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Galileo's Secret Trial
Galileo was looked down upon by the church because of his views about the sun and the earth. He was put under house arrest, where he continued to do research and redo his previous work. -
Lois XIV Takes Power
Louis XIV is the longest ruler in European history. He is the first absolute ruler. -
Royal Charter
A royal charter was created by the King to create a group/society of mathematicians and philosophers, in order to preserve and restore if needed the intellectual sense and sophistication to England. -
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Newtons Prime
During this time, Newton had his first great discoveries here while at cambridge. They consisted of optical, Mathematics, and gravity discoveries. -
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18th Century Music
Requiem by MotzartDuring the enlightenment music was becoming very popular. Many popular musicians would play massive concerts for the wealthy. -
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The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution: English revolt to overthrow King James II. This would result in William and Mary being made royalty in England, they would give more power to the parliament and therefore the people, rather then a true Monarchy. They also accept the English Bill of Rights. -
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Utrecht: Treaty signed after the War of Spanish succession. This would be the treaty to end the war. -
Rise in Middle Class and Major Publications
During this time much of the middle class were starting to read. Most of their readings were novels, but this also opened the door for people to read works from englightenment thinkers like Voltaire or Rousseau. -
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East India Company Rule In India
Map of Colonial India During this time The British East India Company had major control in India. This was so they could get opium from Inida and sell it in China. -
Battle for Humanitarianism
Voltaire used Beccaria's works to fight his case in why Calas should not be punished using torture methods. -
Spinning Jenny
The spinning jenny was invented, which used a compound spinning wheel and was capable of producing 16 threads at once, but was not strong enough until the water frame was invented soon after. -
Invention of the steam engine
The steam engine was a huge part of the industrial revolution. This made it possible for a lot of new inventions to come about as well as helped enhance economies and resources. -
Bread Riots
French were fed up with the prices of bread so they formed protest and riots. This is considered by many to be the start of the French Revolution. -
The Rights of Man
Created by the French revolutionist who felt like their natural rights were nt represented in the current monarchy. -
King Louis XVI Executed
After six weeks of debate in the National Convention, with the Girondins and the Jacobins. King Loius XVI was killed. -
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Reign of Terror
Image During the French Revolution the Committee of Public Safety led by Robespierre to protect against foreign powers and internal enemies. They would use the guillotine on anyone who they felt threatened them. -
Invention of the spinning mule
The spinning mule was a combination of the spinning jenny and the water frame together. This made it much more faster to produce threads and made it much better quality. -
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Congress of Vienna
Animated Map of Congress Results A conference called upon the European powers to reorganize Europe and restore order after the fall of Napolean. All powers consented to respect each others borders and to help one another against future uprisings. -
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Greek war of independence
The greeks used persuasion to try and gain the European powers on their side, which did not happen right away, but they helped fight the Ottoman Empire. This led to Greece becoming an independent nation. -
First railroad built
First railroad was built in 1825 in Great Britain, using the invention of the steam engine to do so, railroads began to be built in small portions(only a few miles at each section). -
Great Britain Electoral Reform Bill
This was the beginning of a long reform process which would go on into the 1860's. The middle class wanted to be represented and started to make a stand for what they wanted. -
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First Opium War
This showed how China was being used by the other countries only to make money. This was the nature of imperialism. -
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Crimean War
Russia was putting a lot pressure on Ottoman territories, Britain and France joined in due to feeling threatened. Ending with the Treaty of Paris. -
The Origin of Species
Not only was Darwin’s theory major in the development of science and the process of evolution, but it was rare for the time to challenge the church in this manner. -
Emancipation Reform
Granted serfs legal rights, gave them land, but usually of poor quality and had to pay for their land as well. Beginning of change for them. -
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Suffrage and Woman’s Rights
emily davisonMany woman fought for the right to vote. This is included massive protest and acts of violence. The idea was that if woman had the right to vote men would loose their masculinity. -
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Fraco-Prussian War
France lost to Prussia and the southern German states, this was the final step in German Unification. Led to the capture of Napolean III and the french government collapsed to be replaced by a new one. -
Credit and Consumerism
During the 1880's many companies or stores tried to lure consumers in with the idea of credit where they could pay for something over a period of time. -
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Scramble for Africa
MapMany countries were fighting for places in africa. -
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The Boxer Rebellion
A “protest” where Chinese would attack British devices needed for trade. This would show a Chinese uprising that they did not want to do trades with the Europeans and did not want them ruling their land. -
Franz Assassination
This was the last event that struck just before the war. This was not the cause of the war, but the final draw for the Austrians. -
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Trench Warfare
Type of battles that took place during world war I. Many battles were fought in and around trenches, as many problems also consisted with them. -
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Bloodiest Battles of 1916
Most gruesome and heavy casualties of the battles. Casualty count was about 500,000 German, 400,000 British, and 200,000 French. -
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Russian Civil War
Image of Russian RevolutionA Multi-Party war within the former Russian Empire caused the government to coplase to the Soviets. Soviet forces assume power and gain control of Russia. -
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Rise of Nazism
Starts with the Social Workers' Party and continues with Hitlers political rise. During this time Hitler would write Mein Kampf while in prison. He would also become chancellor of Germany. -
Benito Mussolini comes to Power
Mussolini would become 40th Prime Minister of Italy. He would eventually gain complete control as a fastist ruler. This was the start to his rise to power. -
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Germany rise and fall.
1939 Germany began with their attack on Poland, victorious over them, they continued on many paths to take over many more. In 1945 they fell completley when forced to sign an unconditional surrender. -
Pear Harbor
The Japanese attacked America's Battleships in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The Japanese attack was successful, but not as much as they had hoped for. This is when America had entered the war. -
Atomic bomb on Hiroshima
America used the atomic bomb and dropped a single one on Hiroshima, three days later another on Nagasaki. Japan was already weak, but this forced them to surrender. -
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Chinese Revolution
After the defeat of the Japanese in their homeland, a country split into north and south battles for its goverment. Civil war broke out and America tried to intervene but had no effect. -
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Korean War
PictureStalin is Soviet Union joins the side of North Korea who invades South Korea. United States backs South Korea in fight against communism. -
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Cuban Missile Crisis
The Soviet Union and Cuban feared that the United States was going to Invade Cuba. The stand of was the closest the world ever came to a nuclear war. -
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University of Paris Protests
Students protested when the University of Paris was shut down because it would not set out for the reforms to modernize like its students wanted it to. This led to 10 million workers walking away from work because of violence used by the police. -
Collapse of the Berlin Wall
Tear down this wall
After 28 years of a wall that divide Germany. The United States fights to make ALL of Germany democratic -
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Collapse of the Soviet Union
Domestic problems in 1991 were causing many protests. The Soviet Union was eventually "evaporated overnight". But this left all of the eleven republics in bad times.
