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Johannes Gutenberg's most important invention, the printing press. He created a mechanical device that allowed the user to apply pressure to an inked surface and then transfer onto a piece of print.
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The Gutenberg Bible is historically important for not only being the first major book printed, due to the invention of the print and press, but one of the first bibles that quickly spread throughout Europe.
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Easily accessible printed material quickly fueled the Renaissance. The Renaissance was a vibrant period for European politics, economics, and artists. this lead to advancements in science, art, and culture. (1500-1700)
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The knowledge gained from the Renaissance inspired many European explorer, couple examples are famous explorers Christopher Columbus and Vasco Da Gama. This exciting new knowledge lead for them to find new trade routes.
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The new trade routes formed from the age of exploration created brand new items that could be traded. Exchange of crops, dieses, and animals were all valuable things traded on these routes. This reshaped global ecosystems around the world.
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The Scientific Revolution sprouts off of the Colombian Exchange. This revolutions was a important time for modern science, the development of mathematics, astormy, biology, and chemistry all changed its views.(1600-1800)
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Ideas from the Scientific Revolution. This revolution specifically was meant for the intellectual, while also for the philosophical movement. This was mostly for the Western Europe. (1700-1800)
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The ideas coming from the Enlightenment influenced American Colonies to fight for their independence. During this, the 13 colonies rejected British rule to take there independence.
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The American Revolution influences France to go into there own revolution.Radical ideas lead the colonies of France to revolt and overthrow the monarchy. (1789-1799)
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Napoleons efforts as a military officer during the French Revolution gained him lots of power and respect. His reputation went through the roof and in 1799 him and his allies overthrew the French Directory government. With this they established the French Consulate.
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On Napoleon's attempt to embargo some British goods, it lead to a economic hardship in Europe. This was a large scale blockade against the British Empire.
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The last event lead the British to interfere with American shipping routes, then leading to the United States to declare war. This was a war between the US and the United Kingdom, all over disagreements and western expansions.
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After the Napoleonic wars, European leaders gather to restore stability and redraw borders. This reorganized Europe as a whole.
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Throughout Europe political and social upset spread, and people demanded more rights and freedoms. Three main ideas forced these revolutions nationalism, socialism, and political liberalization
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The Crimean War was an important war between Russia and the Western Powers. Important note is that Czar Nicholas I was attempting to expand his influence throughout the Middle East and the Mediterranean, as the Ottoman empire declined.
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The Unification of Italy resulted after the aftermath of the Crimean war. During the 19th- century political and social movement, know as the Risorgimento, the movement resulted in a consolidation of all the Italian peninsula and the outlying isle's into one state.
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The Unification of Italy influenced Germany to do the same. This unification was a hefty process that created the first nation-state within Germany, with used federal features.
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The Unification of Germany lead to tensions, alliances, and nationalism. All of these create a conflict or all out war between the Central and Allied powers, resulting in many causalities.
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World War I resulted in a treaty, this treaty is known as the Treaty of Versailles. This treaty was helpful in putting a hault on the fighting but would ultimately lead to future conflict as it imposed harsh rules on Germany.
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The treaty brought many problems with it, a big one would be an economic hardship for the US. A huge impact of the economic hardship is the Wall Street Crash which put everyone in a global finical turmoil.
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Issues from the past World War were still brewing making tensions high, then following with the Great Depression, created another World War. Majority of the countries joined this war fighting for one of the two major sides, Allies or the Axis.
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Following all the conflict between the countries the United Nations was made. This was in place to promote and maintain peace between all the countries. Was also made to easily make connections between countries to influence cooperation.
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With the United Nations there were many disagreements between two major countries, US and Russia. These differences were major and led to a war, but ultimately a couple of decades off a large standoff. (1947-1991)
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Near the end of the war many citizens of Berlin rioted and tore down a large concreate wall that separated East and West Berlin.
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All of these events influenced and helped guide people worldwide to step up and create many amazing ways to communicate. The development of the internet and the digital age is sparking up throughout the world. (Late 20th Century)