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The rebirth of Greco Roman classics forgotten in the Dark ages
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Constantinople was the most fortified city and the capital of the Byzantine Empire. Its fall ment the defeat of the Byzantine Empire and the end of war.
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The printing press allowed writings to be produced easily and in mass amounts not possible before its creation.
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Columbus' discovery of the "New World" leads European countries to find a new land to colonize, industrialize, and use to gain wealth and land.
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Luther's "95 Theses" caused people to spread his ideas and for the reformation to succeed.
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The wealth the Spanish gained from the Aztecs was enough to make them one of the wealthier countries of Europe.
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The Heliocentric theory proposed by Copernicus was a new idea unknown by the world that stated that the sun was at the center of the solar system instead of the Earth
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The Dutch grew as a powerful country for their trade and industries which gained them large amounts of money. This later became a factor in their fight with Spain as they used their money to gain troops from other countries such as England and France.
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Witches were a craze because of religious superstition and many women were burned and tortured for being suspected of witchcraft usually widowed old ladies.
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Spain was arguably Europes super-power before the armada was defeated by the British. After the defeat the Spanish lost much of their influence and money.
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The Edict of Nantes brought France stabilty, and allowed it to expand its influence while also showing a country could thrive and also have religious tolerance.
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Louis XIV put down attempted rebellions and seperated the crown from the nobility and church. He moved the nobles to Versaille and expanded the borders of France to what it is today.
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The Peace of Westphalia was the beginning of an international system of laws. Ideas such as sovereignty were created.
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The Bank of England was the beginning of modern day banking.It caused the first british inflation and brought new ideas like banknotes.
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Austria gain Silesia after the war's end which was one of the most industrial areas of Europe. France and Austria were now allies and Prussia became a major power.
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The American Colonists no longer had to fear France and now felt closer to Great Britian.Also it showed that Americans could united to fight a common enemy, in this case France, but later on the british aswell.
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the most powerful empire of the time were defeated by the American Colonists and caused the British as hassle as they also battled the French and revolutions in india aswell.
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This was the first time a population revolted against the monarchy of their country to form a Republic. Many of the documents and symbols from this time are still used for example the French flag, motto, and National Anthem.
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This writing was the first great feminist treatise that sought to make women acquire strenght both physically and mentally.
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The Crystal Palace was built to show off Englands industrial capabilities when it was at its best. It was later dismantled and rebuilt after the exhibition was complete.
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This signified the British control over India that lead it to be used for raw material and was run politically and economically by the British.
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many key concepts were introduced that would later become central to physcoanalysis.
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The beginning of this war was important because it was the first time warfare had taken place on this scale. across oceans and large world powers fought with new and deadly weaponry that changed the way we live.
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Mussilini was a dictator in Italy who was despised by his people and was allied with Hitler. He would later be executed and was important because he threw away democracy in Italy and became a socialist leader.
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The American people were very poor and many could not get jobs. this was caused by the stock market crash. FDR created many programs to help the American people and the US was forced to change its economic system to better funtion as a nation. This shaped the country into what it is today.
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The Nazi party coming to power with Hitler as the leader of the country ment that now Germany would oppose the Treaty of Versaille which was signed to end World War I.
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World War II was a conflict between different people and ideas that lead the world to realize what happens when a fascist ruler takes control of a poweful country and what occurs in response to it.
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The end of the war openned the eyes of the world to what happens when the wrong people gain power and in response created supranational organizations to stop this from occurring ever again.
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The formation of NATO was important because it showed countries could put differences aside in an attempt to ally and combat a common threat.
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This was one of the first attempts towards European Unity after World War II. It was suggested that the Franco-German trade of coal and steel be monitored by other European countries.
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Stalins death lead to the fall of the Soviet Union and an end to the Cold War.
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This speech was used to aid in the de-Stalinization campaign. This speech helped to release thousands of prisoners that were put away during Stalins rule and to reverse some of his policies.
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The Treaty of Rome helped to forward the creation of the EU because it was a group of countries in Europe who agreed to specific standards to help eachother reach a common goal.
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The Fifth Republic is important because it is the current constitution in place and was made after a speech and managed to live on after wars and after its creator died and has the support of the people.
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It recognised the territory of all European countries and kept order when countries like east and west Germany unified and when, Ukraine for example, seperation occurred between countries.
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Today the Afghans are the worlds largest single refugee group because of the Soviet intervention. it caused the Red army to go dry as it lost much of its money and public support.
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The collapse of the wall signified the coming end of communism and the reunification of Germany and symbolizes the end of the Cold War.
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When the Soviet Union broke up it disturbed the world geopolitical balance. No longer did the surrounding countries have to fear a super power with the resources of multiple countries and many western countries were glad to say bye to the country.Events like the Cold War seemed like a thing of the past.
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The Euro shows that the countries of Europe can put aside their culture and past to form one union and to funtion as a whole rather than a set of groups.
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The attack on the World Trade Center left the American people devastated and caused a series of campaigns into the Middle East.
