Original: The end date of the early modern period is variously associated with the Industrial Revolution , which began in Britain in about 1750 , or the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 , which drastically transformed the state of European politics and ushered in the Napoleonic Era and modern Europe .
Simplified: The end date of the early modern period is associated with the Industrial Revolution , which began in Britain in about 1750 , or the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 , which drastically transformed the state of European politics .