Key Events in World History: Mongol Invasions, Empires, Revolutions & Modern Era

Mongol invasion of Kyivan Rus

1242

Mongol invasion of Abbasid Dynasty

1258

Mongol invasion of Song Dynasty

1271

Black Death rages across Europe & Eurasia

1346

Ming Dynasty conquers Yuan Dynasty

1368

Vatican passes the series of 'Doctrine of Discovery' policies

1452-1493

Ottoman Conquest of Byzantine Empire

1453

Origins of Sikhi begin with birth of Guru Nanak

1469

Spanish Reconquista ends after 700 years

1490 / 1490's

First encounter with Arawak & Spanish

1492

First Wave of Globalization in form of European Imperialism in the North & South America

1492 →→→→→→→→→→1775 |

Russian Empire expands eastward into Siberia

1550

T.A. Slavery begins in North America

1619

Ming Dynasty collapses as the Qing Dynasty begins

1644

Kongo Civil War weakens African resistance to Europe

1666

Glorious Revolution spurs European Enlightenment

1689

The Industrial Revolution begins in England and spreads throughout Europe and North America

1750-1910's

First Wave of Revolution in the Age of Revolution leaves North & South America of mostly independent of European colonial rule (& slavery by “ “)

1776 -1821

British invasion of China in Opium Wars

1838

Taiping Rebellion intensifies Qing Dynasty decline

1850

British invasion of India in Sepoy Indian Rebellion

1857

On Origin of Species opening gates to 'Social Darwinism'

1858

Japan begins era of 'Western Modernization' in the form of the Meiji Restoration

1868

Berlin Conference begins devastating era of Euro. Imperialism in Africa

1884

'Manifest Destiny' ends as the USA fully take over the Pacific West Coast

1890

The 1st Sino - Japanese War begins era of Japanese imperialism in China

1895

The failed Boxer Rebellion intensifies Euro. Imperialism in China

1900

Russo-Japanese War begins era of Japanese Imperialism in Korea

1905

The Xinhai Revolution brings end to Qing Dynasty and dynastic rule in China

1911

The First World War erupts and continues across globe until 1918 with the USA emerging as a superpower

1914

The Bolshevik Revolution in Russia begins as world's first communist revolution.

1917

The Treaty of Versailles formally ends the First World War.

1919

The Chinese Civil War between the Chinese Communist Party & Nationalist Party begins.

1927

The Great Depression causes dramatic worldwide shifts in global influence structures & socio-economic ideologies.

1929

Soviet Union leader Josef Stalin wages genocide against Ukraine in the Holodomor

1933

The Second World War begins in East Asia with the Japanese invasion of Nanking followed by the outbreak of war in Europe with the Nazi-German invasion of Poland

1937 + 1939

Six million Jews in Europe are murdered in the Holocaust during the course of the Second World War which ends with the U.S. Atomic Bomb droppings on Japan

1941-1945

The Cold War begins between the Soviet Union & the United States

1946

India's independence from Britain marks the start of AGE OF DECOLONIZATION from European empires & influence in Africa & Asia.

1947 -1989

The Founding of Israel on the once- British-occupied Palestine begins a new era of enduring ethnic conflict.

1948

The Chinese Communist Revolution triumphs in victory with the Chinese Nationalist Party fleeing to Taiwan

1949

The Korean War marks a new era of Cold War-proxy wars throughout the world until collapse of Soviet Union

1950 -1991

The Green Revolution begins

1960's

The Islamic Revolution in Iran begins

1979

The Digital Revolution begins with the advent of the internet

1980's

The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks set a new era of war on terror

2001

Hindu begins to develop

2300 - 1500 BCE

Judaism begins to develop

1500 BCE

Confucianism begins to develop

500's BCE

Buddhism begins to develop

400's BCE

Christianity begins to spread / develop

100's CE

Islam begins to develop

600's CE