History, important dates

The most important historical dates.

The most important historical dates.

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This flashcard set covers key historical events and periods, focusing on significant dates, wars, revolutions, and cultural shifts from ancient times to the modern era. It includes the Roman Empire, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and major 20th-century events like World War II and the Cold War. Ideal for secondary school students, this flashcard set helps learners memorize exact dates and understand the progression of world history, making it valuable for exams and general knowledge enhancement.

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History

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Peace Treaty of Versailles

1919

The Weimar Republic in Germany

1919-1933

Hitler comes to power, facist regime in Germany

30th Jan. 1933

World War II; Holocaust

1939-1945

Two atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki

6th and 9th Aug. 1945

Founding of the UN: first atomic bomb

1945

Cold War

1946-1985

Founding of the State of Israel

1948

China under the rule of Communists (Mao Zedong)

1949

Decolonisation of 17 African States

1960¨

Cuba Crisis; climax of Cold War

1962

Gobachev becomes Soviet leader (perestroika, glasnost)

1985

Fall of the Berlin Wall (built in 1961)

1989¨

End of the Soviet Union

1991

Gulf War I

1991

War in Yugoslavia

1991-1995

Terrorist Attack on American World Trade Center

11th Sep. 2001

Beginning of Gulf War II (Iraq)

2003

Grat Financial Crisis

2007/2008

First Black American President elected (Obama)

2008

genesis of planet earth

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about 3.3 billion years ago

first human beings

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about 3 million years ago

Beginning of Stone Age

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600'000 BC

Neolithic Revolution (nomads/huntsmen begin to settle/become farmers)

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about 8'000 BC

Early Advanced Civilization

Egyptians( pyramids, calendar, organization of state, writing) others: Israel, Sumerians, China

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about 2500 BC

Greek Heyday: (philosophy, democracy, culture)

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about 1'000-300 BC

Roman Time: (Roman Republic, Empire, culture, slaves)

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1'000 BC-500 AD

life time of cesar

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100-44 BC

emperor August

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migration of Germanic people to Italy-> Fall of Roman Empire

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about 400 AD

end of Western Roman Empire

476 AD

end of Eastern Roman Empire = Byzantine Empire (capital of Constantinople=Instabul)

1453 AD

The Middle Ages

about 500-1500 AD

Dark Age

about 500-900

High Middle Ages

about 900-1350¨

Late Middle Ages

1350-1500

the medivial world

religion, emperor, knight, monasteries, feudalism (rich landowning noblemen <-> poor farmers without rights)

Columbus dicovers America

1492 (the Modern Age)

Invetion of the Printing Press by Gutenberg

1450 (The Modern Age)

Renaissance; Rebirth of Greek/Roman culture; beginning of the modern world, modern thinking, modern sience

1500 (the Modern Age)

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Founding of the UN: first atomic bomb

1945

Cold War

1946-1985

Founding of the State of Israel

1948

China under the rule of Communists (Mao Zedong)

1949

Decolonisation of 17 African States

1960¨

Cuba Crisis; climax of Cold War

1962

Gobachev becomes Soviet leader (perestroika, glasnost)

1985

Fall of the Berlin Wall (built in 1961)

1989¨

End of the Soviet Union

1991

Gulf War I

1991

War in Yugoslavia

1991-1995

Terrorist Attack on American World Trade Center

11th Sep. 2001

Beginning of Gulf War II (Iraq)

2003

Grat Financial Crisis

2007/2008

First Black American President elected (Obama)

2008

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