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476
Fall of the Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was marked by the Overthrowing of the King Romulus by the German leader Odoacer. They were also Barbarians and they were the first to rule Rome. One of the downfalls of ROme was the new religion of Christianity. http://www.ushistory.org/civ/6f.asp -
Period: 476 to 1450
The Middle Ages
The middle ages were a time of misery and poverty. During this time the black death killed about 20 percent of the entire population of that the continent. The main thing in this time period was religion most of the people believed in the Catholic church. During this time there was a lot of art like the cathedrals were built in Roman archetecture. https://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages -
Period: 1095 to 1291
Crusades
The crusades were a series of religious wars between the Christians and the Muslims. They were both trying to get control over what they thought was the holy land. At this time was when the knights templar formed. The Crusadeers eventually took Jeruselem. https://www.history.com/topics/crusades -
Period: 1300 to
The Renaissance
The Renaissance was a time of great time and art. The true meaning of the Renaissance is the rebirth in French. it is also home to lots of other great inventors like Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. The paper printing was made in this time period. https://www.britannica.com/event/Renaissance -
Period: 1517 to
Protestant Reformation
The Protestant Reformation or the Reformation was a time period in the 16 century. During this time period, the church split into two and the people had to choose a side. The Catholic church was a little slower to respond. It is also when the people of Europe started to experience religions freedoms. https://www.history.com/topics/reformation -
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The Age of Enlightenment
The age of enlightenment was a point in time that was really influential for the growth of Europe. Lots of discoveries happened during this time like Sir Issac Newtons discovery of the theory of gravity. The government also shifted from the church to more secular authority. The French Revolution was the culmination of the Age of enlightenment because it stood for everything that was happening the people throwing the monarchs to the side. https://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment -
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Industrial Revolution
The industrial revolution was a time of prospering in the united states. It was also when all the building of factories and mills was. It started in England because they had lots of resources and lots of people. There was also some invention that was created like the telegram. https://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution -
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French Revolution
Off with their heads. The Best sentence in the entire history of mankind. The French Revolution was started by the monarch spending all of the people's money and then they got mad. I mean I would be alright with it but whatever the poor people just have to love money huh. There was a lot of decapitations too. This Napoleon dude really liked death and blood. https://www.history.com/topics/french-revolution -
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World War 1
The war began when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in 1914. There were two sides, the Central Powers and the Allied Powers. The first world war was the first war to use tanks aircraft and battleships. The fighting began between Austria-Hungary and Serbia but they brought in their allies and then the allies brought in their allies and so on and so forth until a lot of people were involved and a giant war happened. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history -
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Cold War
The Cold war was unusual as far as wars go because there was no actual fighting. It was basically a contest between the Soviet Union and America to see which was better Communism or Capitalism. This was also a little strange because they fought together in WWII. Eventually, the Soviet Union fell and the entire government came down with it or that is what they say because the government they have now is not much different. Cough Putin Cough Cough.www.history.com/topics/cold-war/cold-war-history -
NATO
The reason that NATO was created was that the Countries that were not Communist were nervous that the Communist countries were getting so large. It made them feel good that if they go to war with a communist country that they can be backed up by other countries. It also was created at the hight of the cold war because that is when they were the most nervous. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/nato -
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World War 2
The second world war was basically a continuation of the first world war. This is because the people of Germany had some unsettled disputes. There were two sides: the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Allies consisted of Great Britain, France and the United States and the Soviet Union. The Axis consisted of Germany, Japan, and Italy. The main leader of the Axis power or who we think of when we think of the Axis power was Adolf Hitler, who commander the Nazis. www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii -
Warsaw Pact
The Warsaw pact was started by the Soviet Union because of the signing of the NATO. I think that the Soviets were threatened by all of the countries that were banding together and forming this one giant force. All their militaries were controlled by the Soviets. https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-warsaw-pact-is-formed -
Fall of the Berlin Wall
The Berlin wall itself is a symbol of the cold war and what happened during it. The Berin wall was first built by the Soviets and the main goal that the Soviets said that it was supposed to do was to stop the West German from coming and being mean the the government but it was really made to stop the mass defection of the county. https://www.history.com/topics/cold-war/berlin-wall -
Collapse of the Soviet Union
The Fall of the Soviet Union came as the Elite was getting very wealthy and the young people learning about this and not adopting the ways of their parents. The Soviet Union also was getting hammered by the USA because they were driving the prices of oil and gas very high and making it difficult. While USSR was losing their grasp the people of different countries began to peacefully overthrow the government and this is how the Berlin Wall fell. www.history.com/topics/history-of-the-soviet-union -
Creation of European Union.
The second world war basically set the grounds for the formation of the EU because everyone was like hey it is good to stick together why don't we do that. The idea of the EU was to make all the economies of the countries in it get better by sharing the wealth. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/0/what-is-the-eu-why-was-it-formed-and-when-was-it-created/