World History

World History

Renaissance & Reformation (14th–17th Century)
  • Meaning, Causes & Impact of Renaissance
  • Humanism & Scientific Revolution
  • Important Personalities – Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Galileo, Copernicus
  • Protestant Reformation – Martin Luther, John Calvin
  • Catholic Counter-Reformation
  • Effects on Society, Religion & Politics
Age of Exploration & Colonization (15th–18th Century)
  • Causes & Motivations – Trade, Technology, Christianity
  • Portuguese & Spanish Expeditions – Vasco da Gama, Columbus, Magellan
  • European Colonization of the Americas, Africa & Asia
  • Impact on Indigenous Populations – Slave Trade, Columbian Exchange
  • Mercantilism & Commercial Revolution
Industrial Revolution (18th–19th Century)
  • Causes & Inventions
  • Impact on Society 
  • Spread of Industrialization 
  • Economic Theories
  • Role of Industrial Revolution in Imperialism
Revolutions
  • American Revolution (1775-1783)
  • French Revolution (1789-1799)
  • Revolutions in Europe
  • Unification of Italy
  • Unification of Germany
  • Russian Revolution (1917)
World War I (1914–1918)
  • Causes
  • Major Battles – Battle of Somme, Battle of Verdun
  • Role of USA & Russia
  • Treaty of Versailles (1919)
  • Impact 
Interwar Period (1919–1939)
  • Great Depression (1929) – Causes & Global Impact
  • Rise of Totalitarian Regimes – Hitler (Germany), Mussolini (Italy), Stalin (USSR)
  • Spanish Civil War (1936–39)
  • Expansionism of Japan, Italy & Germany
World War II (1939–1945)
  • Causes 
  • Key Events – Invasion of Poland, Pearl Harbor, D-Day, Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki
  • Role of Allied & Axis Powers
  • Holocaust & War Crimes
  • Impact 
Cold War (1945–1991)
  • Causes – Ideological Conflict (Capitalism vs Communism)
  • USA vs USSR Rivalry
  • Major Events – Korean War, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam War, Afghan War
  • Arms Race, Space Race & Proxy Wars
  • Fall of USSR (1991) – End of Cold War
United Nations & Global Organizations
  • Formation of the United Nations (UN)
  • Bretton Woods Institutions 
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