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    AP Euro Wars Chart

    WAR War of the Roses DATE 14551485 CAUSE Fight between the Yorks and Lancasters over the English throne Schmalkaldic League was an alliance of Lutheran German princes against Charles V RESULT Henry Tudor (Lancaster) won and started the Tudor dynasty. War ended in a truce. Peace of Augsbergrulers of a German region can choose Catholicism of Lutheranism for their region. Edict of Nantes clarified the religious situation with the Huguenots Southern Netherlands (Union of Arras) remain part of Spain, and Spain recognized the independence of the Northern Provinces (Union of Utrecht) Treaty of WestphaliaGerman rulers can choose Calvinism, and winning countries gain land. PEOPLE KEY FACTS

    Schmalkaldic Wars

    15461555

    Charles was winning at first, but the Henry II of France supported the princes.

    French Wars of Religion

    15621598

    Spanish Religious Wars (Dutch Revolt)

    15661648

    Religious issues Nobles, towns and provinces are trying to resist centralization Dutch revolted because they did not like how Philip was trying to prevent the spread of Protestantism and they also did not like that their tax money was going to Spain France felt surrounded by the Hapsburgs. Spain wanted to recapture the Netherlands. Hapsburgs wanted to get rid of protestants and centralize authority. Immediate cause:

    Duke of Guise Henri of Navarre

    St. Bartholomews Day Massacre War of Three Henries Pacification of Ghent

    Duke of Alva Duke of Parma William the Silent

    30 Years War

    16181648

    King Christian IV of Denmark Wallenstein Gustavus Adolphus Cardinal Richelieu

    War started religious but ended political and dynastic

    Defenestration of Prague

    English Civil War

    16421649

    Charles needed money to put down Scots revolt, but needed money so he had to call Parliament

    Louis XIVs Dutch Wars

    16431715

    Louis XIV wanted natural frontiers

    War of the League of Augsburg

    16891697

    War of Spanish Succession

    17021713

    Louis annexed Alsace-Lorraine, and Stasburg, so other countries formed the League of Augsburg Spanish ruler left the throne of Spain to Louis XIVs grandson. Other countries feared a coalition of Spain and France would ruin the balance of power in Europe.

    War of Austrian Succession

    17401790

    Prussia seized Silesia from Austria (Maria Theresa), defying the Pragmatic Sanction

    Radicals won, king was executed and Oliver Cromwell set up a military dictatorship, with himself as Lord Protector After 2 wars, France gained very few land (Franche Comte) Treaty of RyswickFrance lost most of its land, but kept Stasbourg and parts of Alace Peace of Utrecht and Treaty of Rastaat- Philip became the ruler of Spain, but the thrones of France and Spain could never unite. Prussia gained respect, and England gained a lot of land (Gibralter and America). Treaty of Aix la Chapellestatus quo except Prussia kept Silesia

    Cavaliers and Roundheads Oliver Cromwell Rump Parliament

    John Churchill

    Economic problems in France made Louis desperate for money to fund the war Importance because of international cooperation

    Seven Years War

    17561763

    French Revolution

    17891799

    Monetary problems calling the estates general

    Treaty of Hubertsburgstatus quo and Prussia kept Silesia Treaty of Paris- France lost its N. American possessions to Britain Thermador Reaction, Directory

    Switch sidesAustria and France were allies in this war

    Russia was allied with Austria (and they were winning) but then switched sides

    Louis XVI, Robespierre, Danton, Jacobins, Gironde, Mountain,

    Napoleonic Wars

    18031815

    Napoleon wanted to expand the French Empire and rule over more territory

    French Revolution 1830

    1830

    King Charles X issued the July ordinances, which limited the power of the people and increased the power of the king and aristocrats July

    Napoleons final defeat at Waterloo. Congress of Viennabalance of power, legitimacy, conservatism, created the Concert of Europe. Louis Philippe became king and promised to abide by the 1814 constitution

    Napoleon Bonaparte

    Storming the Bastille, womens march to Versailles, Tennis Court Oath, National Assembly, Legislative Assembly, National Convention, Paris Commune, Committee of Public Safety, Reign of Terror Creation of the Confederation of the Rhine, Duchy of Warsaw. When Napoleon conquered an area, he would proclaim French Revolutionary ideals

    Revolution

    French Revolution 1848

    1848

    Crimean War

    18531856

    Banquet was held to discuss ideas, but the government banned it revolt for UMS and a new constitution. Workers revolted also when the National Workshops were closed Ottoman Empire was weak and the powers wanted to see what they could take. ImmediateRussia wanted to protect Christians in Palestine, but France had that right already

    New constitution 1848 with unicameral legislature and a president, Louis Napoleon

    Suffering and death (Florence Nightingale) Russia gave up land and control of the Black Sea, and realized they needed to modernize France gained prestige Ended the Concert of Europe

    Wars of Italian Unification

    Wars of German Unification

    1871

    1st Balkan War 19121913

    Bismarck fought three wars to isolate Austria and France and gain territory to create a unified Germany Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece, who organized a Balkan League to defeat the

    A unified Germany was created

    Danish War AustroPrussian War FrancoPrussian War

    Received provinces of Macedonia and Albania

    Ottomans

    2nd Balkan War

    1913

    World War One

    19141918

    The Balkan League could not decide on how to divide the conquered Ottoman provinces of Macedonia and Albania Greece, Serbia, Romania, and the OE attacked Bulgaria Militarism, alliances, imperialism, nationalism. Trigger: murder of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Bulgaria only obtained a small part of Macedonia, and the remainder was divided between Serbia and Greece

    Paris Peace Conference/ Congress of Vienna. Germany received full blame for the war and had to pay reparations. Eastern European nations received national selfdetermination. League of Nations was created.

    German generals von Ludendorff and von Hindenburg

    Russian Revolution

    1905, 1917

    World War Two

    19391945

    Hitler wanted Lebensraumroom for Germans to live and expand. Trigger: Hitler invaded Poland

    The Allies defeated the Axis powers. Germany was split into four zones. United Nations was created

    Hitler, Mussolini, Churchill,

    Blitzkrieg, Holocaust, appeasement, nuclear weapons,

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