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:: - created the ''Wesphalian System'' of European [[sovereign state]]s[http://home.earthlink.net/~tebrister/westphalia.htm]. | :: - created the ''Wesphalian System'' of European [[sovereign state]]s[http://home.earthlink.net/~tebrister/westphalia.htm]. | ||
:1713: Treaty of Utrecht | :1713: Treaty of Utrecht | ||
:: - separates France from Spain; cedes the Spanish Netherlands to Austria; cedes Gibraltar and parts of Canada to Britain | :: - separates France from Spain; cedes the Spanish Netherlands to Austria; cedes Gibraltar and parts of Canada to Britain | ||
:~1750 [[Industrial Revolution]] begins. | |||
: - the transition from a predominantly agricultural to a predominately industrial economy that started in Britain with the [[Industrial Revolution#Steam engine|development of the steam engine]]. | |||
:1789: [[French Revolution]] | :1789: [[French Revolution]] | ||
:1806: Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and formation of the Federation of the Rhine. | :1806: Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and formation of the Federation of the Rhine. | ||
Revision as of 11:00, 30 December 2010
The European heritage (800BC to 1647)
- Ancient Greece
- The Roman Empire (~756 BC to 476 AD)
- The creation of the Holy Roman Empire (800 AD)
- - the Pope confers the title of Emperor on Charlemagne (Charles I, King of the Franks)
- The Enlightenment (18th century)
- - an intellectual movement that gave priority to the power of reason over the claims of authority (influenced by the writings of Denis Diderot, Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and others.)
The formation of nation states (1648-1948)
- 1648: Treaty of Westphalia
- - created the Wesphalian System of European sovereign states[1].
- 1713: Treaty of Utrecht
- - separates France from Spain; cedes the Spanish Netherlands to Austria; cedes Gibraltar and parts of Canada to Britain
- ~1750 Industrial Revolution begins.
- - the transition from a predominantly agricultural to a predominately industrial economy that started in Britain with the development of the steam engine.
- 1789: French Revolution
- 1806: Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire and formation of the Federation of the Rhine.
- 1815: Congress of Vienna
- - redefined the territorial map of Europe following the defeat of Napoleon; including the creation of the Confederation of Germany
- 1914-18 First World War
- 1917: October Revolution
- - the seizure of power by Lenin's Bolshevics, from the provisional government that had been formed by the revolutionary uprising of of February 1917.
- 1918: The collapse of Austro-Hungary, and the proclamation of the separate republics of Austria and Hungary.
- 1919: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)
- - concluded the treaties of Versailles (with Germany), St Germain (with Austria), Trianon (with Hungary), Neuilly (with Bulgaria), Sèvres and Lausanne (with Turkey).
- 1939-45 Second World War
- 1945: Partition of Germany
- 1946: Paris Peace Conference (1946-1947)
- - concluded peace treaties with Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Rumania and Italy.
The formation of a union of nation states (1949- )
- 1949: Treaty of London
- - created the Council of Europe
- 1957: Treaty of Rome
- 1973: Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
- 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 1990: German reunification
- 1991: Collapse of the Soviet Union
- 1992: Treaty of Maastricht
- 1994: Opening of the Channel tunnel
- 1997: Treaty of Amsterdam
- 2009: Treaty of Lisbon