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  • 476

    Fall of the Roman Empire

    Fall of the Roman Empire
    The last of the roman emperors in the west, was caused by the Germanic leader Odoacer, who became the first Barbarian To rule Rome. The roman empires order was brought to western Europe for 1000 years was ended. www.ushistory.org/civ/6f.asp
  • Period: 1095 to 1291

    Crusades

    the Pope called on Western Christians to take up arms to aid the Byzantines and recapture the Holy Land from Muslim control. This marked the beginning of the Crusades.
    www.history.com/topics/crusades
  • Period: 1300 to

    The Renaissance

    It started as a cultural movement in Italy in the Late Medieval period and later spread to the rest of Europe.The Renaissance was a time of great beauty and art.
    https://kidskonnect.com/history/renaissance/
  • Period: 1401 to 1500

    The middle ages

    the middle ages or the midevil times, lasted from the 5th to 15th century. It began with the fall of western roman empire and merged into the age of discovery.
    www.history.com/topics/middle-ages
  • Period: 1517 to

    Protestant Reformation

    a major 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Its religious aspects were increasing by ambitious political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the Church.
    www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1136.html
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    The age of Enlightenment

    European politics, philosophy, science and communications, was changed during the course of the “long 18th century” as part of the movement referred to the age of reason or enlightenment. The enlightenment gave way to 19th century Romanticism.
    www.history.com/topics/enlightenment
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    Industrial Revolution

    manufacturing was often done in people's homes, using hand tools or basic machines. Industrialization marked a shift to powered, special-purpose machinery, factories and mass production.
    www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution
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    French Revolution

    The French Revolution was a period of time in France when the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. The French Revolution lasted 10 years.
    https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/
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    World war 1

    World War I was fought between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. The main members of the Allied Powers were France, Russia, and Britain.
    www.ducksters.com/history/world_war_i/
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    World war 2

    Hitler invaded Poland from the west; two days later, France and Britain declared war on Germany, beginning World War II. On September 17, Soviet troops invaded Poland from the east.
    www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history
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    Cold war

    After World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union were the world's strongest nations. They were called superpowers. They had different ideas about economics and government.The cold war began in Europe after world war 2.
    https://www.eduplace.com/ss/socsci/books/content/ilessons/5/ils_gr5a_u8_c17_l1.pdf
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    NATO/Warsaw pact

    the prospect of further communist expansion prompted the United States and 11 other western nations t for the north atlantic treaty organization. The soviet union and its communist nations in eastern europe found a rival alliance, the warsaw pact
    www.history.com/topics/cold-war/formation-of-nato-and-warsaw-pact
  • Fall of the Berlin wall

    Fall of the Berlin wall
    Cold War began to go away across Eastern Europe, the spokesman for East Berlin's Communist Party announced a change in his city's relations with the West. The reunification of East and West Germany was made official on October 3, 1990, almost one year after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
    www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall
  • Collapse of the Soviet Union

    Collapse of the Soviet Union
    the Soviet Union broke into fifteen separate countries. Its collapse was failed by the west as a victory for freedom, a triumph of democracy over totalitarianism, and evidence of the superiority of capitalism over socialism.
    www.coldwar.org/articles/90s/fall_of_the_soviet_union.asp
  • Creation of the European Union

    Creation of the European Union
    the european union was created on november 1st, 1993. It is a political and economic union between european countries which makes its owns policies concerning the members economies, societies, laws and to some extinct security.
    https://www.thoughtco.com/the-history-of-the-european-union-1221595