All World Events
Protestant Reformation(A.D. 1517) The Protestant Reformation begins as Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses, largely in response to the widespread abuses caused by the aggress... more
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Mughal Empire (India)(A.D. 1519) Magellan begins his maritime voyage from Spain with 5 ships and 270 men to circumnavigate the globe. Magellan and many others die during t... more
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Ottoman Siege of Vienna(A.D. 1529) The Ottoman Empire besieges Vienna, but they fail to conquer the city and their advance into Europe is checked. more
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Scientific RevolutionRefers to the intellectual movement during the late 16th and 17th centuries in Europe that developed the scientific method and made great discoveries ... more
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Little Ice Age(c. A.D. 1550–1850) A period in which Europe’s climate was markedly colder than average, resulting in harsher winters and expanding glaciers, dest... more
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Qing Empire (China)(A.D. 1644) The Ming Dynasty ends as rebels capture the capital city and the Emperor hangs himself. The Qing dynasty assumes control of Imperial China... more
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EnlightenmentA broad term for 18th century European intellectual developments, including deism and other movements critical of orthodox Christianity, that are char... more
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Kingdom of Great Britain(A.D. 1706) The Treaty of Union unites England, Wales and Scotland into a single kingdom, the Kingdom of Great Britain. more
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French and Indian WarA.D. 1754 The French and Indian War begins in North America through the military actions of a young George Washington. The conflict would become merel... more
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British Conquest of India(A.D. 1757) The British East India Company begins its conquest of India. By the middle of the 19th Century, the British East India Company controlled,... more
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First Industrial Revolution(c. A.D. 1760) The First Industrial Revolution begins as the use of machines and the implementation of factory systems greatly increases production of... more
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American Revolution(A.D. 1775) The American Revolution begins in response to the British Parliament taxing its American colonists without their consent. The taxes were i... more
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French RevolutionA.D. 1789 The French Revolution begins after the French government sought to finance its military engagements in the Seven Years’ War and the Americ... more
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French EmpireA.D. 1804 The French Empire emerges as Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor of the French. He would lead France into a series of conflicts in which Napo... more
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Independence of Spanish Colonies(A.D. 1808) Napoleon invA.D.es Spain and deposes the Spanish monarch, placing his brother as king. This sets off a legitimacy crisis in the Spanish co... more
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French Empire EndsA.D. 1814 The French Empire falls after a series of military disasters, precipitated by Napoleon’s catastrophic conquest of Moscow. Napoleon is exil... more
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Second Industrial Revolution(c. A.D. 1870) After an economic slowdown stunts the growth from the First Industrial Revolution, the Second Industrial Revolution continued the gener... more
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Spanish-American WarA.D. 1898 The United States of America enters into war with Spain regarding American influence inside the Spanish colony of Cuba. The United States ha... more
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Boxer Rebellion(A.D. 1899-1901) A group of Chinese rose up in violent reaction to a gang of Western robbers who used jurisdictional autonomy of Western nations in pa... more
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World War I(A.D. 1914) World War 1 begins, a four year conflict pitting the British Empire, France, the Russian Empire, and the United States against the German ... more
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Ottoman Empire Ends(A.D. 1923) The Ottoman Empire is partitioned after losing World War I. more
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Ottoman Caliphate Ends(A.D. 1924) The Ottoman Caliphate ends shortly after the Ottoman Empire is partitioned following the end of World War I. more
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Great Depression(A.D. 1929) The Great Depression begins. It was a worldwide economic depression which lasted anywhere between 5 to 10 years in differing parts of the ... more
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World War II(A.D. 1939) World War II begins, a 6 year conflict pitting the British Empire, France, the Soviet Union, and the United States against Nazi Germany, t... more
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European Steel and Coal CommunityA.D. 1952 As part of an effort to unify Europe after the horrors of World War I and World War II, six countries (France, West Germany, Belgium, the Ne... more
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European Economic Community(A.D. 1958) The European Economic Community is created, further integrating the economies of the six countries within the European Steel and Coal Comm... more
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First Person in Space(A.D. 1961) As part of Cold War jockeying for power, the Soviets send the first person into space. more
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First Person on the Moon(A.D. 1969) As part of Cold War jockeying for power, the Americans land the first person on the moon. more
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Information Age(A.D. 1991) The Information Age begins as the World Wide Web is released to the public. more
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Cold War Ends(A.D. 1991) The Cold War ends as the Soviet Union collapses under the pressures of economic stagnation, internal unrest, and perpetual war readiness a... more
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European UnionA.D. 1993 After several decA.D.es of expansion the European Economic Community becomes the European Union, a single European currency (Euro) is create... more
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9/11 Terrorist Attacks(A.D. Sep 11, 2001) Islamic fundamentalists use commercial airliners to commit terrorist attacks against the United States, hitting the Pentagon, and ... more
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Great Recession(A.D. 2007) The Great Recession begins, a two year long economic contraction with the greatest economic impact on the world since the Great Depression... more
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EU ConsolidationA.D. 2007 After expansion of the European Union to include more members, many formerly under Soviet control, the Lisbon Treaty consolidates European U... more
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