Roman senate gives dictator powers to octavian essentially ending roman republic
John locke writes two treaties of govt outlining some liberal political ideas
montesquieu writes the spirit of the laws, explaining the need for three branches of govt
ben frank writes to james parker about the federal organization of the haudenosaunee confederacy
the continental congress adopts the declaration of independence, starting the process of creating the US republic
nation-state of canada is created through passage of british north america act, providing responsible government for the former colonies
canada holds first federal election to have secret ballot
lenin dies,leaving stalin to take power(goes to bad dictatorship)
the persons case determines that women are in fact persons and should have full rights
Hitler passes the Enabling act, moving germany from democracy to dictatorship
WWII ends, also ends American-Soviet cooperation
Truman establishes the Marshall Plan to contain communist expansion
berlin blockade and consequent airlift increases tensions
creation of nato to deter any aggression from the soviet bloc
Korean War begins after the USSR fails to show up for a veto in the UN, starting the first proxy war
creation of the warsaw pact as a response to NATO through collective security
Khrushchev calls for peaceful co-existence
The Hungarian Uprising demonstrates that the Warsaw Pact is not ideologically unified, but this liberation movement is crushed by Warsaw Pact forces
F.N. peoples in canada are granted suffrage
Berlin wall built to prevent further western expansion in the region
cuban missle crisis almost leads to a nuclear war between the superpowers due to brinkmanship
The Prague Spring ends when the Soviet Union invades, followed by the Brezhnev Doctrine
The Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty is signed
Vietnam War ends, demonstrating the failure of containment and the Domino Theory
helsinki accords provide a degree of detente during the cold war
The Soweto Uprising in south africa protest the majority tyranny laws that prevented black students from getting education in their prefered language under Apartheid rules; some students killed by police
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan leads to an increase of hostilities
Solidarity trade union organizes the pro-democracy movement in Poland
the reform party of canada is created; one of their key platforms is the triple E Senate
Bush wins presidency without winning majority vote due to the US electoral college system
Berlin Wall is torn down, a year later germany is reunified
The Warsaw Pact is dissolved, with some members seeking to join NATO
The Soviet Union ceases to exist, effectively ending the Cold War
the referendum on the charlottetown accord (failed)
START is signed to reduce the number of nuclear weapons being created as a form of deterrence
President Mugabe of zimbabwe blames the UK for the cholera outbreak, making UK a scapegoat for problems in country
harper govt passes bill C-16, act to amend the canada elections act, which brings in fixed elections date to canadas federal electoral system
