The Modern Period covers human history from the creation of a more global network (i.e. the colonization of the Americas by Europeans) to  present day. The Renaissance (Europe, 14th century - 17th century) Age of Discovery (or Exploration) (Europe, 15th century - 18th century) House of Valois-Orléans (France, 1498–1515) and Valois-Angoulême (France, 1515–1589) The Protestant Reformation (Europe, 16th century) Elizabethan period (England, 1558–1603) Age of Sail - referring to  commercial and military impact of sailing technology, usually dated as 1571–1862 House of Bourbon (France, 1589–1792) Qing dynasty (China, 1644–1912) The Age of Enlightenment (Europe, 18th century) The Age of Revolution is a less commonly used period, but appropriately covers the time between the early modern and contemporary. It begins around 1750 with European industrialization and is marked by several political revolutions. It ends around 1945, with the relative advancement of industrialization in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Russia, and the end of World War II. Industrial Revolution (England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Western Europe, elsewhere, URL French Revolution (France, Europe, 1789–1799) and Napoleonic Era (France, Europe, 1799–1814 and 1815) House of Bourbon and Bourbon Restoration (France, 1814 and 1815–1830) New Imperialism (Western Europe, 1815-1914) House of Orléans and July Monarchy (France, 1830–1848) Victorian era (  United Kingdom, 1837–1901) French Second Republic (France, 1848–1852) Second French Empire (France, 1852–1870) Meiji era (Japan, 1868–1912) Gilded Age (  United States, 1870–1900) French Third Republic (France, 1870–1940) Machine Age (Europe, United States, elsewhere, 1880-1945) Edwardian period (  United Kingdom, 1901–1910) World War I (Most of Europe, much of Earth, 1914–1918) Spanish flu (Most of Earth, February 1918-April 1920) Interwar period (Earth, 1918–1939) The Roaring Twenties (United States, Earth, 1920–1929) The Great Depression (United States, Earth, 1929–1939) World War II (Most of Europe, Earth, 1939–1945)
The Modern Period covers human history from the creation of a more global network (i.e. the colonization of the Americas by Europeans) to the present day. The Renaissance (Europe, 14th century - 17th century) Age of Discovery (or Exploration) (Europe, 15th century - 18th century) House of Valois-Orléans (France, 1498–1515) and Valois-Angoulême (France, 1515–1589) The Protestant Reformation (Europe, 16th century) Elizabethan period (England, 1558–1603) Age of Sail - referring to the commercial and military impact of sailing technology, usually dated as 1571–1862 House of Bourbon (France, 1589–1792) Qing dynasty (China, 1644–1912) The Age of Enlightenment (Europe, 18th century) The Age of Revolution is a less commonly used period, but appropriately covers the time between the early modern and contemporary. It begins around 1750 with European industrialization and is marked by several political revolutions. It ends around 1945, with the relative advancement of industrialization in Europe, the United States, Japan, and Russia, and the end of World War II. Industrial Revolution (England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, Western Europe, elsewhere, URL French Revolution (France, Europe, 1789–1799) and Napoleonic Era (France, Europe, 1799–1814 and 1815) House of Bourbon and Bourbon Restoration (France, 1814 and 1815–1830) New Imperialism (Western Europe, 1815-1914) House of Orléans and July Monarchy (France, 1830–1848) Victorian era ( the United Kingdom, 1837–1901) French Second Republic (France, 1848–1852) Second French Empire (France, 1852–1870) Meiji era (Japan, 1868–1912) Gilded Age ( the United States, 1870–1900) French Third Republic (France, 1870–1940) Machine Age (Europe, United States, elsewhere, 1880-1945) Edwardian period ( the United Kingdom, 1901–1910) World War I (Most of Europe, much of Earth, 1914–1918) Spanish flu (Most of Earth, February 1918-April 1920) Interwar period (Earth, 1918–1939) The Roaring Twenties (United States, Earth, 1920–1929) The Great Depression (United States, Earth, 1929–1939) World War II (Most of Europe, Earth, 1939–1945)
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