Important Historical Events

The Hundred Years War was fought between England and France. For exams remember it as a medieval European conflict.

The Battle of Hastings was an important event in English history. For exams connect it with 1066 and the Norman Conquest.

During the Age of Exploration European sailors found new sea routes. For exams connect it with trade and the beginning of colonialism.

Vasco da Gama reached India by sea in 1498. For exams connect it with Europe India sea trade.

The Ninety Five Theses were linked with the Protestant Reformation. For exams remember Martin Luther with religious reform.

The Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire was linked with Hernan Cortes. For exams connect it with European colonial expansion.

The English Civil War was linked with conflict between monarchy and Parliament in England. For exams connect it with constitutional development.

The Scientific Revolution gave new scientific ways to understand nature. For exams connect it with Galileo Newton and modern science.

The American Revolution was against British rule. For exams connect it with tax protest and the Declaration of Independence.

The French Revolution began in 1789. For exams connect it with liberty equality and fraternity.

The Haitian Revolution was an anti slavery independence struggle in the Caribbean. For exams connect it with slave revolt and freedom.

Many Latin American independence movements challenged Spanish and Portuguese rule. For exams remember Bolivar and San Martin.

The Opium Wars were fought between China and Britain. For exams connect them with western pressure on China.

The Meiji Restoration accelerated modernization in Japan. For exams connect it with nineteenth century Japan.

In the Scramble for Africa European powers raced to control African territories. For exams connect it with imperialism.

The Berlin Conference was linked with European partition of African territories. For exams connect it with colonial imperialism.

The Russian Revolution ended Tsarist rule. For exams connect it with Lenin and the Bolsheviks.

The League of Nations was created after World War I to maintain peace. For exams remember it as an organization before the UN.

The Great Depression was a severe global economic crisis that began in 1929 and caused major declines in production, trade, and employment. It was not a political revolution or a military conquest. Exam tip: Remember the Great Depression with 1929 and the stock market crash.

After the Pearl Harbor attack the USA actively entered World War II. For exams connect it with Japan and the USA.