His 102 Timeline

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  • Oct 12, 1492

    Atlantic System

    Columbus "discovers" American and the Atlantic System cen begin to be developed
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    English Civil War

    English civil war commences when King Charles is sent back to England and ends with his execution.

  • Social contract theory

    Thomas Hobbes book Leviathan is published which is the first showing of the social contract theory.
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    Llouis XIV

    Louis XIV reigns bringing authoritarian rule to France until his death.

  • Glorious Revolution (England

    William and Mary decide to invade England and take the crown to prevent a Catholic dynasty from being established.
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    American Revolution

    American Revolution begins with the Battle of Lexington and Concord and ends with the signing with the Treaty of Paris.

  • Industrial Revolution

    Steam powered engine is invented further spurring the industrial revolution along

  • Wealth of Nations

    Wealth of Nations is Published showing Adam Smith's econamic theory of capitalism

  • Declaration of the Right of Man

    The Declaration of the Right of Man were adopted as part of the new constitution of Frabce during the French Revolution
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    The Terror

    The Terror is the period when Robespierre and the committee of public safety ruled and ended with Robespierre's execution.

  • Napoleon rises to power

    Napoleon Bonaparte is named Emperor of France.

  • Revolutions of 1830

    Louis Phillipe is crowned king of France bringing back constitutional monarchies.

  • Revolutions of 1848

    Revolutions begin in France which led to the creation of nthe second French Republic.

  • Marx

    Communist Manifesto is publishedunveiling the concept of communism to the world.
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    Crimean War

    The Crimean war was between the Ottoman empire and the Russians and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

  • Theory of natural selection

    On the Origen on species is published revealing the theory of natural selection.

  • Otto von Bismarck rises to power

    Treaty of Versailles is signed and Otto von Bismarck becomes chancellor of unted Germany

  • Berlin Conference (Congo Conference)

    A conference is held in Berlin to determine the borders of European African colonies
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    Berlin Conference of 1884

    The Berlin conference happens and African colonies' borders are decided

  • Dreyfus affair

    J'accuse is published and called attention to Dreyfus affair in Paris
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    The Great War

    War begins in 1914 with the invasion of serbia by the Austrians and ends with Germany signing the armistice on November 11 1918.

  • U.S. enters The Great War

    The U.S. declares war on Germany officially entering the Great War.

  • Russian Revolution

    The Russian revolution takes place abd the Czar is overthrown.
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    Russian Revolution

    Beginning of revolution to overthrw Tsar to the creation of the USSR.
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    Peace of Paris conference

    Conference to decide the outcome of The Great War participants.
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    Great Depression

    The Great depression began in 1929 with the Crash of the United States stock market and ended 1940 when the US began heavy spending for entry to World War 2

  • Hitler rose to power

    Hitler gained power and became the leader of Germany in June 1934.

  • Nazi-Soviet pact broken

    Germany begins Operation Barbraossa in may officially breaking the Nazi Soviet pact.

  • Atomic bomb dropped

    U.S. drops atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Augest 6 1945.

  • Indian independence

    India is given its independence by the british government.

  • Egypt decolonization

    Egypt begins independce movement and wins independence from Great Britain.

  • Sputnik launches

    USSR launches first satellite called Sputnik begining the Space Race

  • Berlin Wall

    Construction of Berlin Wall begins officially spliting East and West Berlin.
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    Cuban Missile Crisis

    Cuban missile crisis begins when US notices the placement of Warheads on Cuba and ends officially on October 28.
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    Vietnam War

    US begins the offensive in Vietnam in 1965 and the War ends with the fall of Saigon in 1975.

  • Moon Landing

    Us lands on moon giving it victory over the soviets in this area.

  • Fall of Berlin Wall

    The date the Berlin Wall began to come down viewed as a symbolic end to the Cold War.