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Period: 1527 to
Philip II of Spain ruled
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Period: 1545 to 1563
Council of Trent held between
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Period: 1545 to 1563
Counter-Reformation
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1555
The Peace of Augsburg
The peace of Augsburg was a treaty signed that allowed Germanic rules to choose between catholic and protestant faiths. This was signed after a revolution where the Germanic tribe rulers no longer wanted to be catholic. This allowed the tribes to be even more independent. -
Period: 1562 to 1568
French wars of religion
This was a war between Catholics an Huguenots. This war was about religion. This war was also surprisingly in France -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
This event was caused by the King of Spain trying to invade England by sea but the smaller and faster ships outmaneuvered the armada and caused them to run. The Armada was then destroyed by a storm. This event marked the Spanish losing a lot of money. -
Edict of Nantes
This was a document signed in France that game rights to Calvinists. The rights where the rights Catholics got. This was important because France was primarily catholic at this time. -
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Thirty Years' war
This war was fought mainly in central Europe. The war was caused by religion between Catholicism and Calvinism. It later became a war more about politics than faith. -
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English Civil War
This was a war that was fought because some people thought that England was being ruled poorly. The war is actually a group of 3 wars. The war ended by executing King Charles I. -
Peace of Westphalia
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Peter the Great
Peter the Great ruled with his half-brother until 1698 when his half-brother died. He made Russia modern for the time. He planned to make Russia a great empire. -
Act of Settlement
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War of Spanish Succession
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War of Austrian Succession
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Start of industrial revolution in Britain
This year marked the beginning of the industrial revolution which would continue for many years. It was a time where the world entered the modern age. In this period of time techno-logic growth would accelerate for years to come.