1. Created around 500 B.C., Greek democracy was the beginning of the political system ruled by the people known as democracy. Citizens under the Greek democracy were directly participating on voting. However, a constituent of the democracy in Ancient Greece must be a male adult. (http://www.history.com/topics/ancient-history/ancient-greece-democracy)
2. The Roman Empire was a time period around 27 B.C. where rather than the people controlling the state in a republic, was controlled by an emperor. The Empire included various parts of modern lands such as Britain, Spain, Greece, Germany, and parts of Africa. The Romans had widespread control of the Mediterranean and exercised their army which was the most powerful …show more content…
The Enlightenment was a cultural movement of philosophy, intellect, and rationality during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Education and reasoning were essential ideas in the enlightenment, it is said that human life and character would be improved from those ideas. Other concepts, such as freedom, and democracy were primary values in society during the enlightenment. (http://www.history.com/topics/enlightenment)
12. The Industrial Revolution was a period in which methods of creating things rapidly improved and created ways to make larger quantities of items. Mostly machines in factories were used which meant that items in large measures could be sold for less. This period, however, created a gap between people and introduced more poverty to those that were not able to benefit from the revolution. (http://www.ushistory.org/us/22a.asp)
13. Napoleon was a political and militant emperor of France during the nineteenth century. He improved many things during his reign, such as regulating the economy, new industries, and his Napoleonic Code. The code introduced ideas such as equality of everyone and right to their religious exercises. …show more content…
The Marshall plan was an American plan to assist the rebuilding of allied European countries after World War II. The main reason of doing this was to stall the movement of Communism to weakened or destroyed countries after the war. The post-war recovery plan also created a large growth of industry in America while Europe was regaining its economy. (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/marshall-plan)
20. Containment was a strategy of the United States to prevent the spread of Soviet Communism during the Cold War. The idea was that economic support would help combine countries views to United States. It was a reaction against the Soviet spread of Communist influence on European countries. (https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/kennan)
21. The Treaty of Maastricht was the integration of European Countries in the late twentieth century. The treaty also created the pillar structure of the European Union. It established a common foreign and security policy as well as strengthened diplomatic associations.