Major Events and Trends
in World History
Modern World History
Evening High School
Key Vocabulary
Monarchy
Aristocracy
Democracy
Renaissance
Reformation
Enlightenment
Imperialism
Industrialization
Socialism
Nationalism
Revolution
Communism
Martin Luther
Louis XIV
Peter the Great
Galileo
John Locke
Napoleon
Karl Marx
V.I. Lenin
Joseph Stalin
Mao 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 Absolutism
France’s Ultimate Monarch
Central European Monarchs Clash
Russian Czars Increase Power
Parliament Limits the English Monarchy
Enlightenment and
Revolution
The Scientific Revolution
Enlightenment in Europe
The Spread of Enlightenment Ideas
The American Revolution and the Birth of a
Republic
The French Revolution and
Napoleon
The Revolution Threatens the French Kind
Revolution Brings Reform and Terror
Napoleon Forges an Empire
Napoleon's Empire Collapses
The Congress of Vienna Convenes
Nationalist Revolutions
Sweep the West
Latin American Peoples Win Independence
Revolution Disrupts Europe
Revolution in the Arts
Nationalist Revolutions
Sweep the West
Revolution in the Arts
The Industrial Revolution
The Beginnings of Industrialization
Industrialization Spreads
An Age of Reforms
An Age of
Democracy and Progress
Democratic Reform and Activism
Self-Rule for British Colonies
Expansion and Crisis in the United States
Nineteenth Century Progress
The Age of
Imperialism
Imperialists Divide Africa
Muslim Lands Fall to Imperialist Demands
British Imperialism in India
Western Powers Rule Southeast Asia
Transformations
Around the Globe
China Responds to Pressure from the West
Japan Modernizes
U.S. Economic Imperialism in Latin America
The Mexican Revolution
The Great War
The Stage is Set for War
War Consumes Europe
War Affects the World
A Flawed Peace
Revolution and Nationalism
Revolutions in Russia
Collapse of Chinese Imperial Rule
Nationalism in India and Southwest Asia