THE MODERN WORLD
The years since 1750 have seen huge turbulence in every area of life. Globe-spanning empires arose in the 19th century, and fell apart as the balance of power shifted from nobles and emperors to everyday citizens. New technology transformed agriculture, industry, transport, and warfare, and a digital revolution changed communication and entertainment forever.
THE AGE OF REVOLUTION
From around 1750, new political movements called for kings and government to grant more freedom to the people. At the same time, colonies began to seek independence from their ruling countries. When rulers and colonial powers refused their demands, the populace rose up in rebellion. Some won their freedom by force, forming new countries such as the United State of America.
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION
In 1789, the french people rebelled. King Louis XVI was deposed and executed. The Revolution become a bloodbath, as the new leaders turned on each other in an era of violence known as the terror.
Napoleon Bonaparte
After the french revolution, a popular general named napoleon became Emperor of France, and began a long and bloody war of conquest across Europe.
AGE OF IMPERIALISM
During the 19th century, European countries expanded their overseas colonies into vast empires. European armies were well trained and arms with guns, and were easily able to overcome resistance to their expansion. This policy of acquiring new colonies, known as imperialism, spread European rule over much of Africa, Australia, and large parts of by 1900.
IMPERIAL Rivals
Wars in this period become ever larger and more bloody as rival empires threw their full might against other.
- Seven years wars (1756-63)
The world's first global war was fought mainly between the empires of Britain and France over colonies in India and North America.
- Napoleonic wars (1830-15)
Napoleon Bonaparte proclaimed himself Emperor of France and waged a war of conquest, but was defeated at Waterloo by an alliance of European powers.
- Crimean war (1853-56)
Russia's attempts to capture land from the ottoman Empire were halted when Britain and France allied against them.
A CENTURY OF CONFLICT
The first half of the 20th century saw two of the bloodiest wars in human history. Each started with conflicts in Europe, then spread to countries all across the world. World war I saw millions of fighting men killed in bitter trench warfare. World war II brought battles b/w armies of tanks and aircraft, and the development of the atomic bomb. When the dust had settled,the world's most powerful states were the USA and the communist USSR. They fought a cold war,backed by vast nuclear arsenals.
A TRANSFORMED WORLD
While wars and revolutions brought political changes, advances in science and technology transformed society. Developments in medicine created curses for diseases that had killed millions. The Industrial Revolution brought new machines that could do the work of dozens of workers. these new societies brought much greater equality, and the old order was overturned, as women and non-white people fight to win equal rights.
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