Intro to Major Historical Events

of Northwestern Europe
Crusades
8 to the Middle East
1.7 go to war
1 in 20 made it to Holy
Land
Opened trade routes in
East
Renaissance
Rebirth
Renewed interest in
Greeks and Romans
Changes in:
Art
Politics
Culture
Religion
Reformation
Martin Luther
Undermined the Pope
The Enlightenment
Government and Society
can improve
Reason vs Tradition
French Revolution
Extention of the
Enlightenment and
American Revolution
Promoted political rights
for all
Included women
Included people of color
Industrial Revolution
Began in England
Labor moving from man
to machines
Caused social change
good and bad
The World Wars
Caused by intense
rivalries and resentments
Treaty of Versailles
Holocaust
Cold War
War of Ideologies
Caused by resentment,
jealousy, and fear