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The reformation
The Reformation, or, more fully, the Protestant Reformation, was a schism in Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther and continued by John Calvin, Huldrych Zwingli, and other Protestant Reformers in 16th-century Europe -
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Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806. The largest territory of the empire. -
English revolution
A revolution against James II; there was little armed resistance to William and Mary in England although battles were fought in Scotland and Ireland. -
Ming Dynasty
A major dynasty that ruled China from the mid-fourteenth to the mid-seventeenth century. It was marked by a great expansion of Chinese commerce into East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia. Note : The Ming Dynasty is known for its porcelain and enamel-based decorative art. -
Revolt of the barretinas.
An enduring anti-French sentiment in the Catalan leadership and intelligentsia. -
Karposhs rebellion against the Ottoman Empire
Karposh’s rebellion or Karposh’s uprising was a Christian anti-Ottoman uprising in the Central Balkans that took place in October -
Steam engine is invented.
This started the industrial revolution -
The First Jacobite rising in the north of England and in Cornwall, advocating the claims of James Stuart, the Old Pretender against the newly installed House of Hanover.
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Boston tea party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts -
The American Revolution
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. The American Patriots in the Thirteen Colonies won independence from Great Britain, becoming the United States of Americ -
Crossing of the Delaware river
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River. during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack organized -
French Revolution
The French Revolution was a period of far-reaching social and political upheaval in France and its colonies -
Whiskey rebellion
The Whiskey Rebellion was a tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government. -
Spanish American wars of independence
The Spanish–American War was fought between the United States and Spain in 1898. Hostilities began in the aftermath of the internal explosion of the USS Maine in Havana Harbor in Cuba, leading to U.S. intervention in the Cuban War of Independence. -
Mexican war of independence
The Mexican War of Independence was an armed conflict, and the culmination of a political and social process which ended the rule of Spain in 1821 in the territory of New Spain. -
Declaration of Independence
Was a formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. -
Surrender of Cornwallis
The Surrender of Lord Cornwallis is an oil painting by John Trumbull. The painting was completed in 1820, and hangs in the rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D. C. -
Social Acceptance
Both men and woman wearing makeup was completely socially acceptable. -
World War I
First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe -
World War II
Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although related conflicts began earlier.