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Historical events and dates for the Regents exam
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1789-1815 | French Revolution |
| 1848 | Karl Marx publishes the Communist Manifesto |
| 1884-1885 | Berlin Conference |
| 1914 - 1918 | World War I *Treaty of Versailles signed in 1919 |
| 1939 -1945 | World War II *Attack on Pearl Harbor - December 7, 1941 |
| 1947 | India gains independence from Great Britain |
| 1948 | Creation of Isreal |
| 1989 | Collapse of the USSR/Fall of Berlin Wall |
| 1994 | End of Apartheid (election of Nelson Mandela) Rwandan Genocide |