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Jerusalem was re-taken from the Muslims on the urging of Pope Urban II. The 1st Crusade was led by Court Raymond IV and also founded by many wandering preachers.
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The English King Richard I the Lionheart was captured in Austria on his return from the Third Crusade. He was captured by Duke Leopold.
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The very last Babenburg duke passes away leaving Austria with no male heir.
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Jews were expelled from Styria, Austria after the establishment of the anti-Catholic movement. The population of the Jewish people only grew less and less and conditions worsened for that matter. Along with the espulsion of many Jews, out breaks/violence began to happen as well.
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Quebec was discovered by a French explorer named Samuel de Champlain who was also a known navigator. He is also a very important part in Canadian history due to the fact that he made the first accurate map of the coast and helped to establish different settlements.
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King Louis XVI was brought from the Temple prison and executed. After the execution France's monarch was changed to a republic.
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The heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated. This event is what started World War I.
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After World War I had come to an end, the Austrian Empire had been destroyed causing much devastation.
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At the end of World War I the German Revolution started, it was a civil conflict that was politically driven. The result was the repalcement of Germany's government with a reublic.
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Austria becomes a republic when the last Habsburg Empire is overthrown
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A national assembly met at Weimar, they decided to write a new German Constitution, the constitution was called the Weimar Republic
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Hitler takes control of German government as the Chancellor. This is the start to the expansion of Germany that will inevitably fail under Hitlers rein.
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World War II begins with France declaring war on Germany. This event is important for the fact that it sparked a major war between the countries that will go on for years to try and end the tyranny of the Germans and their horrible leader. To bring peace to a race and countries that have no need for war.
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Allied troops regain Paris and a man named Charles De Gaulle became the head of a provisional French government
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Allies from the second World War had defeated Germany. This resulted in the Austrian empire to be divided into American, British, French, and Soviet Zones.
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The wall was demolished and Communist East Germans were able to travel to the West of Germany. The wall was meant to be used as a barrier between East and West Germany. With the wall getting demolished new problems arose as a result.
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Croatia and Slovenia declared independence from Yugoslavia. Slovenia took the proper way out with no violence needed. Yugoslavia however took a different turn and started a war with Croatia that would create decades of conflict between the countries and the slow break down of Yugoslavia itself. This is important because two countries got the independance they wanted and the downfall of a country they have problems with.
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In 1997, the US and Liechtenstein agreed to establish diplomatic relations that involve the same concepts on human rights, equal rights to all people of their countries, etc. They may not really help each other out with developmental assistance, but the important thing is that the countries are getting along rather than fighting and starting not needed wars, and all that nonsense.
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Swiss banks agreed to a $1.25 billion compensation with Holocaust survivors and their families. This was a deal that helped settle a lawsuit saying that the banks failed to return the funds and compensation that they were trying to hide from both the 18,000 Holocaust survivors and the United States until it was revealed and brought upon so that the Jews could get what they deserved. This is important due to how the survivors finally have closure on that fatal incident.
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Monaco and its economy is supported by a principality other wise known as the Monte-Carlo Grand Prix. Seeing as how their economys GDP shot up 6.6% in 2011, it is safe to say that Monaco is doing very well, more well than its surrounding countries and even countries that have no affiliation with it(United States). This is important due to how they werent doing so well before and are now marking a turning point that will send them forward.
