The following are timelines of modern history, from the end of the Middle Ages, ,Encyclopedia Britannica "The Middle-Ages" Retrieved October 14, 2020 to the present.

Overview Europe

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

Elsewhere

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

General timelines Early modern period For a timeline of events prior to 1501, see For a timeline of events from 1501 to 1600, see 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 1918-1939 see Timeline of events preceding World War II For 1939–1945 see Timeline of World War II

Contemporary period For a timeline of events from 1945 to 2000, see Timeline of the Cold War For a timeline of events from 2001 onward, see Timeline of the 21st century

Future Timelines of the future

By country 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 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 Timeline of European exploration List of circumnavigations List of Arctic expeditions Timeline of Solar System exploration Timeline of space exploration

Wars 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: 2003–2019 List of wars: 2020–present

See also List of timelines

References

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