*Chronological Events of European History (1789-1960)* | *Year/Period* | *Key Event (with important details)* | |---------------|-------------------------------------| | *1789* | *French Revolution begins* (Storming of the Bastille; monarchy collapses) | | *1793-94* | *Reign of Terror* (Led by Robespierre; thousands executed) | | *1799* | *Napoleon seizes power* (Becomes First Consul of France) | | *1804* | *Napoleon crowns himself Emperor* (Expansion of the French Empire) | | *1812* | *Napoleon invades Russia* (Massive failure; French army destroyed) | | *1815* | *Battle of Waterloo* (Napoleon defeated and exiled) | | *1815* | *Congress of Vienna* (Restoration of European monarchies) | | *1821-32* | *Greek War of Independence* (Greece wins independence from the Ottoman Empire) | | *1853-56* | *Crimean War* (Russia vs. Ottoman Empire; Britain and France intervene) | | *1861* | *Unification of Italy* (Led by Mazzini, Cavour, and Garibaldi) | | *1871* | *Unification of Germany* (Led by Otto von Bismarck; Germany becomes a major power) | | *1878-1914* | *Imperialism and Colonialism* (Scramble for Africa; rivalry among European powers) | | *1908* | *Bosnian Crisis* (Austria-Hungary annexes Bosnia; tensions rise) | | *1912-13* | *Balkan Wars* (Conflict among Balkan states; weakens Ottoman Empire) | | *1914* | *World War I begins* (Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand) | | *1917* | *Russian Revolution* (Rise of Lenin; formation of Soviet Union) | | *1918* | *End of World War I* (Germany surrenders; Treaty of Versailles follows) | | *1919* | *Treaty of Versailles* (Harsh penalties on Germany; League of Nations formed) | | *1922* | *Mussolini rises to power in Italy* (Fascism spreads) | | *1933* | *Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany* (Nazism begins) | | *1939* | *World War II begins* (Germany invades Poland) | | *1941* | *Pearl Harbor attack* (US enters World War II) | | *1944* | *D-Day invasion* (Allied forces land in Normandy) | | *1945* | *End of World War II* (Hitler dies; atomic bombs dropped on Japan) | | *1945* | *United Nations formed* (Aimed at preventing future conflicts) | | *1947* | *Cold War begins* (US vs. USSR rivalry; division of Europe) | | *1948-49* | *Berlin Blockade* (Soviets cut off West Berlin; US airlifts supplies) | | *1949* | *NATO formed* (Military alliance against Soviet expansion) | | *1950-53* | *Korean War* (First armed conflict of the Cold War) | | *1955* | *Warsaw Pact formed* (Soviet response to NATO) | | *1957* | *European Common Market created* (Early step toward the European Union) | | *1960* | *Decolonization accelerates* (European powers lose control of African and Asian colonies) | *Hold and click the link* to copy and share it with *friends and family* https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaM7wls7dmeYl8byGX47