This attack on a Paris fortress became a symbol of the French Revolution; France's national day marks its anniversary.

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19This religious movement divided Western Christianity and established new Protestant traditions.RECALL
Reformation
The Reformation split Western Christianity and led to the founding of new Protestant traditions.
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20The Catholic Church's organized response to the Protestant Reformation.RECALL
Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation was the Catholic Church's organized response to the Protestant Reformation.
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21This movement sought to end the trade in enslaved people and included campaigners such as William Wilberforce.IDENTIFY
Abolition of the Slave Trade
Campaigners including William Wilberforce pushed Britain to outlaw the transatlantic slave trade in 1807.
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