Timelines of modern history

The following are timelines of modern history, from the end of the Middle Ages, c. 1400 – c. 1500,^[1] to the present.

General timelines[edit]

Early modern period[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• 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[edit]

• Timeline of Australian history
• Timeline of British history
• Timeline of British diplomatic history
• Timeline of Canadian history
• Timeline of Chinese history
• Timeline of Cuban history
• Timeline of Finnish history
• Timeline of French history
• Timeline of German history
• Timeline of Greek history
• Timeline of Indian history
• Timeline of Israeli history
• Timeline of Italian history
• Timeline of Japanese history
• Timeline of Korean history
• Timeline of Mexican history
• Timeline of Polish history
• Timeline of Portuguese history
• Timeline of Russian history
• Timeline of Spanish history
• Timeline of Swedish history
• Timeline of Turkish history
• Timeline of United States history

Topical timelines[edit]

• List of years in literature
• Timeline of geopolitical changes (1500–1899)
• Timeline of geopolitical changes (1900–1999)
• Timeline of geopolitical changes (2000–present)
• List of firsts in aviation

Exploration[edit]

• Timeline of European exploration
• List of circumnavigations
• List of Arctic expeditions
• Timeline of Solar System exploration

Wars[edit]

• List of wars: 1500–1799
• List of wars: 1800–1899
• List of wars: 1900–1944
• List of wars: 1945–1989
• List of wars: 1990–2002
• List of wars: 2003–present

See also[edit]

• List of timelines

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

• 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