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Printing press (more people can read information. More focus on human, less on religion. Artists become popular.
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Martin Luther wrote 95 Theses thus starting Protestanism.
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Goal was to trade with Asia and to convert everyone to Christianity
1492- Columbus discovers new land (Americas) -
Made colonies (area for from country), claimed the land
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Wanted to create goods more quickly. Steam power was invented and made this possible. Factories/assembly lines were created. People moved to cities for the jobs.
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People wanted rights for the third estate in France. They wanted equality. So they rebelled against the King. Then the time period of Jacobian's rule followed with 40,000 deaths. Then Napolean took over and tried to conquer other parts of Europe.
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City-states begin to unite together and form countries. Then they formed alliances with each other. Countries of Europe wanted more land/to protect themselves so World War was fought. Then in 1917 the US joined war and helped defeat Control Powers.
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Allies and Axis powers wanted to protect themselves from Axis aggression/gain more land. But Allies were able to defeat Axis Powers.
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Tension between free and Communist countries. There were threats of using nuclear weapons.
