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Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment was a period of time in Europe where thinkers used reason and logic to answer everday questions. It impacted world history because it created the ideas of democracy, liberty, and personal freedom. It impacted on the colonists when they wrote The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. It also impacted the French Revolution Age of Enlightenment -
Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution was a period of time in Great Britian where great advancements were made in techonology. It increased mechanization and replaced manual work with machines. This impacted world history because it created a faster process for production and easier access. It also created mass emigration because people would move to industrilized cities looking for work. Industrial Revolution in Britian -
American Revoltion Begins
Learn More: THe American RevolutionAmercain Revolution was war between the colonists and Great Britian. Amercia wanted to be an independent country and not under the control of Great Britian so the colonists revolted aganist Great Britian. It impacted world history becaused the revolution was between weak colonies and a strong nation. It represented that people with strong nationlism and same beliefs can reslove issue. It also encoraged and impacted the French Revolution.<a href='http://www.harlingen.isd.tenet.edu/coakhist/amrev. -
U.S Declares Independence From Great Britian
Decalartion Of Independence declared that the United States independent from Great Britian. It affected world history because the colonists declared independence from their home country and colonies under oher contries control saw hope. That they can revolt aganist their colonizers and be independent too. Declaration of Independence -
French Revolution begins
The French Revolution was war within the people of France and the king and nobility. The storming of Bastille sparked the revolution. The revolution improved conditions between the Third Estate and the First and Second Estate. This affected world history by encoraging the Latin Amercian revolutions. It also affected in changes in government.
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Thomas Edison Invents the First Pratical Lightbulb
The invention of the first practical lightbulb lasted about 14 hours. Edison had to invent a total of seven system elements to use it for longer use. This impacted world history because now they can power places for a longer time. People would have light in their houses and buisness would have light.
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World War I Begins
World War OneWorld War I or the Great War was between the Central Powers; Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire, and the Allied Powers; Britian, U.S, Russia, France, Italy, and Japan. The spark led that started the war was the assanation of Archducke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. This affected world history because it was the first major war to have sigifcant amount of deaths, destruction,and money because of the advancements in weaponary. -
Russian Revolution
Russian Revolution occured in 1917 that was made of two revolutions; the February Revolution and the October Revolution.The result was that Lein was overthrown and the Bolsheviks. This impacted world history because the Bolsheviks encouraged communism to Russia and created the Sovet Union with the other communist parties. Part of Europe was communist after the revolution. Russian Revolution -
Influenza Pandemic
The Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 was a fast worlwide virus that killed 50 million to 100 million people. It took more lives than WWI. If a person would catch the virus and it wouldn't give them warning and usually killed people in three days. This affected world history because it is one of the greatest and deadliest natural disasters in human history.
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Treaty of Versailles is Signed
The Treaty of Versailles was the treaty or peace settlement signed after World War One had ended in 1918 The treaty was signed between Germany and the Allies. This treaty affected world history by creating the first League of Nations. It also created conditions within Germany that were unfair which led the treaty to be a major cause for WWII. The Treaty
