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Period: 1347 to
The Great Plague 2
It was the final major spread of the bubonic plague to take place in the kingdom of England. It took place within the centuries of the second pandemic. The first year of the "Black Death", an eruption which was consisted of other forms like pneumonic plague. -
Period: 1347 to
The Great Plague
Europe in the fourteenth century suffered from catastrophes like the Black Death. The Black Death stands out as the most culture and lifestyle changing event during the century. It was a widespread of the bubonic plague that passed from Asia through Europe. In the span of three years the plague killed one third of all people in Europe. -
Period: 1400 to
The Renaissance
It was regarded to be a cultural and scholarly movement which described the rediscovery and application of texts. It could also point to the period of European history spanning approximately the same dates. It was a cultural and intellectual movement that was closely linked to society and politics. -
Period: 1400 to
The Renaissance 2
The Renaissance was a time of growth and rebirth. The word Renaissance actually means 'rebirth' in french. During the middle ages people were expected to dedicate their lives to the church above everything else. It's also known for popular culture and it's contribution to the arts. With the Renaissance came a increasing divide between science and religion as a new era of discovery swept through Europe. -
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The Gunpowder Plot
The gunpowder plot was an assasination attempt on King James the first of England and the sixth of Scotland. -
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The Gunpowder Plot 2
Several of the helpers were captured in days after the discovery of the plot. Four people were killed in a shoot-out and the remaining eight were committed to treason and hung. -
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The Enlightenment
The Enlightenment pointed to reason, logic, criticism and freedom. Logic was now emerging in a worldview which stated that empirical observation and the examination of life could disclose the truth behind human society. -
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The Enlightenment 2
New ideas shaped political attitudes. People like John Locke defended the displacement of a monarch who could not protect the lives, liberties. Also properties of the english people. Baron De Montesquieu declared power should not be ruled in the hands of any one individual. -
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The Seven Years' War
The Seven Years War happened between 1754 and 1763, but with the most conflict being from 1756 to 1763. Most of the great powers were participants in the war, like Europe, North America, India, and the Philippines. -
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The Seven Years' War 2
It was the last major conflict before the French Revolution to involve all the great powers. The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, which concluded the War of the Austrian Succession. It left wide grounds for discontent among the powers. The aggrandizement of Prussia was seen by Russia as a challenge to its design on Poland and the Baltic, but it had no intentions in negotiations. -
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The French Revolution
Between 1789 and 1802, France was hit by a revolution which thoroughly changed the government, military, and culture of the state. As well as getting Europe involved into some wars. France went from mainly 'feudal' nation under an absolutist monarch. Through the french Revolution to a nation which executed the king and then to a kingdom under Napoleon Bonaparte. -
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The French Revolution 2
The effect on Europe after the French Revolution was huge, the monarchy was removed, the king and queen were executed, and new governments tried in an attempt to find stability. There was also, at various stages of the revolution, where they made an attempt to build a new France. The three ideas 'estates' were destroyed, as were noble and church privileges. -
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The Marshall Plan
The plan promoted European economic irrigation and federalism. It also created a mixture of public organization of the private economy similar to that in the domestic economy in the United States. This reorganization of the economy provided a more agreeable environment for American investment. -
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The Marshall Plan 2
It was the American initiative to help Europe and Asia, the US offered seventeen billion dollars to economically support and to help restructing European economies following the end of World War Two. -
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The Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall segregated Berlin from 1961 to 1989. It was constructed by the German Democratic Republic in the August of 1961. It surrounded East Germany and from East Berlin till it was open in the November of 1989. It's destruction took place in 1990 and was done in 1992. -
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The Berlin Wall 2
The Berlin Wall divided families and were cut from their jobs. The East German government claimed the wall as an 'anti-fascist protection barrier' and intended to dissuade aggression from the West. During the wall's existence there were around five-thousand successful escapes into West Berlin. There was also either one-hundred-ninety-two or two-hundred-thirty-nine people killed and many injured.