Modern history
Modern history covers roughly the last two and a half centuries: revolutions, industrial economies, empires and their end, two world wars, and the order built afterwards. This course follows the causes rather than the dates.
What you'll learn
10 chapters, then the quiz
- 01The age of revolutions1776 to 1848.
- 02Industrial societyFactories and cities.
- 03Empire and nationalism1850 to 1914.
- 04The First World War1914 to 1918.
- 05Between the warsDepression and dictatorship.
- 06The Second World War1939 to 1945.
- 07Building a new order1945 to 1960.
- 08The Cold WarRivalry without direct war.
- 09Decolonisation and civil rightsWho counts as a citizen.
- 10Since 1991The recent past.
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