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The Renaissance was a time of culture, art, politics, and science. A famous artist is Leonardo da Vinci. A famous scientist is Nicolaus Copernicus. A famous art picture that was made during this time was The Mona Lisa.
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The Roman Empire was the most legendary empire. There were many reasons why the Roman Empore fell. A new faith contributed to a fall in the empire, economic troubles, reliance on slave labor, and military overspending.
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The middle ages were between the Fall of the Roman empire and the beginning of the Renaissance. Writers and artist began to look back and celebrate culture and art of Rome and Greece.
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The Crusades was religious wars between Muslims and Christians. Byzantines and recapture the Holy Land from Muslim control.
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The Protestant Reformation was a cultural, political, and intellectual disturbance that broke Catholic Europe, setting in a place the structures and beliefs that would make up the continent into the modern era. Reformers like Martain Luther, Henry Vlll, and John Calvin challanged and questioned the Church's ability to define the Christian practice.
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The Age of Enlightenment was inspired and marked as the beginning of its decline. During this time books essays, inventions, and laws were produced. Some enlightenment philosophers were John Locke, Charles Montesquieu, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
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The Industrial Revolution was when manufacturing was done in homes using hand tools or basic machines. Things like the transcontinental railroad, electricity, and the cotton gin changed society.
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French Revolution was a time when France and the people overthrew the monarchy and took control of the government. The French Revolution lasted for 10 years. https://www.ducksters.com/history/french_revolution/
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WWI was a war between Germany, Austria- Hungary, the Ottoman Empire against The US, Russia, Italy, Japan, and Great Britain. More than 9 million soldiers died. Britain, France, and the US won World War 1.
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WWII was a very deadly war that involved more than 30 countries. The war lasted for 6 years. The allies won the war.
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The Cold War developed after WWll. It was between the US and the Soviet Union and their individual allies. The war proceeded with political, economic, and information. The cold war also had limited resourse to weapons.
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The countries involved with The Creation of the European Union are Belgium, France, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and West Germany. They signed the Treaty Of Paris which was to avoid future conflicts.
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The soviet union and seven other European signed a treaty creating the Warsaw Pact. The Warsaw Pact put the Soviets in command of armed forces. The Soviets saw it as a threat and responded with the Warsaw Pact. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-warsaw-pact-is-formed
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The German Communist government built concrete and barbed wire between East and West Germany. The purpose of the wall was to keep Western "fascists" from entering East Germany. 28 years later citizens were able to cross the border whenever they liked.
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For the last time, the Soviet hammer and sickle flag were then lowered for the very last time. Mikhail Gorbachev was also resigned as the new president of the Soviet.
Union.https://history.state.gov/milestones/1989-1992/collapse-soviet-union
