AP Euro Timeline: Europe’s Interaction with the World
Ben, Connor, Amar
1.4, 2.2, 2.3, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
Trade:
1450-1648
KC 1.4
1648-1815
KC 2.2-2.3
1815-1914
KC 3.5
-Age of
Explorations
-Throughout the
Enlightenment,
trade was a vital
part of new,
modernized
Europe. The
scientific
community was
exchanging
information,
which is a form
of trade.
The new means of
imperialism are
utilized by Europe
and this allows for
many to create
new markets in
foreign countries.
-Strong,
centralized rule
led to more
exploration.
-Having colonies
often meant
political power
within Europe.
-The Columbian
Exchange is still
one of the most
important trade
routes in history,
establishing a
solid connection
between the
continents of the
known world.
1914-present
KC 4.1-4.4
-With the world
being very
independant,
throughout both
world wars trade
between Europe and
the world was very
high, due to the
-Some of the most supplies needed to
famous examples continue the war
include the
efforts.
spheres of
influence created -In peacetime, trade
-The global
in China.
is used as an
economy that was
alliance tool to gain
created came
-The expansion
trust between
basically as a
into the corners of potential allies.
result of the
the world affected
growing
the different
-During the Berlin
consumerist and
number and types blockade, all trade
mercantilist
of products that
was cut off, a
society.
were available to significant amount
Europe.
of goods were taken
-The countries
away, and West
with access to sea
Berlin had no
trade expanded
chance of survival
much more
without the outside
quickly.
help that it received.
Alliances and
BOP:
-The balance of
power switched
from the
Mediterranean
states (Greece,
Rome) to more
Atlantic states
(Great Britain and
France).
- Throughout this
time period,
Great Britain had
established their
colony in
America, which
gained its
independence its
1776. Although
there was initial
- The Reformation conflict between
led to alliances
the two nations,
between Catholic an alliance was
countries (Spain,
formed, uniting
the papacy)
two of the
strongest nations
in the world,
shifting the
Balance of Power
greatly.
-The great
industrialization
and its spread
contributed to
mass
communications
allowing for
imperialism to
take place.
Expansion:
-The expansion of
Catholic and
Protestant
religious fervor
led to expanded
religious mission
throughout the
world, especially
in conquered
countries.
-Imperialism,
Imperialism,
Imperialism.
-Exploration made
great strides with
the discovery of
the new world,
leading to the
overall size of the
known world
increasing greatly
-The expansion of
possible labor,
institutions that
supported
economic growth,
and technology
led to the increase
in new economic
structures.
-Expansion of
new scientific
methods to
regular human
affairs.
-European nations
such as Great Britain
and France
maintained alliances
with the United
States and Canada,
and their opposition
consisted of alliances
between German and
nations such as
-The gradual build Japan.
of the alliance
system by
-United Nations and
Bismarck
NATO were
founded in the
-The dismissal of 1940s, providing for
Bismarck by Kaiser secure alliances
Wilhelm II took
between any of the
away nearly all of countries involved
the work done by in the different
Bismarck, and this organizations.
would eventually
lead to WWI
-The major
powers in Europe
all sought out
foreign areas to
conquer and to
exploit
-The Berlin
Conference of
1884-85 showed
efforts to regulate
the expansion and
colonization of
many African
countries,
-The expansion of
European power
was key in
establishing a new
balance of power.
-The reintegration
of Eastern European
satellite nations into
the folds of Western
European society
expanded their
economy.
-The entirety of the
world would feel
the effects of Soviet
expansion and the
American resistance
specifically
between France,
Germany, Great
Britain, and
Portugal.
Tensions:
-Tensions between
exploratory
powers, such as
Portugal and
Spain, sometimes
bubbled over into
wars between
nations.
-Tensions
between countries
that were
involved in
exploration and
imperialism was
very high at this
time.
-Expansion of
African slave
trade created
tensions between
countries and
races that would
last for hundreds
of years.
-There was an
economic
division between
the countries
involved in
exploration and
the countries that
didn’t.
-The tensions
between Eastern
and Western
Europe would
begin here, and
the separation
would be seen
forever
-Tensions
throughout this
period were
growing
constantly,
eventually leading
to World War I,
and these tensions
can be viewed as
caused by
Militarism,
Alliances,
Imperialism, and
Nationalism.
-The expansion
into the Balkans
created a lot of
-The spread of
ethnic division,
Enlightened ideas and Europe could
created unwanted not reverse this
issues within
some European
- Due to
countries as a
expanding nations
result of
and lots of
resistance to the
colonization,
ideas
European nations
began to have
small conflict
over territories
and tensions
began to rise.
-The Cold War was
filled with tension
and conflict
between democratic
European nations
and Communist
Nations such as
Russia and China.
-Efforts to a unified
continent were
supported by allies
of many European
nations, including
the United States,
and created an end
to much of the
conflict Europe was
causing throughout
the world.
Public
Ideologies:
-Catholic and
Protestant views
would increase
due to the
Reformations, and
these ideologies
would clash with
those of the native
people.
-The Reformation
also allowed for
new political
ideologies to take
form and have a
chance in the new
political systems
that were being
formed
-Consumerism
and mercantilism
boomed during
this period,
receiving great
stimulation from
the global market
-The values that
came with the
Enlightenment
and the Scientific
Revolution
spread, not just in
Europe
-Secularist and
atheist themes
became so
prominent that
they could not be
ignored ever
again
-Nationalism was
HUGE in the age
of imperialism
-Religious
toleration was
becoming a
standard throughout
-Without the
countries in Europe,
support of the
which influenced
nationalists at
other countries
home, there would across the world to
have been no
do the same.
sense of
Religions such as
competition for
Islam and Judaism
the foreign states were becoming
much more
-Nationalist
tolerated.
rivalries were
huge in advancing -As seen by the
the interaction
student revolts of
between Europe
1968, education was
and the world, the becoming a
level of
standard among an
integration within citizen, and
conquered nations education systems
would never have in foreign countries
been achieved
outside of Europe
without these
caused the
strong nationalist European students
beliefs
to revolts against
their (at the time)
current forms of
education.