Late modern period

Not to be confused with Late modernism or Late modernity.

Late modern period
c. 1789 – c. 1945
Early modern period Contemporary era
A 1899 German world map showing colonial political divisions as well as major shipping routes and undersea cables. The late modern period saw global integration enabled by colonial expansion and technological change.
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In many periodizations of human history, the late modern period followed the early modern period. It began around 1800 and, depending on the author, either ended with the beginning of contemporary history in 1945, or includes the contemporary history period to the present day.

Notable historical events in the late 18th century, that marked the transition from the early modern period to the late modern period, include: the American Revolution (1765–91), French Revolution (1789–99), and beginning of the Industrial Revolution around 1760.

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