modern history
Post-medieval era studies
Modern history is the period from roughly the late 15th century to the present, beginning with events like the Renaissance, the Age of Exploration, and the printing press.
In academic contexts, it often divides into early modern (1500–1800) and late modern or contemporary (1800–present).
A modern history course typically covers the formation of nation-states, industrialization, and global conflicts.
Multinational military conflicts
- cold warHostility without open fighting
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
- decolonizationEnding imperial control
industrialization · colonialism · imperialism · suffrage · prohibition · enlightenment · post-colonialism · feminism
Devotion to one's country
- socialismCommunal economic control
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- communismCollective ownership system
- liberalismPhilosophy valuing reform, tolerance
fascism · totalitarianism · feminism · civil rights · environmentalism · suffrage · secularization · neoliberalism
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- secularizationReligion losing social significance
democratization · mechanization · electrification · mass production · migration · reform · revolution · decolonization
Armed struggle between groups
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- battleArmed military engagement
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
insurgency · rebellion · coup · occupation · genocide · holocaust · trench warfare · blitzkrieg
Electrical message system
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
- nuclear powerEnergy from splitting atoms
television · computer · internet · smartphone · satellite · antibiotics · vaccination · electricity
2001 terrorist attacks
- moon landingCraft settling on satellite
- watergatePassage for controlled flow
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- financial crisisSevere economic system breakdown
world wars
Multinational military conflicts
- cold warHostility without open fighting
- civil rightsGuaranteed individual legal protections
- space raceContest for orbital superiority
decolonization · industrialization · colonialism · imperialism · suffrage · prohibition · enlightenment · post-colonialism · feminism · globalization
nationalism
Devotion to one's country
- socialismCommunal economic control
- capitalismPrivate profit-based economy
- communismCollective ownership system
liberalism · fascism · totalitarianism · feminism · civil rights · environmentalism · suffrage · secularization · neoliberalism · populism
industrialization
Transition to factory-based economy
- urbanizationPopulation shift toward cities
- emancipationRelease from legal bondage
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
secularization · democratization · mechanization · electrification · mass production · migration · reform · revolution · decolonization · digital revolution
war
Armed struggle between groups
- revolutionViolent governmental overthrow
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- battleArmed military engagement
resistance · insurgency · rebellion · coup · occupation · genocide · holocaust · trench warfare · blitzkrieg · nuclear arms
telegraph
Electrical message system
- railroadPermanent track for trains
- automobileSelf-propelled passenger conveyance
- aviationFlying or operating aircraft
nuclear power · television · computer · internet · smartphone · satellite · antibiotics · vaccination · electricity · radio
9/11
2001 terrorist attacks
- moon landingCraft settling on satellite
- watergatePassage for controlled flow
- apartheidRacial separation policy
- history types
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- social studiescivics, social studies, maps, economics, community
- civilizationempires, empire, civilizations, dynasty, kingdoms
- historicalhistorical fiction, period drama, war novels, biographies, memoirs
- historieschronicle, annals, historical record, historical account, historical narrative
modern historyancient history
Study of earliest civilizations
antiquity · prehistory · classical antiquity · ancient times · medieval history
modern, history, modernize, modernized, ultramodern, modernist, modernity, modernism, modernizing