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When Columbus dicovered the new world it started a quest for more power for Europe. There were many more explorers who came after him to claim new land for their countries.
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Martin Luther pranked the pope to the max on the day of spook. He pulled an ultimate trick when he nailed the 95 thesis making fun of the church and bamboozled them all.
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Cortez conquered Aztecs for Spain. He caused their population to dwindle with disease and fighting
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Leading his army up the Andes Pizarro conquered the Incas for Spain. It is now present day Peru
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Signed by king Henry IV of France it granted religious freedom to the Huguenots. It gave them more rights than they had previously although Louis the XIV later revoked it.
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The English Civil War was fought between King Charles I and parliament. The war ended with the defeat of King Charles and his execution.
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After waging war against parliament Charles was defeated by Oliver Cromwell. He was then executed and this shocked Europe.
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Louis revoked the Edict of Nantes to further secure his power as king. He also harbored a deep distrust of his people and so he took the rights of Huguenots away.
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The Glorious Revolution had very little blood and battle. William , husband of Mary of Orange, simply marched in with support of parliament and took the throne from James II.
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The 13 colonies of England were upset with how they had little rights and wanted independence. They declared independence and beat England in a war for it. The war ended in 1783.
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The French overthrew Louis XVI. This gave rise to Napoleon and they created a militaristic dictatorship.
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This revolution was lead by slaves in Haiti wanting freedom. They defeated armies of France, Great Britain, and Spain. L'Ouverture was one of the main leaders.
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After the Napoleonic wars Europe needed a balance of powers. This also broke up Italy and Germany into separate states.
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Mathew Perry was ordered to open up trade and sea ports with Japan for the US. He did this by intimidating the Japanese with his fleet of warships and they signed the treaty of Kanagawa
