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Oct 5, 1215
Signing of the Magna Carta
Historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law in Europe and other English countries, it granted liberties which are now still referenced to today.
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Oct 5, 1368
Beggining of the Ming Dynasty (China)
"one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history" (A history of East Asian civilization, Volume 1. East Asia: The Great Tradition)
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Jamestown, Virginia, first American colony
The first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
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Pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts
In 1620 the pilgrims landed at plymouth rock where they established a colony to live in.
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U.S. Declaration of Independence signed in Philadelphia
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness"
Signed by 56 people.
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Bill of Rights ratified in the U.S.
Created September 25, 1789
The goal of this document was to to set limits on what the government can and can't do in to the citizens.
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Kaiser Wilhelm declares a German Empire
German Empire consisted of 27 constituent territories.
The German Empire received more Nobel Prizes in science than Britain, France, Russia and the United States combined.
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Start of WWI
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World War I
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Establishment of the League of Nations.
End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires
38,880,500 KIA, WIA or MIA
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Stock Markets crash
The most devastating stock market crash in the history of the United States.
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Start of WW2
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World War II
The most widespread war in history, with more than 100 million military personnel mobilised
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Creation of the United Nations
Emergence of the United States and the Soviet Union as superpowers
Beginning of the Cold War.
Over 73,000,000 dead
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United Nations is formed
Goal:
Enforcing international law and international security. Supporting economic development, social progress, human rights, and achieving world peace
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Begining of the Korean War
778,053 soliders killed or MIA
Results
North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled.
UN invasion of North Korea repelled
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Roman Empire is joined East and West
This is when the Roman empire was created as a whole. This represented the creation of one of the most powerful empires in the world.
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