Major Events and Trends in World History

Modern World History

Evening High School

Key VocabularyMonarchyAristocracyDemocracyRenaissanceReformationEnlightenmentImperialismIndustrializationSocialismNationalismRevolutionCommunism

Martin LutherLouis XIVPeter the GreatGalileoJohn LockeNapoleonKarl MarxV.I. Lenin Joseph StalinMao Zedong

The Rise of Democratic Ideas

The Legacy of Ancient Greece and Rome

Judeo-Christian Tradition

Democratic Developments in England

The Enlightenment and Democratic Revolutions

The Rise of Democratic Ideas

Renaissance and Reformation in Europe

Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

The Northern Renaissance

Luther starts the Reformation

Renaissance and Reformation in Europe

Italy: Birthplace of the Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in Europe

The Northern Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in Europe

Luther starts the Reformation

The Muslim World Expands

The Ottomans Build a Vast Empire

The Mughals Establish and Empire in India

The Age of Exploration and Isolationism

Europeans Explore the East

China Rejects European Outreach

Japan Limits Western Contacts

The Atlantic World

Spanish Conquests in the New World

Competing Claims in the New World

The Atlantic Slave Trade

The Atlantic World

The Columbian Exchange and Global Trade

Absolute Monarchs in Europe

Spain’s Empire and European AbsolutismFrance’s Ultimate MonarchCentral European Monarchs ClashRussian Czars Increase PowerParliament Limits the English Monarchy

Enlightenment and Revolution

The Scientific RevolutionEnlightenment in EuropeThe Spread of Enlightenment IdeasThe American Revolution and the Birth of a Republic

The French Revolution andNapoleon

The Revolution Threatens the French KindRevolution Brings Reform and TerrorNapoleon Forges an EmpireNapoleon's Empire CollapsesThe Congress of Vienna Convenes

Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West

Latin American Peoples Win IndependenceRevolution Disrupts EuropeRevolution in the Arts

Nationalist Revolutions Sweep the West

Revolution in the Arts

The Industrial Revolution

The Beginnings of IndustrializationIndustrialization SpreadsAn Age of Reforms

An Age of Democracy and Progress

Democratic Reform and ActivismSelf-Rule for British ColoniesExpansion and Crisis in the United StatesNineteenth Century Progress

The Age ofImperialism

Imperialists Divide AfricaMuslim Lands Fall to Imperialist DemandsBritish Imperialism in IndiaWestern Powers Rule Southeast Asia

Transformations Around the Globe

China Responds to Pressure from the WestJapan ModernizesU.S. Economic Imperialism in Latin AmericaThe Mexican Revolution

The Great War

The Stage is Set for WarWar Consumes EuropeWar Affects the WorldA Flawed Peace

Revolution and Nationalism

Revolutions in RussiaCollapse of Chinese Imperial RuleNationalism in India and Southwest Asia