The Spread of Democracy in Euroupe

By Kaylee A.
  • 500

    Athens established the first democracy

  • Jan 1, 1230

    English nobles forced King John to share power by signing the Magna Carta

  • a bill of rights gave the british parlement more power

  • the American Colonies declared their Indipendence from Great Britain

  • french overthrew their king and established a republic

  • Ierland became a republic

  • a freely elected government came to spain

  • the polish people won their right to free elections

  • East and west Germany united to become the Federal Republic of Germany

  • all Roman male citizens were given equal political standing

  • The Althing, a parlimentary body, began in Iceland