Draft:Outline of modern history

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to modern history:

The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history. It was originally applied to the history of Europe and Western history for events that came after the Middle Ages, often from around the year 1500. From the 1990s, it is more common among historians to refer to the period after the Middle Ages and up to the 19th century as the early modern period. The modern period is today more often used for events from the 19th century until today. The time from the end of World War II (1945) can also be described as being part of contemporary history. The common definition of the modern period today is often associated with events like the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the transition to nationalism towards the liberal international order.

What type of thing is modern history?

Modern history can be described as all of the following:

• A branch of history – the recorded past, and the study of it.
  • A historical time period – quantified block of time in the past named via periodization. Such as "ancient history", "Middle Ages", "Renaissance", "modern history", etc.

Modern history, by period

Timelines of modern history

• Early modern period
• Late modern period
  • World War I (outline) (timeline)
  • World War II (outline) (timelines)
• Contemporary history
• Modernity

Modern history, by century

• 16th century
• 17th century
• 18th century
• 19th century
• 20th century
• 21st century

Modern history, by region

Modern history of Asia

• History of modern Egypt
• History of modern Mongolia
• History of modern Serbia
• Modern history of Syria
• History of modern Tunisia
• Modern history of Ukraine
• History of Vietnam since 1945
• Modern history of Yemen

Modern history of Europe

• History of modern Greece
  • Timeline of modern Greek history
• History of the Italian Republic
• Scotland in the modern era
• History of the Soviet Union
• Modern history of Switzerland

Modern history of North America

• History of Canada
• History of the United States
• History of Mexico

Modern history, by subject

• History of modern Christianity
• History of modern literature

Historiography of modern history

• Historiography of the Enlightenment
• Historiography of the 19th century
• Historiography of the 20th century

See also

• Outline of history

External links

• Vistorica – Timelines of European modern history
• Journal of Contemporary History. SAGE Publications. ISSN 1461-7250 (Print ISSN 0022-0094)
• Contemporary History Institute (CHI). ohiou.edu (ed., Analyzes the contemporary period in world affairs—the period from World War II to the present—from an interdisciplinary historical perspective.)
• China and Europe, 1500–2000 and Beyond: What is Modern?. Columbia University

Videos

• The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29 – YouTube
• Haitian Revolutions: Crash Course World History #30 – YouTube
• Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31 – YouTube
• Coal, Steam, and The Industrial Revolution: Crash Course World History #32 – YouTube
• Capitalism and Socialism: Crash Course World History #33 – YouTube
• Samurai, Daimyo, Matthew Perry, and Nationalism: Crash Course World History #34 – YouTube
• Imperialism: Crash Course World History #35 – YouTube
• Archdukes, Cynicism, and World War I: Crash Course World History #36 – YouTube
• Communists, Nationalists, and China's Revolutions: Crash Course World History #37 – YouTube
• World War II: Crash Course World History #38 – YouTube
• USA vs USSR Fight! The Cold War: Crash Course World History #39 – YouTube
• Decolonization and Nationalism Triumphant: Crash Course World History #40 – YouTube