Nero
First Roman emperor to persecute Christians
1791
France's first written constitution
The French Revolution was fought for
Social equality
English monarch said that the Bible was the secret to England's success
Victoria
Required nations to decrease greenhouse emission levels
Kyoto Protocol
First nation to have a written account of their history
Israel
In 1944, the largest __________ assault occurred in history
amphibious
John Wycliffe
Had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time
First time since Pearl Harbor that a massive foreign attack had occurred on American soil
September 11, 2001
Largest and most intricate global project to be undertaken
International Space Station
First Black President of South Africa
Nelson Mandela
The holy book of Islam
The Koran
openness
glasnost
Johann Gutenberg invented this around 1450
movable type printing press
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Iranian President
1948
Israel becomes a nation
newly invented weapon that was used on Japan to end WWII
atomic bomb
Artist known for his illustrations in the Saturday Evening Post
Norman Rockwell
Introduced the US to socialism
New Deal
The way of life for a group of people
Culture
Greatest accomplishment of the Sumerians
writing
Osama bin Laden
leader of al-Queda
June 15, 1215
Signing of the Magna Carta
system based on work done in small private shops
According to the Catholic church, this apostle was made head of the Church by Christ
Peter
Gave US war material to England during WWII
Lend-Lease Act
Leading industrial nation and financial center of the world during the 1920s
The United States
This war gave US colonists unity and experience, preparing them for the War for Independence
French and Indian War
led ethnic cleansing against Bosnian Muslims
Slobodan Milosevic
The United States enters WWII
1941
lessening of tension and hostility
detente
Discovered universal law of gravitation
Isaac Newton
Declaration to contain Communism and to keep it from spreading to the Americas
Truman Doctrine
movement of religious liberalism denied basic doctrines of Christianity
modernism
The shortest war in history
The Persian Gulf War
Soren Kierkegaard
November 11, 1918
End of WWI
Economic system based on private ownership and control of business
Capitalism
Michael Romanov
Russian czar
Signed at the end of WWI
Treaty of Versailles
Collapsed because of the economic decline during the Middle Ages
Roman Empire
This country's rise to nationhood is considered the climax in the gradual breakup of the former country of Yugoslavia
Kosovo
Jean Francis Champollion
Deciphered the Rosetta Stone
Soviet union ceases to exist as a nation
1991
art focused primarily on the common working man
regionalism
Robert Raikes
Started Sunday school in England
Divided Charlemagne's empire
Treaty of Verdun
The oldest and largest Islamist organization in Egypt today
Muslim Brotherhood
Writers during this time were influenced by Scriptures to write classics that have stood the test of time
Modern Age
Rule marked the birth of the French nation
Hugh Capet
Berlin wall comes down
1989
Greek event was the first recorded date in history
the Olympics
ruler of the French July Monarchy
Louis Philippe
Oslo Accords
way of life based upon ownership and use of land
feudalism
Darius, the Persian ruler, built this
Royal Road