Dates 1861-1939 Flashcards
(20 cards)
1
Q
1871
A
Unification of Germany
2
Q
1885
A
The Berlin Conference
3
Q
1905
A
Bloody Sunday in Russia, Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
4
Q
1914
A
Beginning of WWI
5
Q
1917
A
Bolshevik Revolution
6
Q
1918
A
End of WWI
7
Q
1924
A
Lenin dies, Stalin rises to power
8
Q
1929
A
U.S. Stock Market crashes, Great Depression begins
9
Q
1939
A
Beginning of WWII
10
Q
1861
A
Unification of Italy, Tsar Alexander II of Russia frees serfs
11
Q
1945
A
End of WWII
12
Q
1957
A
Treaty of Rome creates the EEC
13
Q
1961
A
The Berlin Wall is built
14
Q
1968
A
Prague Spring, Paris Student Revolts
15
Q
1979
A
Margaret Thatcher becomes Prime Minister of England
16
Q
1989
A
Fall of the Berlin Wall
17
Q
1991
A
Collapse of the Soviet Union
18
Q
1993
A
Maastricht Treaty creates the European Union (EU)
19
Q
2002
A
Euro introduced as the currency in EU
20
Q
2016
A
Brexit (Great Britain leaves the EU)
