Which navigator reached America in 1492 for Spain?
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Christopher Columbus
He thought he'd found the sea route to India.
💡 Did you know? That is why the natives were called “Indians”.
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Which cultural era around 1500 revived ancient ideas and artists like da Vinci?
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Renaissance
The human being moved to the centre of thought.
💡 Did you know? The word means “rebirth”.
Which movement sparked by Martin Luther split the Church in the 16th century?
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Reformation
It produced the Protestant churches.
💡 Did you know? Luther's 95 theses of 1517 sparked it.
Which 18th-century movement placed reason above superstition and arbitrary rule?
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Enlightenment
“Dare to know” was its motto.
💡 Did you know? It paved the way to human rights and democracy.
Which upheaval began in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille?
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French Revolution
Its motto: “Liberty, equality, fraternity”.
💡 Did you know? The king was executed.
Which French general crowned himself emperor in 1804?
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Napoleon
He briefly dominated almost all of Europe.
💡 Did you know? In 1815 he lost the Battle of Waterloo.
Which transformation from the 18th century brought factories, steam engines and machine work?
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Industrial Revolution
It began in England.
💡 Did you know? Many people moved from country to city.
Which colonies declared independence from Britain in 1776?
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American independence
George Washington became the first president.
💡 Did you know? July 4 is still the national holiday.
What was the post-1945 tension between the USA and Soviet Union without open war called?
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Cold War
Both blocs built up nuclear arms.
💡 Did you know? The Berlin Wall was its symbol.
Which July 1969 event made Neil Armstrong world-famous?
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Moon landing
Neil Armstrong was first to step on it.
💡 Did you know? “One small step for man …”
Which 1989 event opened the border between East and West Berlin?
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Fall of the Berlin Wall
People danced on the wall.
💡 Did you know? It heralded the end of East Germany.
What is the 1990 union of West and East Germany called?
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German reunification
October 3 has since been the national holiday.
💡 Did you know? Germany had been divided for 45 years.
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