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1543
Copernicus Publishes the Heliocentric Theory/ Scientific Revolution
Nicolaus Copernicus studied that the Earth revolves around the sun. -
Thomas Hobbes was Born
He believed that humans were born evil and had to have strict ruling. -
Kepler Publishes the Laws of Planetary Motion/ Scientific Revolution
- All planets revolve around the sun. 2. A radius vector joining any planet to the sun sweeps out equal areas in equal lengths of time. 3. The squares of the sidereal periods of planets are directly proportional to the cubes of their mean distances from the sun.
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Petition of Rights was signed/English Civil War
Parliament became annoyed with Charles I and refused to give him money. -
John Lock is Born
John Locke was one of the influential people that helped shape America. -
Galileo faces the church’s threats for supporting Copernicus’ theory./Scientific Revolution
He faced threats because the church didn’t want to seem wrong. -
English Civil War Begins/English Civil War
Due to disagreements between Parliament and King Charles I. -
Death of Charles I/English Civil War
After losing the war to the roundheads, Charles I was executed. -
Beginning of Commonwealth/English Civil War
After the war England decided not to have a king. Led by Oliver Cromwell. -
The Restoration/Glorious Revolution/ English Civil War
The people became tired of not having a king, so Charles I's son, Charles II took over and was named the "Merry Monarch." -
Newton Publishes the Laws of Gravity/Scientific Revolution
Newton established that all physical objects are all affected by the same thing, gravity. -
Paris, France becomes an Enlightenment focused center.
During the 18th century, Enlightenment thinkers focused being in Paris, because there were more there. -
Enlightenment Begins
The Age of Reason, a time where people depended more on reasonable thinking than faith -
British Takes Control of Australia
James Cook claimed Australia
for Great Britain in 1769 and
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Start of a New Monarchy/French Revolution
King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette rule France. -
Meeting of the Estates-General/French Revolution
A voting meeting to decide if the 2nd estate should be taxed. -
Reign of Terror
When the Revolution was at its worse because of the multiple executions of the guillotin -
King Louis XVI is Killed
People felt that there shouldn’t be a ruler anymore. -
End of the Reign of Terror/Death of Robespierre/End of the Revolution
The people of France finally stepped up and saw what wrongs their “leader” was doing. -
Napoleon Becomes Emperor
In December Napoleon is crowned by Pope, though some say he crowned himself. -
Napoleon loses the Battle of Trafalgar
Napoleon loses to H. Nelson in a navy battle. -
Abolition of the Slave Trade Bill
A man named William Wilberforce dedicated his life to abolish slavery in Britain. -
Napoleon Dies
After being exiled to the island of St. Helena, Napoleon dies of a stomach ailment. -
Reform Bill
This law was passed so that lower classes could vote -
Abolition of Slavery Act
After the Slave Trade Bill was abolished Wilberforce continued to work towards ending slavery. But when they finally abolished the Slavery Act, it only applied to kids. -
Factory Act
This law was passed so that children that were working in factories to have more fair conditions. -
Opium war
Started when the Chinese government confronted foreign merchant ships and forced them to surrender their illegal shipments. -
Treaty of Nanjing
After China losing the Opium War, they were forced to sign a treaty that would allow the British to openly trade with China, no matter what. -
Potato Famine
In 1845 as leaves on potato plants suddenly turned black, curled, then rotted. -
Year of Revolutions
All around Europe revolutions broke out because of the new laws made from the Congress of Vienna. -
Crystal Palace Exhibition
A palace made out of glass that was made to show off inventions from around the world -
Victorian England
The new queen, Queen Victoria, made England a very successful country. They called her time of rule the Victorian Era -
Treaty of Kanagawa.
Allowed America to openly trade with Japan. -
Sepoy Mutiny
Sepoy rebelled against the British East India Trading Company's rule because of a rumor being spread that they sealed gunpowder cartridges with cow or pig fat. -
British government's Raj
After the fall of the trading company the British government took control of India. -
Meiji Revolt
A powerful group of samurai overthrow the Shogun to restore the Emperor to power. -
Napoleon III Dies
Nephew of Napoleon, Louis Napoleon, becomes president of France, but then makes himself Emperor. But follows in some of the same mistakes as Napoleon. -
Berlin Conference
European leaders met in Berlin to divide African territory. No African leaders were invited to this. -
Paris Exposition/World's Fair
To celebrate France’s economic success. They held a celebration, created the Eiffel Tower -
Boer War
The British had discovered gold in the southern part of Africa, but there was a civilization already there, the Boers, a group of Dutch settlers, who refused to allow British into their land. -
Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife are assassinated.
The Archduke and his wife are assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo, Bosnia. -
The Gallipoli Campaign
British and French forces attempt to capture Constantinople so that they can have a sea route to Russia -
October Revolution
Armed Bolshevik factory workers, Red Guard, attacked provisional government, November of 1917 -
America joins the Allies
After the sinking of the Lusitania and the intercepted Zimmerman Telegram, America decides to join the war. -
March revolution
Citizens protested in streets of Petrograd, March 8, 1917. Which caused the Czar to abdicated the throne. -
Czar Nicholas 2 is abdicated from the throne.
After being persecuted by his subjects and other political parties Nicholas 2 steps down from the throne. -
Representation of People Act
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Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
To preserve his Communist Dream for Russia, Lenin signed a peace treaty with Germany. -
Civil War
A war in Russia between Communists and those who opposed Communism. -
The Death of Nicholas and His Family
Nicholas II and family were being held by the Bolsheviks in a house, they were tricked into going into the basement and the Bolsheviks lined up a firing squad and killed them. -
World War 1 Ends
The Armistice of the War is signed by world leaders to cease fire on battlefields. -
Kronstadt Revolt
Sailors who were against Lenin and his plans revolted at the Kronstadt naval base. -
Year of Crisis
Germany fell behind with reparations, then French and Belgium troops invaded the Ruhr. -
Mussolini rises to power
During a political criseis Mussolini becomes 2 Duce -
Reform Act
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Hitler becomes the Fuhrer
Hitler gains the legislative power of the Reichstag and passes the Enabling Act. -
Crystal Palace Burnt Down
Even though the Crystal Palace was a place to show off new inventions it was burnt down.
