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476
Fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire fell for very many reasons. The first was the amount of wars they had with others and how much they spent on those wars. The second big reason is the huge financial crisis because of inflated taxation.The final reason was because a Germanic leader came in and revolted and killed the Empire's leader. That was the last day they were an empire.
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1291
End of the Crusades
The Crusades were a bunch of religious wars between the Christians and Muslims. They fought over many holy sites that they wanted for their religion. There were a total of 5 crusades. The final crusade happened in Acre, the Muslims took it over. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/crusades -
1300
Start of The Renaissance
The start of the Renaissance ended the Middle Ages. The most common thing the Renaissance changed was how people thought about things like life and war. Art was a huge part of the Renaissance, the Mona Lisa was painted during this time by Leonardo Da Vinci. The Sistine chapel was also painted at this time.
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1453
The End of The Middle Ages
The middle ages was full of very bad things including things like the Black Death and the Crusades. It was a time where nothing really progressed in Europe. It ended with the start of the renaissance.
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1517
Start of the Protestant Reformation
The reformation started when the clergy started abusing its power. People started to criticize the beliefs of the catholic church.It led to the thirty years war and many others.
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Age of Enlightenment
Enlightenment was an age where politics, science, and philosophy were radically changed. It was a time where most of these things were starting to become huge topics and some things were beginning to be modernized. Romanticism was starting to become questioned and philosophy grew. People like Isaac Newton, John Locke, and Thomas Paine paved a way for tons of new ideas.
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Start of The Industrial Revolution
The Industrial revolution was a time where the agricultural part of Europe started to industrialize. Industry started to boom and people stopped farming. Industry towns started popping up all over Europe.
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End of French Revolution
The French Revolution ended in 1799 because the French gov't. was causing tension between the citizens. They kept changing policies and ruining things in France. The gov't. turned corrupt and then the citizens over ran it.
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Start of WWI
World War 1 all started with the assassination of archduke Franz Ferdinand. The countries/empires involved in WW1 were Germany, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Japan, The middle east, and the US. Over 20 million soldiers died and 21 million more got wounded during their battles.
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End of WWII
World War 2 started in 1939 with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, this led to the US declaring war on Japan. Many other countries either joined the Allies, or the Axis powers. The US ended the war with 2 huge atomic bombings on Japan which caused them to surrender.
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NATO
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO is both a political and military alliance between about 29 countries. NATO was signed of April 4th 1949. NATO creates and alliance between these 29 countries and it helps keep peace in most of the countries involved.
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Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact was a counterweight to NATO. The Warsaw pact was signed due to the integration of West Germany into the NATO. The Warsaw pact was the USSR and more Axis powers.
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End of the Cold War
The Cold war was a geopolitical war between the USSR and its allies, and the US and its allies. It was really a technological race more than a fighting war.The cold war was also the start of the space race.
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Fall of Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall was a land barrier surround West Berlin that cut it off from almost all of the surrounding East Germany. It restricted the Berliner's freedom. The US even had to come in and help the people of West Berlin. The wall fell in 1991 officially.
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Fall of The Soviet Union
The soviet union dissolved because of the eighth presidents resignation. Boris Yeltsin took over as leader of Russia. The USSR went through ww1 and ww2 and were huge enemies of the US.
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Creation of European Union
There was tension to create unity between European Countries. It was created to bring most European countries help when they need it. It brings the countries together to give aid when they need it.
