What are the top three most significant historical events in World History?

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What are the top three most significant historical events in World History? Explain why you find each to be "significant."


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Answer 1

-Fire

The original Human who developed the use of Fire allowed for us as a race to stay warm and survive in otherwise unlivable conditions (such as the two poles) allowed us to develop technology (Cooking, Smithery, Construction etc all use Fire in some method) and without it the Race could not progress as it has.

-The development of Gunpowder.

The Ancient Chinese developed Gun Powder, which they also later developed into rifles (Or originally 'Fire lance' or 'Fire Spear') which revolutionised warfare and culture all over the world. Without the development of Gunpowder the world would never have reached the technology that it has/ Gunpowder has directly or indirectly advanced Mining, Warfare, Hunting/Resource Gathering, Sport, The Assembly Line, and many many more.

-The Founding of the Soviet Union

The USSR formed after conceding huge expanses of territory to the Germans in the treaty of Brest-Litvosk, a civil war with it's Imperial predecessors, another civil war with opponants to Lenin (The Whites) and then an internal political struggle between Stalin and Trotsky & Zinoviev. It was the reason the U.S.A and Capitalism was stunted later in the 1900's in their attemps at expansion. It is the reason the U.S economy developed as it did thanks to the Cold Wars' arms race. It is the reason there are permanent members of the U.N Security council, the reason that Germany lost WWII when it did (it may have lost anyway, but alot more slowly and with alot more fighting without an eastern front to contend with) it Communised the modern day North Korea and supported the Communisation of China, as well as forcing Communisation of multiple Eastern Bloc nations including Yugoslavia, Hungary, East Germany, etc. Without the USSR, the world would be an age behind itself, and it would be in a lot less precarious of a position (Nukes, if even developed, would be a lot fewer in stocks)

Answer 2

Depending on who you are, and where you're from, this question could be answered a million different ways! But there are three things that have greatly influenced the course of history with huge impacts:
1. The "discovery" of the new world.
2. The American Revolution.
3. The invention of the nuclear bomb.

The discovery of the Americas changed the course of history by expanding the way people viewed the world. No longer was the world just the tip of Europe. New lands, new people, new societies, new foods...all of these worked together to bring people closer to a more modern worldview.

The American Revolution was not just a war for independence from England--it was an ideal that went beyond mere governance. It was a notion that stipulated that all men had rights--in a world in which only the rich, and subsequently powerful, made the rules. It opened the door for freedom of thought...which definitely came way before freedom of speech and religion--think: John Locke.

The invention of the nuclear bomb--splitting the atom, theory of relativity--the scientific break throughs that accompanied this paradigm opened the world to new technology which changed how we live, and in so doing, tipped the balance of power. We were already a mighty nation, but this invention made us a 'superpower' and bestowed upon us all of the rights and responsibilities that come with being mighty.

If you were to ask for a fourth 'significant' historical event...though it is more recent history, I would have to say the creation of the Internet which has connected the entire world! But between these, of course, are the advances in medicine and modern science (precipitated by the need to eradicate disease such as the plague...), the invention of the automobile (the combustion engine) and the discovery of oil based fuels, each and every war on the planet, the introduction of corn to Europe...Wow! We could go on forever about what is significant in world history...but it's still all relative to where you are and who you are...as evidenced by the differing responses on this board alone! :) What is historically significant depends entirely on one's viewpoint, and it is difficult not to be ethnocentric when deciding which to include. When you decide for yourself which events are most significant, I would love to read your answer!

Answer 3

1. The Invention of the Printing Press - The sharing of information is so important and the printing press makes this happen far faster and easier than hand written material. Without the ability to distribute information with the printed word we would be in a world so different from this one that I will not even venture a guess what it would be like.

2. The Invention of Mathematics - I especially mean algebra and calculus. With out math there would be no science as we currently think of it. This means medicine is restricted to herbs and chanting, no electricity and a host of other problems.

3. The Invention of Organized Religion - For good or for ill religion has a massive impact on the world and how people act and make decisions. It's narrow-minded to only consider one of them because every religion has had an impact on the world. Sure some of them like Christianity for example have had a larger impact but that doesn't mean that others have had none.

Lastly, if we are talking about history then all claims such as 'the birth of jesus' are irrelevant since they are matters of faith and not historically verified. Choices like this should be made as, 'the start of Christianity' instead.

Answer 4

3. Discovery of the New World (americas)
2. The Renaissance/Enlightenment
1. The Great Leap Forward (AKA Behavioral Modernity, AKA Upper Paleolithic Revolution)

#1 is undoubtedly the most significant historical event in human history because it is the point where humans became the humans we know today with culture, curiosity, language, complex tools and the peak of evolution on this planet that stills exists and grows today.

Answer 5

For me, being born was a big deal. If I hadn't been born, I couldn't experience anything, let alone 'world history'. I think the answer to this question depends on where you live. I live in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States and I was born in New York City. To me, that my father survived World War II was important. "War" is not a story. It is made of millions of stories. History is not facts, it is the lives of people who participated in those events. I was watching a program on TV last night about a production of the play "Fame" in mainland China. Someone made the comment that the play you perform in school has the most impact on you. For those students in China, being in that play was an important event. Many of their parents suffered under the restrictions of the Communist regime in China. They were only allowed to have one child. I was 11 years old when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. That was important but I was at Boy Scout camp because I didn't want to miss Boy Scout camp. I knew the moon landing was important and I was very interested in astronomy as a child but Boy Scout camp was important to me. Rather than read history textbooks, read biographies of the people involved. That will give you a a sense of why people made the decisions they did.

Thomas Edison invented the Research Laboratory is an important event.

Henry Ford mass producing cars was said to have done more to improve the condition of mankind than anything else because before that people either walked or rode horses and the dirt roads were full of horse manure. It was a breeding ground for disease.

Electricity - Electromagnetism discovered by Robert Maxwell - seems to have been a big thing although it took a while to catch on. At the time, Maxwell was asked what practical purpose his discovery could lead to and he said he could not think of one.

Answer 6

1. Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Ended WWII

2. American Revolution
Created what is today the United States, a superpower globally.

3. Landing on the Moon
Possibly man's greatest achievement

Answer 7

The first 3 seconds of the existance of anything.

Why? Because it was what unfolded during and after the first seconds of the creation of matter in the universe that brought us to the point we are at now. I know thats nothing like the answer you wanted, but I figure you can't weigh the significance of historical events because if anything had happened differently, the world wouldn't be exactly how it is now.

Answer 8

The Industrial Revolution,significant because of the rapid change from a medivial society that went unchanged for centuries,to a mechanized society that completely changed civilization.

The development of nuclear weapons,significant because for the first time mankind has the capability to destroy the world.

The development of micro circuits,significant because it led to the creation of the high technology society of today.

Answer 9

I would say no doubt Rome's embracing Christianity as their official religion has shaped the way the world is now more than maybe anything. If Emperor Constantine hadn't decided to use Christianity to unite his empire and given the early Christians protection under the law who knows what would have become of it. There is no way without Rome's backing the Church could have spread so far so fast.

Answer 10

1) The invention of writing.

2) The invention of the printing press.

3) The invention of the Internet (by Al Gore?!? ;)

I picked these three because I think what makes our world/Universe special for us is other people. And these three things were key developments in communication between people.