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Start of the writing of the Encyclopédie
The first encyclopedia addressed to a wide audience is written by Diderot and d'Alembert -
Beginning of the Seven Years' War
Great Britain and Prussia against Russia, France and Austria for commercial and raw materials control -
End of the Seven Years' War
The war ends with the Peace of Paris and the Peace of Hubertsburg -
End of the writing of the Encyclopédie
The encyclopedia is the symbol of the Enlightenment culture -
Beginning of the American Revolution
The North American colonies fight against the Kingdom of Great Britain -
Declaration of Independence of the English colonies
Approval of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia -
Birth of the flag of the United States
white = purity and innocence
+ red = force and value
+ blue = vigilance, perseverance and justice
+ stars = they indicate the constellation of different but united States -
End of the American Revolution
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Beginning of the French Revolution
Causes: weakening of the monarch, financial and economic crisis of France, bad harvests, epidemics, famine -
Convocation of the General States
Convocation of the General States in the city of Versailles -
Storming of the Bastille
The Marquis of La Fayette, commander of the National Guard, leads the Revolution towards a constitutional monarchy -
Bill of Rights
Fundamental human and citizen rights, such as freedom, property and security, are declared -
Coup d'état
Barras and other republican members carry out a coup d'état -
End of the French Revolution
The event divides the modern age and the contemporary age -
Napoleon's rise in Italy
Napoleon crosses the Alps to defeat the Austrian army -
Congress of Vienna
The European powers participate to the Congress of Vienna in order to redesign the map of Europe
