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Period: Jan 1, 1568 to
Eighty Years' War
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Period: to
Thirty Years' War
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Peace of Westphalia
The painting, Ratification of the Peace of Münster between Spain and the Dutch Republic in the town hall of Münster, 15 May 1648, is by Gerard ter Borch, portrays the ending of both the Thirty Year's War and the Eighty Year's War. The Peace of Westphalia created religious and territorrial boundaries that remained in place until the French Revolution. There had never been a collaboration of this mangnitude in the formation of a treaty prior. -
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Seven Year's War
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Treaty of Paris of 1763
This map by British cartographer, John spilsbury, details Britain's new possessions in the New World, gained from their defeat of France in the Seven Years' War. Marking an era of British colonial dominance; this dominance was key to Britain leading Europe in the Industrial Revolution, due to raw materials, trade routes, and capital provided by their territories. -
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Napoleonic Wars
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Treaty of Paris of 1815
This map by the Cambridge University Press outlines France's territory following the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte but prior to the Congress of Vienna. After the Napoleonic era it was crucial to the other nations to ensure France could never culminate such extensive power again. -
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World War 1
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Treaty of Versailles
This painting, The Signing of Peace in the Hall of Mirrors, Versailles, 28th June 1919, by William Orpen portrays Dr Johannes Bell signing the treaty that ended WW1 with Herr Hermann Muller standing over him and leaders from the U.S., France, G.B., Japan, Greece, Portugal, Canada, Serbia, Italy, India, Belgium, South Africa, and Australia watching. This piece is known as the most important British painting comission of the war. -
Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
This political cartoon by David Low is a sattirical account of the cynicism of the Nazi-Soviet non-aggression pact, as both nations utilized their alliance for benefit before inevitably disregarding it when Nazi Germany invaded in 1941. -
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World War 2
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United Nations Charter
Intended to ensure international peace and cooperation and prevail over all previous treaties, the UN Charter solidifed the formation of the UN following WW2. This preamble to the charter concisely outlines the goal of this international body.
