Timelines of modern history facts for kids

Have you ever wondered how history is organized? Timelines are like super long calendars that show important events in the order they happened. This page is all about timelines for 'modern history,' which is the time from around the 1400s or 1500s until today. It's a way to see how the world has changed over hundreds of years!

How History Is Organized

History is often split into big chunks to make it easier to understand. Here are some main periods:

The Early Modern Period (1500s - 1700s)

• This time includes events from the 1500s, 1600s, and 1700s. It was a period of big changes, like new discoveries and the start of many modern countries.
• To learn more about the 1500s, check out the 16th century.
• For the 1600s, see Timeline of the 17th century.
• For the 1700s, see Timeline of the 18th century.

The Late Modern Period (1800s - Mid-1900s)

• This period covers the 1800s and the first half of the 1900s.
• For events from 1801 to 1900, see Timeline of the 19th century.
• For events from 1901 to 1945, see Timeline of the 20th century.
  • The Timeline of World War I covers 1914 to 1918.
  • The Timeline of World War II covers 1939 to 1945.

Our Current Time (From 1945 to Today)

• This section looks at history from 1945 until now.
• For events from 1945 to 2000, see Timeline of the 20th century.
  • You can also explore the Timeline of the Cold War.
• For events from 2001 onward, see Timeline of the 21st century.
  • Some timelines even look at Timelines of the future.

History By Country

You can also find timelines that focus on the history of specific countries. These show important events that happened within their borders.

• 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 Israeli 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

Timelines By Topic

These timelines focus on specific subjects or themes across different countries and times.

• List of years in literature
• Timeline of geopolitical changes (1500–1899) (This looks at how countries and their power changed over time.)
• 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 (Journeys around the world!)
• 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–present

See also

• List of timelines