great Schism ended a major conflict at that time and determined the pope.
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The Age of Exploration propeeled Europeans out of medieval ways.
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The end of the Hundred Years War gave France more power.
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The printing press allowed news to be spread to the people of Europe.
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Columbus discovering America was the start of the creation of America. It also eventually led to lots of conflict for Europe.
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Early modern society laid the foundation for modern Europe.
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These events led to Europe's role in the New World
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There was inflation that led to stable prices in Europe.
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Luther's 95 Theses led to the Reformation. It showed people that there can be more than one religion.
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Hernan Cortez led Spain to gain power in North America.
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Religious Wars led to changes in social, politics, and the economy.
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The Act of Supremacy led to the Anglican Church which created a different religion for people to follow which eventually created a conflict.
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The conflict over religion led people to loose faith. However, Calvinism gained followers. Calvinsim was later involved in coflicts due to so many religions.
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The Scientific Revolution led to a new conception of the universe.
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Copernicus said that the earth revolves around the sun, He challenged the geocentric theory so many people didn't belive him at first.
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The Council of Trent was part of the Roman Catholic Church. It was a part of the Reformation.
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The Dutch Commercial Dominance helped lead to the development of the Netherlands.
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The Great Famine, Black Death, and other events led to political instability and religious conflict.
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The division of Christianity was formally acknowledged because of Lutheranism.
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Witchcraft affected the daily lives of people in England, Scotland, Switzerland, Germany, and France.
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Elizabeth I of England defeated the Spanish Armada.
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The Edict of Nantes acknowledges Catholicism as the official religion of France but guarenteed the Huguenots the right to worship in certain places.
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When Baroque art spread through Europe, it helped the Catholic reform movement.
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The Dutch established pepper plantations which led to major income for them.
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The Commercial Revolution consisted of expansion, colonialism, and mercantilism in Europe.
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This conflict led to the English Civil War and eventually the emergence of a constitutional monarcy.
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The Stuarts had religious conflict and radical policies including conflict with Cromwell.
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Louis XIV reconstructed the government, had conflict with the French Huguenots, and built Versailles leading major debt for France.
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The Peace of Westphalia was negotiations that ended the war in Germany. The Thirty Years' War was the most destructive.
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During the civil war in England Cromwell's side killed Charles I ending the war.
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Absolutism created new taxes and led to the revolt of the peasants.
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There were many wars that took place between 1650 and 1763 such as the French and Indian War. They all affected modern day Europe.
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Prussia gained a lot of power from wars that took place. The Seven Years War was the end of their height of power.
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Newton proposed the three laws of motion which led to new ideas and works from other scientists.
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The Glourious Revoltuion went took place from 1688 to 1689. William of Orange was a major contributor. At the same time Peter the Great began ruling in Russia.
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Russia reached its height during the 1700's. They were a part of many wars and gained a lot in Asia.
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The Bank of England was the first to make loans using banknotes. However, this eventually led to national debt.
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The rise of the middle class was important to Europe because it adjusted the social roles of everyone.
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The Enlightenment consisted of many new widespread ideas that imoacted society.
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There were new techniques that led to more productivity.
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This event took place from 1713 to 1715. The Peace of Utrecht made Philip V as the Spanish ruler. England recieved Gibraltar.
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Rococo Art emphasized grace and gentle and rejected strict geometric patterns.
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Fredrick the Great was able to keep Silesia through all the wars he was in.
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The Industrial Revolution strengthened the economy by providing jobs and new products. It led to many events after it.
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The Treaty of Paris stated that the French withdrew and left India to the British.
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The American Revolution removed Europe from North America through war. Smith published Wealth of Nations, an inquiry of nature.
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Old traditions were replaced with new ideas, sciences, and technology.
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The French Revolution began because of the peasants. The French Revolution helped balance the social structure of France.
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Feminism helped led to the equality in some ways for women,
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Nationalism led to political loyalty which eventually led to some conflicts.
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Wollstonecraft wanted women to have the same oppurtunities men had, for example, education and jobs.
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Napolean ends up being a part of many wars causing chaos.
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Romanticism emphasized intuition, feeling, emotion, and imagination as sources of knowledge. It rejected the emphasis on reason of the Enlightenment.
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Congress of Vienna was a representative from each country that fought Napolean eventually leading to his abdication.
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Political and economic liberalism led to people having less restriants.
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The revolution was against conservative kings and governments.
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These revolts consisted of republicans revolting against European monarchies.
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The Scond Industrial Revolution consisted of urbanization and expansion which helped develop the modern world.
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These events led to a stronger and more united Europe.
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Materialism and realism led to new ideas and practices.
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Europen finance was able to dominate the economic activity of a large part of the world.
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These ideas helped create the modern world.
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New ideas, traditions, art, and technology led to a transformed modern world.
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Queen Victoria wanted to provide hope for a better future.
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The British were able to start the British East India Company and have many exports.
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Darwin explained evolution through natural selection in his work. That eventually led to new ideas and theories.
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Italy being unified meant less land for other countries, The Russian serfs led to a new social structure but also conflict.
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New art styles helped changed society and led to modern day art.
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The unification of Germany led to modern day Germany. The Third Republic of France was involved in many conflicts.
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This took place from 1884 to 1885. The Berlin Conference settled confusion over the control of Africa.
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Freud's work proposed new ideas leding to new beliefs.
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Einstein set the basis for physics through his work on the relativity theory.
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This revolution was against the government. It included the workers and military people. They helped create the modern Russia.
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The World Wars consisted of many conflicts but shifted land and borders around leading to the modern world.
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World War I took place after much tension in Europe. It was mainly fought over the Balkan reagion.
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The Bolshevik Revolution ending imperial rule and starting political and social changes that lead to the Soviet Union.
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The treaty declared Germany guilty of starting the war and they have to pay for reparations for damage.
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Totalitiarianism led to less democratic states.
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They created noticable dichotomy between Fascists ideas and practices. They were also overshadowed.
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The Great Depression led to higher crime rates and more migration.
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Hitler gaining power led to the Nazis and Jewish concentration camps. He also led to World War II.
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The Munich Conference allowed Germany to annex certain areas of Czechoslovakia.
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World War II was faught to stop tyranny and stop Hitler. Eventually Hitler was stopped.
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The Cold War led to many conflicts such as the Communist conspiracy,
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European Unity is uniting Europe making them stronger.
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Peace was made at the end of the war and some countries lost territory. The United Nations was created to maintain peace.
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization eventually reunitied Europe.
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ECSC was able to provide an increase of income for Europe.
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Joseph Stalin was responsible for many deaths as the leader of the Soviet Union. His death was a significant date in history.
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The speech was designed to destroy the image of Stalin and to return to the official policy for Russia. The Hungary revolt was a summary of the Cold War.
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The purpose of this treaty was to create economic unification.
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Sputnik was the world's first artificial satellite which marked the beginning of space travel.
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Fifth Republic is the republican constitution that in France. It is still in effect today.
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The Berlin Wall was created to keep Germans out of West Berlin.
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The Cuban Missile Crisis was a reuslt of the Cold War and a failed attempt at overthrowing Castro. This led to the direct line between the White House and Kremlin and the Test Ban Treaty.
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The Second Vatican Council was part of the Roman Catholic Chuch. It was the first assembly of religious leaders in almost 100 years.
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Students and workers faught for reform in education in France.
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This revolt consisted of many violent events. They were fighting for liberalization.
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The Helenski Accords was a major diplomatic agreement created to reduce between Soviet Union and Western blocs.
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John Paul spoke out for humna rights during his time and made changes in Europe.
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This invasion led to the Soviet War in Afganistan and led the United States to respond.
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Margaret Thatcher wanted to reduce unemployment and fix the housing market but eventually resigned.
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New unions were formed in Poland and they joined the federation.
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He was the last leader of the Soviet Union and General Secretary of the Communist Party.
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At the end of the Cold War the relationship with the West changed and so the wall fell. Communism collapsed due to Germans and was also a result of the Cold War.
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As a result of the Cold War the Soviet Union was split into fifteen different countries.Gorbachev handed things over to Russia.
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Eventually Yugoslavia is split up because of these conflicts.
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The creation of the European Union helped to unify Europe and reduce conflict.
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The Euro was able to help unify Europe's economic conflicts and is still in place today.
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These attacks led to the war in Afganistan and war in Iraq which both tried ridding the world of al-Queda. These wars are still going on today.
