Timelines of modern history

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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

Exploration

Wars

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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