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== | ==The European heritage (800BC to 1647)== | ||
: [[Ancient Greece]] | |||
: The [[Roman Empire]] (~756 BC to 476 AD) | |||
: [[The Enlightement]] | |||
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==The formation of nation states (1648-1948)== | |||
:1648: Treaty of Westphalia | :1648: Treaty of Westphalia | ||
:: - created the ''Wesphalian System'' of European [[sovereign state]]s[http://home.earthlink.net/~tebrister/westphalia.htm]. | :: - created the ''Wesphalian System'' of European [[sovereign state]]s[http://home.earthlink.net/~tebrister/westphalia.htm]. | ||
:1713: Treaty of Utrecht | :1713: Treaty of Utrecht | ||
:1815: Congress of Vienna | :1815: Congress of Vienna | ||
:: - redefined the territorial map of Europe following the defeat of [[Napoleon]];incuding the creation of the Confederation of Germany | |||
:1918: The collapse of Austro-Hungary, and the proclamation of the separate republics of Austria and Hungary. | :1918: The collapse of Austro-Hungary, and the proclamation of the separate republics of Austria and Hungary. | ||
:1919: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) | :1919: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920) | ||
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:1946: Paris Peace Conference (1946-1947) | :1946: Paris Peace Conference (1946-1947) | ||
:: - concluded peace treaties with Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Rumania and Italy. | :: - concluded peace treaties with Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Rumania and Italy. | ||
==The formation of a union of nation states (1949- )== | |||
:1949: Treaty of London | :1949: Treaty of London | ||
:: - created the Council of Europe | :: - created the Council of Europe | ||
Revision as of 08:36, 30 December 2010
The European heritage (800BC to 1647)
- Ancient Greece
- The Roman Empire (~756 BC to 476 AD)
- The Enlightement
The formation of nation states (1648-1948)
- 1648: Treaty of Westphalia
- - created the Wesphalian System of European sovereign states[1].
- 1713: Treaty of Utrecht
- 1815: Congress of Vienna
- - redefined the territorial map of Europe following the defeat of Napoleon;incuding the creation of the Confederation of Germany
- 1918: The collapse of Austro-Hungary, and the proclamation of the separate republics of Austria and Hungary.
- 1919: Paris Peace Conference (1919-1920)
- - concluded the treaties of Versailles (with Germany), St Germain (with Austria), Trianon (with Hungary), Neuilly (with Bulgaria), Sèvres and Lausanne (with Turkey).
- 1945: Partition of Germany
- 1946: Paris Peace Conference (1946-1947)
- - concluded peace treaties with Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Rumania and Italy.
The formation of a union of nation states (1949- )
- 1949: Treaty of London
- - created the Council of Europe
- 1957: Treaty of Rome
- 1973: Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
- 1989: Fall of the Berlin Wall
- 1990: German reunification
- 1991: Collapse of the Soviet Union
- 1992: Treaty of Maastricht
- 1994: Opening of the Channel tunnel
- 1997: Treaty of Amsterdam
- 2009: Treaty of Lisbon