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Isabella & Ferdinand unified Spain with their marriage. -
King Henry established the Church of England during his rule.
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Queen Elizabeth I restored England to Protestantism.
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The Edict of Nantes granted religious tolerance and ended the French Wars of Religion -
Don Quixote is often labeled as the first modern novel. -
The Thirty Years War was a series of wars fought by many nations for various reasons
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The Petition of Rights is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state. -
The Long Parliament took power away from the crown and made the Parliament more powerful.
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King Louis established his country as a dominant European Power during his rule.
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The Peace of Westphalia formally ended the Thirty Years War. -
The main theme of "Leviathan" included Hobbes' defense of a monarchy-style government
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Charles guided his country through religious unrest due to his adaptability.
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Peter modernized Russia during his rule.
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The Glorious Revolution saw that King James II of England was deposed and succeeded by one of his daughters.
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The Bill of Rights guaranteed certain rights of the citizens of England from the power of the crown. -
John Locke's Two Treaties of Government proposed that government emerges from the consent of the government to protect their natural rights, -
Robinson Crusoe is a story about a young adventurer who gets lost at sea. -
Bach was a talented musician who composed over 1,000 pieces of music.
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Johnathan's Gulliver's Travels contributed to the emergence of the novel as a literary form in English. -
Frederick vastly expanded Prussia's territory and military strength.
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The Spirit of Laws says the influence of climate on society and the separation of political powers -
The purpose of writing the Encyclopedia was to gather all available knowledge at the time. -
The Seven Years War was a conflict between France and Great Britain that began in 1754 as a dispute over North American land claims
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Candide is a satirical novel that reveals a world of horrors and folly.
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George was king during the loss of the English colonies during the Revolutionary War.
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The Social Contract states government attains its right to exist and to govern by the consent of the governed. -
During her rule, Catherine westernized Russia.
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Joseph ordered the abolishment of serfdom during his rule.
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The Boston Massacre is when British sentries guarding the Boston Customs House shot into a crowd of civilians. -
The Boston Tea Party was when the colonists rebelled against the Stamp Act. -
The Intolerable Acts were punishment on the colonists for the Boston Tea Party.
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Battle of Lexington & Concord marked the start of the American Revolution -
The wealth of nations states our individual need to fulfill self-interest results in societal benefit -
The Declaration of Independence was the founding document of the United States -
The Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary -
The Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation
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The Constitution became the official framework of the government of the United States of America.
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The Tennis Court Oath stated the men of the National Assembly were to stop meeting until a constitution had been established -
The Storming was when revolutionary insurgents attempted to storm and seize control of the medieval armory. -
The Declaration was written to state certain unalienable, natural, and sacred rights of all men. -
The Woman's March was organized by women in the marketplaces of Paris who complained about the price of bread.
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This Declaration was written in response to the Declaration of the Rights of Men to show that women had rights too. -
Mary's book argued for the empowerment of women. -
The Radical Phase was when France was made a republic, abolishing the monarchy and executing the king
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The Nation Convention oversaw the creation of France into a republic. -
The Committee of Public Safety was created to protect the new republic against its foreign and domestic enemies -
The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when they massacred all those who opposed the revolution.
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The Five Man Directory established a 2-house legislature and a 5-man executive committee called the Directory. -
Napoleon set out to conquer Europe during his time as Emperor, which led to his downfall. -
The Battle of Trafalgar established British naval supremacy for over 100 years. -
It secured Napoleon's imperial regime -
The Tsar Alexander I and Karl von Schwarzenberg defeated Napoleon Bonaparte. -
The Congress of Vienna was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order.
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The Treaty of Fontebleu was the document that exiled Napoleon.
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After being defeated in the Battle of Waterloo Napoleon was exiled for a second time.