Timelines of modern history

For earlier events, see Timeline of the Middle Ages.

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

## Overview

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### Europe

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Dates are approximate. Consult particular article for details.
Early modern themes
Other themes

### Elsewhere

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Dates are approximate. Consult particular article for details.
Early modern themes
Other themes

## General timelines

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###  Early modern period

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* 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

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* 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

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* For a timeline of events from 1945 to 2000, see Timeline of the 20th century § 1945
* Timeline of the Cold War
* For a timeline of events from 2001 onward, see Timeline of the 21st century

###  Future

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* Timelines of the future

## By country

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* Timeline of Australian history
* Timeline of Austrian history
* Timeline of Bangladeshi 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 Italian history
* Timeline of Japanese history
* Timeline of Korean history
* Timeline of Mexican history
* Timeline of Pakistani history
* Timeline of Polish history
* Timeline of Portuguese history
* Timeline of Russian history
* Timeline of Spanish history
* Timeline of Swedish history
* Timeline of Anatolian history
* Timeline of United States history

## Topical timelines

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* 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

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* Timeline of European exploration
* List of circumnavigations
* List of Arctic expeditions
* Timeline of Solar System exploration
* Timeline of space exploration

### Wars

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* 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

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* List of timelines

## References

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1. ^ Encyclopedia Britannica "The Middle-Ages" Retrieved October 14, 2020

## Further reading

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* 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

*[c.]: circa