Modern and contemporary history

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Magna Carta signed
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1215
The beginning of Renaissance
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1300s
Magellan circumnavigates the globe
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1522
Newton's theory of universal gravitation
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1644
The beginning of the Industrial Revolution
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1760
The first anaesthetic
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1842
Watt patents the first steam engine
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Watt brevete primul motor cu aburi
First symphony of Mozart
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1764
The beginning of World War I
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1914
The Bolshevik Revolution (led by Lenin)
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1917
U.S. Declaration of Independence
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1776
The discovery of penicilin (by Fleming)
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1928
The beginning of Cold War
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1946
Darwin's "On the Origin of Species"
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1859
The beginning of World War II
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1939
First symphony of Beethoven
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1808
U.S. Constitution signed
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1787
First telephone (by Bell)
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1876
Battle of Waterloo
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1815
The colonization of Africa
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1880s
Mao Zedong victory in China
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1949
Breakup of Soviet Union
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1991
Columbus reaches the New World
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1492
Lumiere brothers introduce motion pictures
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1895
First satellite Sputnik I launched
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1957
Beginning of the French Revolution
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1789
Atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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1945
Armstrong and Aldrin walk on the moon
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1969

Can you guess the historical events?

Are you passionate about historical events? Do you want to challenge yourself and your knowledge? Then this history quiz is perfect for you! It includes some of the most important historical events and dates in history. Even if you don't know many events, the flashcards of this lesson will help you in learning history! Each of the flashcards will present a historical event and you will have to guess the date. Master your history knowledge with our fun flashcards to receive fast results and remember the dates in history forever!

Important events in history

For over two centuries, our world went through big changes, wars and the creation of new states. People say it is important to know the events in history because they will repeat. If you know well the historical events, you can understand the evolution of the world better and even learn from the mistakes of the past. Some of the most important dates in history are presented in this lesson. You will earn more about World War I and World War II - two of the most important historical events. You will also remember the year when the Cold War started and the years of the French Revolution. Do you know the year when Magna Carta was signed? Now you will! Are you curious to know more about the Soviet Union, Sputnik and Hiroshima? You will discover when these historical events happened with our lesson! Do you know when was the first telephone invented? Or when was the first satellite launched? Take a look at our lesson! If you are interested in flashcard lessons on culture, you should definitely proceed to the Guess the painting lesson. You'll have to guess the name of the paintings based on its picture. Are you ready for the challenge?

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