LAS FECHAS EXTRAORDINARIAS Flashcards

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6th Century BCE - three Asian men who started religion/philosophies

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  1. Buddha (Buddhism)
  2. Confucius (Confucianism)
  3. LaoZi (Daoism)
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333

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The capital of the Roman Empire moves to Constantinople

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3
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4th Century

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Trans-Saharan Trade Routes begin

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4
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476

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The Fall of Rome

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5
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527

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Justian I rules the Byzantine Empire

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6
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550

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Fall of the Gupta Dynasty/Empire

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7
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622

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Islam is Founded

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8
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730

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Printing invented in China

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9
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732

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Battle of Tours - the end of Muslim expansion into France

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10
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900

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Decline of Classic Maya

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11
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1054

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Great Schism in early Christian Church (Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox)

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12
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1066

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Norman conquest of England

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13
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1071

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Batle of Manzikert - Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army

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14
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1095

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The 1st Crusade

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15
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1206

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Chinggis Khan begins Mongol conquests

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16
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1258

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Mongols sack Baghdad, ending the Abassid Caliphate

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17
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1271-1295

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Marco Polo’s Travels

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18
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1279-1368

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Yuan (Mongol) Dynasty in China

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19
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1324

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Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage/hajj

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20
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1325-1349

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Travels of Ibn Battuta

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21
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1347-1348

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Bubonic Plague in Europe

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22
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1368-1644

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Ming Dynasty

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23
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1405-1433

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Voyages of Zheng He

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24
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1438

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Rise of the Inca Empire

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25
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1453

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Ottomans Capture Constantinople

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26
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1450’s

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Gutenberg uses the printing press in Europe

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27
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1480s

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Height of Aztec Empire

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28
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1488

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Dias rounds the Capite of Good Hope

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29
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1492 - two things

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Reconquista of Spain
Columbus sails the ocean blue

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30
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1502

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1st African Slaves arrive in the the Americas

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31
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1517

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Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation

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32
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1521

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Cortez conquers the Aztecs

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33
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1529

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1st unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna led by Suleiman

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34
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1533

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Pizzaro topples the Inca

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35
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1545

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Discovery of silver at Potosi

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36
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1571 - a battle

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Battle of Lepanto - the Ottoman navy is defeated

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37
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1571 - some trade

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1st Galleon sails from Manila

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38
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1588

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England’s navy smashes the Spanish Armada

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39
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1600

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Battle of Sekigahara begins the Tokugawa Shogunate

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40
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1607

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Jamestown is founded

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41
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1618-1648

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30 Years War

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42
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1644

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Qing Dynasty begins, ending Ming Dynasty

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43
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1653

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Dutch found Cape Colony

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44
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1683

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2nd unsuccessful Ottoman siege of Vienna led by Mehmet IV

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45
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1689

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Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights

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46
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1756-1763

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7 Years War (The French and Indian War)

47
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1767

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Invention of the Spinning Jenny, allowing machine manufacture of textiles

48
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1776 - Go USA

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The Declaration of Independence and the beginning of the America Revolution

49
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1776 - Go Laissez Faire

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Adam Smith writes The Wealth of Nations

50
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1789

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French Revolution begins

51
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1796

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Jenner’s smallpox vaccine

52
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1804

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Haitian independence

53
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1807

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British abolish Trans-Atlantic slave trade

54
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1807-1808

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Janissary Revolt

55
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1815

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Congress of Vienna

56
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1820s

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Independence in Latin America

57
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1839

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1st Opium War in China

58
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1839-1878

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Tanzimat Reforms

59
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1848

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Marx and Engles’ The Communist Manifesto

60
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1848-1849

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European Revolutions

61
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1853

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Comodore Perry opens Japan

62
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1857

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Sepoy Mutiny

63
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1861

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End of Russian serfdom

64
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1861-1865

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U.S. Civil War

65
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1861-1870

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Italian Unification

66
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1863

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Emancipation Proclamation

67
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1871

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German Unification

68
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1885

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Berlin Conference - a bunch of white guys get together in Berlind to discuss the division of Africa and commence the “Scramble for Africa”

69
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1893

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New Zealand grants women suffrage

70
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1896

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Battle of Adwa - the Ethiopians defeat the Italians

71
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1898

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Spanish-American War

72
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1899-1902

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Boer War - the British gain control of South Africa

73
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1750-1900

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Industrial Revolution

74
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1935

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Italians Invade Ethiopia

75
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1937

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Japanese invade the remainder of China (Rape of Nanking)

76
Q

1939

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German blitzkreig in Poland

77
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1941

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Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and U.S. enters WWII

78
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February 1945

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Yalta Conference - tensions build between U.S. and Soviet Union

79
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August 1945

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Hiroshima/Nagasaki

80
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September 1945

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Japan surrenders, ending WWII

81
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June 1947

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Truma Doctrine - the official declaration of the Cold War

82
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August 1947

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Indian gains its independence from U.K. and splits into two countries

83
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1948

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Birth of modern Israel

84
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1948-1949

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Berlin blockade and airlift

85
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April 1949

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NATO founded

86
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October 1949

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Chinese Communist Revolution

87
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1940-1953

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Korean War

88
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1954

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Vietnam finally expels France - war ends with the Battle of Dien Bien Phu

89
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1955

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Bandung Conference - the Meeting of Non-Aligned Nations

90
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Fall 1956

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Nationalization of the Suez Canal

91
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1957

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Sputnik

92
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1959

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Cuban Revolution led by Fidel Castro

93
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1962

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Cuban Missile Crisis

94
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1966-1976

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Chinese Cultural Revolution

95
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1967

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6 Day War - Israel is attacked on three fronts

96
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1973

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Yom Kippur War and the OPEC Oil Embargo

97
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1979

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Iranian Revolution

98
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1979

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Deng Xiaoping, ruler of China begins Socialist Market Economy Reforms

99
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1601

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Shakespeare writes Hamlet

100
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1987

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First Palestinian Intifada

101
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June 1989

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Tianamen Square

102
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November 1989

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Berlin Wall Falls

103
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1990

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Namibia gains independence and there are no more colonies in Africa

104
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January 1991

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1st Persian Gulf War

105
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December 1991

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USSR Disbands

106
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April through July 1994

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Rwandan Genocide

107
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2001

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9/11 Attacks

108
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2003

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U.S. Invades Iraq

109
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2004

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Facebook is founded

110
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2007

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Global Great Recession begins

111
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2011

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Wikileaks

112
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2011

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Arab Spring

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