Top 25 Events from 1600-2000

[David Floyd]

Nope, almost positive 1869.

[Dauphin]

Also I need a few more 15th-16th century events

1492 springs to mind, as does 1453 and 1517.

[Panzer32]

oops... 17-18th century events... its complicated..

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Gangerolf
well they opened up to euros..

Commodore Perry was a euro?

[The Mad Monk]

Wasn't the non-European world fairly...stagnant during most of that period?

[Gangerolf]

hmm
I did a little search and found this:

The opening of Japan to the West by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, U.S.N., profoundly affected the American imagination. In the summer of 1853, Perry presented Japanese ministers with a letter from President Fillmore seeking friendly relations; in 1854 the Treaty of Kanagawa confirmed the gesture.

http://www.library.yale.edu/beinecke/orient/japan.htm

but "opening" is a somewhat vague expression and I'm not an expert so I'm not saying you're wrong. yet.

[Gangerolf]

Commodore Perry was a euro?

well a westerner then

[Six Thousand Year Old Man]

Originally posted by The Mad Monk
Wasn't the non-European world fairly...stagnant during most of that period?

The non European world hasn't published as many English-language textbooks as the Europeans have, so it sure LOOKS stagnant!

[David Floyd]

OK, you were right - I dunno where I got 1869 from

Probably right outta my ass

[Buck Birdseed]

Lemme think about it for a while.

[Shi Huangdi]

Here are some ideas on things you missed. you'll have to find the dates on most of these though since I am bad at remembering them

1648- Treaty of Westphalia. Secured Protestant freedom in Europe, weakened HRE, set up modern concept of soveringty. Without question this should be on there

Christian victory at Vienna- Marks the high water mark of the Ottoman Empire and the final stopping of Moslem expansion into Europe. You should include this or something on the Ottoman Empire, it's decline was one of the biggest developments of 1600-2000

End of the war of Spanish sucsession- prevented unification of France and Spain, led to a great weakening of Spain.

End of the Seven Years War- precursor to American revolution, set in place Britain as the dominant colonial power.

Revolutions of 1848: Major liberal uprisings all across Europe.

13th amendment- replace Emancipation proclomation with this, this amendment was more important. Or if you want to do something on the end of slavery you could go with the freeing of slaves in Brazil as that state was the last to have it.

Berlin Conference- sets in place colonization of Africa

Joesph Stalin takes power in Soviet Union- set Authoritarian tone for socialist wave to come.

Adolf Hitler takes power in Germany- you should know the significance of this.

India becomes free- definitely include this. India is one of the biggest states and it's liberation was a major event. It also signaled the long process of decolonization, one of the biggest movements of this century.

State of Israel is formed- Israel today is one of the biggest sources of conflict in the world; return of Jews after thousands of years.

China goes communist- big event for obvious reasons

Beginnings of European Unity- this started with a European agreement of coal that would eventually lead to the modern European Union. The 20th century witnessed one of Europe's most divided and warring continents become a peaceful continent with neighbors friendly to each other.

[orange]

I'd put the October revolution over the March revolution...same year though

[Panzer32]

thanks everyone for helping me. I cannot use all the ideas, because it has to be limited to 25. Sometime later, I will post a revised list. Go ahead and discuss more! Its great to see the response in only a couple hours!

[orange]

Rwandan Genocide?

[ranskaldan]

Down with Eurocentrism!

1911, End of the Chinese Empire.
Put the most populous nation of the world on cardiac arrest for 70 years.

1978, opening up of China.
End of that cardiac arrest.

Whenever it was that Simon Bolivar won freedom for South America.
South America was probably the first place in the world to have leftists, rightists, juntas, coups, etc. Pretty impressive, since the remainder of the world took another century to learn.

Introduction of euro/Maastricht Treaty/whatever

Shows us the direction for the future.

Finally: take the Emancipation Proclamation out. America was late among Western countries in outlawing slavery.