1750-present

Revolutions

100

This 1776 revolution resulted in the independence of 13 colonies from British rule.

American Revolution

200

This 1789 revolution led to the fall of the monarchy and rise of radical political change in France.

French Revolution

300

This former slave colony gained independence from France in 1804.

Haiti

400

This 1917 revolution led to the rise of communism in Russia.

Russian Revolution

500

This movement led to the end of apartheid and the establishment of democratic rule in South Africa.

Anti-apartheid movement

Industrialization

100

This British industry was the first to industrialize during the 18th century.

Textile industry

200

This engine powered trains and factories during the Industrial Revolution.

Steam engine

300

This economic system emphasizes private property and profit

Capitalism

400

This thinker wrote The Communist Manifesto in 1848.

Karl Marx

500

These often dangerous and unsanitary buildings housed workers in industrial cities.

Tenements

Imperialism

100

This theory justified European domination by claiming racial superiority.

Social Darwinism

200

This conflict was fought between the British and Dutch settlers in South Africa.

Boer War

300

This Indian rebellion in 1857 challenged British rule and led to direct colonial control.

Sepoy Rebellion

400

A massacre happened in China under Deng Xiao Ping in what square.

Tianamen Square

500

This term describes the indirect European control through native elites and institutions.

Indirect rule

20th Century Conflicts

100

This war involved trench warfare and ended iwth the Treaty of Versailles.

WWI

200

This global conflict involved Axis and Allied powers.

WWII

300

This ideological conflict between the US and USSR dominated the second half of the 20th century.

Cold War

400

This genocide resulted in the death of many Armenians.

Armenian Genocide

500

This 1994 genocide in Africa resulted in the death of around 800,000 people.

Rwandan Genocide

Globaliztion

100

This global organization was founded in 1945 to promote peace and cooperation.

United Nations

200

This economic organization promotes free trade and resolves disputes between nations.

World Trade Organization

300

This agreement reduced trade barriers between the US, Canada, and Mexico.

NAFTA

400

This region became a major manufacturing hub due to economic reforms and globalization since the 1980s. 

East Asia (China)

500

This online marketplace became a symbol of global e-commerce, founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994.

Amazon