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1917
Beginning of Russian Revolution
1871
Unification of Germany and Italy completed, upsetting the balance of power in Europe
1989
Fall of Berlin Walll, End of Communism in Eastern Europe
1555
Peace of Augsburg, End of First Wave of German Religious Wars
1689
The Glorious Revolution in England kicks James II out of power for being Catholic and establishes Parliament as the true authority
1649
King Charles I of England is executed by Oliver Cromwell, officially ending the English Civil War and the English monarchy
1914
Beginning of World War I
1960
First birth control pill, representing 2nd wave of feminism
1763
the end of the Seven Years War, which represented the first global war over colonial power and the Rise of Prussia as a European power
1715
The end of the reign of Louis XIV of France, representing the Age of Absolutism
1922
Mussolini becomes dictator of Italy
1534
Henry VIII splits from the Catholic Church and creates the Church of England
1618
The beginning of the Thirty Years War, the last major religious war in Europe
1761
Soho Manufactory (first factory) was begun in England, representing the 1st Industrial Revolution
1633
Galileo put on trial for heresy by the Catholic Church, representing the conflict of the Scientific Revolution
1758
Voltaire published Candide, representing the Enlightenment
1725
Peter the Great dies, representing Russia's rise as a major European power
1885
Berlin Conference, representing the Scramble for Africa
1815
The Congress of Vienna reestablishes monarchies and conservative principles across Europe
1867
Joseph Lister publishes his sanitary surgical techniques, representing 2nd Industrial Revolution
1517
Martin Luther posted 95 Theses, starting the Protestant Reformation
1859
Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species", representing a new shift in science and challenge to tradition
1991
Fall of Soviet Union
1453
The Fall of Constantinople, representing the Ottoman Empire's invasion of southeastern Europe, creating conflict for the next 300 years between Christian and Muslim armies
1504
Michelangelo's David is completed, representing culture of the High Renaissance