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| Constantine converts to Christianity and becomes Roman Emperor |
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| Rome becomes superpower thru conquer of Carthage and Greece |
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| Theodosius I succeeds in making Christianity Rome's official religion |
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| fall of Roman empire; start of Dark Ages |
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| Charlemagne becomes emperor of Rome - first attempt to restore Roman empire |
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| Holy Roman Empire established |
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| Hugh Capet is crowned king of France (beginning of Valois line) |
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| Great Schism of 1054 - Christianity separated into Catholic and Greek Orthodox |
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| Battle of Hastings over British throne; Britain conquered by William of Normandy |
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| Magna Carta signed -- more power to parliament, less to king |
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| Columbus sails to New World (San Salvador) - Spain defeats the Moors |
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| defeat of Catholic Spanish Armada by Protestant England - secures England as Protestant nation, great victory for Queen Liz I |
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| Jamestown - immigration to America |
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| Charles I executed - ended English civil war |
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| restored monarchy to England - Charles II crowned king |
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| Glorious Revolution - return of William and Mary |
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| England loses American colonies |
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| French revolution- Bastille captured by French rebels |
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| Battle of Waterloo - Napolean exiled for 2nd time |
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| widespread, mostly failed revolutions for more liberal gov'ts |
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| DE wins Franco-Prussian war; DE united |
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| Pearl Harbor - US enters WWII |
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| end of WWII; Cold War and atom age begin; UN created; death of FDR and Hitler |
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| September 11 terrorist attacks |
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