IMPORTANT FACTS OF WORLD HISTORY

1.              Renaissance began in Italy.

2.              It is not true that the European Renaissance aimed at organizing anti-Church movements.

3.              “The Last Supper” was painted by Leonardo da Vinci.

4.              “Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity” is associated with the French Revolution.

5.              The author of the American Declaration of Independence was Thomas Jefferson.

6.              The Industrial Revolution first took place in England.

7.              The author of the “New Deal Programme” was President Roosevelt.

8.              The book “Social Contract” was written by Rousseau.

9.              The Renaissance astronomer who gave laws of planetary motion is Johannes Kepler.

10.          The discovery of the sea route from Europe to India was made by Vasco da Gama.

11.          The slogan “No taxation without representation” was raised by American colonies.

12.          The atom bomb dropped on Hiroshima was named Little Boy.

13.          The first successful socialist revolution in history was the Russian Revolution.

14.          Napoleon was sent into exile at St. Helena after the Battle of Waterloo.

15.          The American War of Independence occurred first.

16.          The slogan “No taxation without representation” was first raised in the Massachusetts Assembly.

17.          The European Renaissance of the 15th century is noted for great advances in Art and Architecture.

18.          The German attack on Poland was the immediate cause of World War II.

19.          Hiroshima was the first city destroyed by an atomic bomb in World War II.

20.          July 14 is celebrated in France because the fall of the Bastille took place on that day in 1789.

21.          Abraham Lincoln declared democracy as “the Government of the people, by the people, for the people”.

22.          The fall of Bastille is associated with the French Revolution of 1789.

23.          Karl Marx is regarded as the founder of scientific socialism.

24.          “Das Kapital” was written by Karl Marx.

25.          The War of Independence of America was fought against Britain.

26.          The first written republican constitution in history was that of the Americans.

27.          The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was fought between Britain and France.

28.          The Pacific Ocean was named by Ferdinand Magellan.

29.          In 1492, Columbus reached the Bahamas, Cuba, and the West Indies.

30.          The Soviet Socialist Revolution is celebrated on November 7 because the provisional government was overthrown on this day in 1917.

31.          The famous painting “Sunflower” was done by Vincent van Gogh.

32.          Dante was a poet of the Italian Renaissance.

33.          The author of “Republic” was Plato.

34.          “The Communist Manifesto” was first published in German.

35.          The Magna Carta was signed by King John of England in 1215.

36.          The Industrial Revolution in England first affected the Cotton textile industry.

37.          The most important achievement of Abraham Lincoln was the abolition of slavery.

38.          “Guernica” was painted by Pablo Picasso.

39.          Britain recognized the independence of 13 American colonies under the Treaty of Paris.

40.          Voltaire was directly associated with the French Revolution.

41.          The economic crisis of 1930 originated in the United States.

42.          1917 is known for the Russian Revolution.

43.          Alexander Kerensky was the head of the provisional government of Russia in 1917.

44.          George Washington commanded the American forces during the American War of Independence.

45.          The idea of “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity” was emphasized by Rousseau.

46.          The year 1939 is associated with the outbreak of World War II.

47.          Early Renaissance artists used the Greco-Roman style of painting.

48.          The main feature of the European Renaissance was that it brought back classic ideals in literature, painting, and architecture.

49.          The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773.

50.          During the Renaissance, new styles of architecture were first developed in Italy.

51.          World War I ended in 1918.