Timelines of modern history

Timeline

The following are timelines of modern history, from the end of the Middle Ages, c. 1400 – c. 1500,^[1] to the present.

General timelines

Early modern period

For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see 15th century § Events
For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 16th century § Significant events
For a timeline of events from 1601 to 1700, see Timeline of the 17th century
For a timeline of events from 1701 to 1800, see Timeline of the 18th century

Late modern period

For a timeline of events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century
For a timeline of events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century
- For 1914–1918, see Timeline of World War I
- For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II

Contemporary period

For a timeline of events from 1945 to 2000, see Timeline of the 20th century § 1945
- Timeline of events in the Cold War
For a timeline of events from 2001 onward, see Timeline of the 21st century

By country

Topical timelines

List of years in literature
Timeline of geopolitical changes (1500–1899)
Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900–1999)
Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000–present)
List of firsts in aviation

Exploration

Wars

List of wars: 1500–1799
List of wars: 1800–1899
List of wars: 1900–1944
List of wars: 1945–1989
List of wars: 1990–2002
List of wars: 2003–present

See also

List of timelines

References

^ Encyclopedia Britannica "The Middle-Ages" Retrieved October 14, 2020

Further reading

Langer, William. An Encyclopedia of World History (5th ed. 1973); highly detailed outline of events online free
Morris, Richard B. and Graham W. Irwin, eds. Harper Encyclopedia of the Modern World: A Concise Reference History from 1760 to the Present (1970) online

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