TTD Timeline

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  • Period: 1200 to

    A Splinter of Hisotry

  • 1215

    The Magna Carta

    The Magna Carta, or "Great Charter" served as a peace treaty from King John of England to rebel barons. The Magna Carta established foundational principles that are reflected in modern policies. The Magna Carta was the first instance where documenting the belief that all citizens should be held accountable to the law, even the King. The Magna Carta also introduced the notion of a "free trial". https://www.bl.uk/magna-carta/articles/magna-carta-an-introduction (http://www.timetoast.com)
  • 1517

    Martin Luther Ninety-five Theses

    Luther challenged the Roman Catholic Church's use of donations as means to reach salvation. Luther claimed that payment and forgiveness of sin did not coincide. Lutheranism does not have sacrament as a means for penence.
    https://www.britannica.com/event/Ninety-five-Theses (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Treaty of Westphalia

    The treaty of Westphalia marked the end of a thirty year War "German War" that involved different European powers. Contributing factors to the war included Religion, influences of the Roman Empire, and state systems. The treaty marked a time of enlightenment, tolerance, and secularization.
    http://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/view/document/obo-9780199743292/obo-9780199743292-0073.xml (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Inclosure/Enclosure Act

    The inclosure act implemented in the 1700s claimed shared lands as the property of the monarch. This would lead to high rents of land plots, and over usage land.
    https://www4.uwsp.edu/english/rsirabia/notes/212/enclosureacts.pdf (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Adam Smith's Wealth of Nations

    Adam Smith's Wealth of Nation marked the turn of economics. Adam Smith introduced capitalism, which would replace mercantilism. Wealth could be generated, and markets trade markets are good for economic growth, and gives everyone the best quality products. England should raise sheep, and Italy should grow grapes for wine, its best for both if it's not the other way around.
    https://www.adamsmith.org/the-wealth-of-nations/ (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Decloration of Independence

    The Declaration of Independence was the founding document that declared the United States as a sovereign nation, free of England's authority. The colonies unanimously agreed to create a democratic society with fundamental rights and freedoms.
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/Declaration-of-Independence (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Karl Marx

    Karl Marx wrote the "Communist Manifesto" in 1848 which argued that the societal struggles throughout human history were caused by class. The class system condemned the majority while benefiting the wealthy. Marx argued that Religion was a factor as it numbs people of their mortal suffering with the anticipation of paridise in their next life. Religion is the opiet of the masses.
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/marx_karl.shtml http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Sojourner Truth: Ain’t I a Women

    Sojourner Truth's famous" Ain’t I a Women" speech was given at a conference in Ohio in 1851. Truth believed that in the fight for women's rights, the African American women should not be ignored. Truth was an active abolitionist. Her influence carried into the suffragette movement, though it would not succeed until long after her death.
    https://www.nps.gov/articles/sojourner-truth.htm (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Gettysburg Address

    Abraham Lincon's Gettysburg Address changed the course of the United States Civil War. Lincon's address declared that all men are equal, and therefore no man is property. This made the Civil War about slavery, preventing the South from receiving foreign aid from countries, like England, that already abolished slavery.
    http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/gettysburg/good_cause/transcript.htm (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Max Weber: The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism

    In 1905 Max Weber wrote The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, in which he claims the economic and working systems. In the United States society was reflectent of Protestant belief that damnation is a predetermined, and bad people will be punished here on earth through their own misfortunes.
    http://www.sparknotes.com/philosophy/protestantethic/summary/ (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • John Maynard Keynes

    British economist John M Keynes presented Laize Fair economic theories that would be reflected in the 20th century. A countries success depends highly on employment. Federal spending should be used to build business until the economy can support itself. "Prime the pump"
    https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Maynard-Keynes (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Port Huron Statement

    The Port Huron Statement was a detailed document outlining the political ideology and strategies of the left. The statement looked at racial bias, mental health, and human rights issues. The statement was written primarily by young people, and their views carried on for the next generation.
    https://www.dissentmagazine.org/article/the-port-huron-statement-at-fifty (http://www.timetoast.com)

  • Eve Kofofsky Sedgwick

    Eve Sedgwick was a pioneer of queer studies. Sedgwick questioned social norms and sexual underpinning of iconic works. In 1938 she famously challenged the works of Charles Dickens looking at the unexplored sexual underpinnings. Sedwick spent her career teaching courses in queer studies and pushing the intelectual and scientific understanding of diverse sexuality.
    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/15/arts/15sedgwick.html (http://www.timetoast.com)