Industrial Revolution (1760–1914)
Topic 01: England origins, factory system, steam & railways, spread to Germany, USA, Russia & Meiji Japan
Spinning JennyJames WattFactory SystemMeiji Restoration
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World History
Industrial Revolution, revolutions, world wars, Cold War, decolonisation, and the post-1991 global order
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American Revolution (1763–1789)
Topic 02: Stamp Act to Constitution — colonies, Declaration of Independence, Federalist Papers
Declaration of IndependenceGeorge WashingtonFederalismBill of Rights
French Revolution (1789–1799)
Topic 03: Bastille to Directory — Estates-General, Terror, Napoleon’s rise, legacy of modern politics
BastilleRobespierreReign of TerrorDeclaration of Rights
Napoleon & Congress of Vienna (1799–1815)
Topic 04: Napoleonic Code, continental system, Waterloo, Metternich & the conservative order
Napoleonic CodeContinental SystemWaterlooCongress of Vienna
Unification of Italy & Germany (1815–1871)
Topic 05: Risorgimento, Cavour, Garibaldi, Bismarck, realpolitik & Franco-Prussian War
CavourGaribaldiBismarckRealpolitik
Imperialism & the Scramble for Africa (1870–1914)
Topic 06: New imperialism, Berlin Conference 1884, partition of Africa & Asia, economic motives
Berlin ConferenceScramble for AfricaNew ImperialismCecil Rhodes
World War I (1914–1918)
Topic 07: Alliance system, trench warfare, Versailles Treaty, collapse of four empires
Alliance SystemTrench WarfareTreaty of VersaillesSchlieffen Plan
The Russian Revolution (1905–1924)
Topic 08: 1905 Revolution, February & October 1917, Lenin, Civil War, NEP & USSR formation
LeninBolsheviksOctober RevolutionNEP
Inter-War Years & the Great Depression (1919–1939)
Topic 09: Versailles fallout, Weimar Republic, fascism, Wall Street Crash & rise of dictators
Weimar RepublicGreat DepressionFascismMussolini
World War II (1939–1945)
Topic 10: Blitzkrieg, Holocaust, Pacific theatre, Yalta & Potsdam, UN founding
HolocaustBlitzkriegD-DayYalta
The Cold War (1945–1991)
Topic 11: Bipolar world, NATO vs Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis, détente, proxy wars
NATOWarsaw PactCuban Missile CrisisContainment
Disintegration of USSR (1985–1991)
Topic 12: Gorbachev reforms, glasnost, perestroika, August coup, post-Soviet states
GorbachevGlasnostPerestroikaAugust Coup
Post-Cold War World (1991–2026)
Topic 13: Globalisation, War on Terror, multipolarity, WTO, rise of China & BRICS
GlobalisationWar on TerrorMultipolarityBRICS
Decolonisation, NAM & Apartheid (1945–1994)
Topic 14: End of European empires, Bandung, Non-Aligned Movement, African independence, Mandela
DecolonisationNAMBandungApartheid
Modern China (1911–2026)
Topic 15: Xinhai Revolution, Mao, Cultural Revolution, Deng reforms, Xi Jinping era
Xinhai RevolutionMao ZedongCultural RevolutionDeng Xiaoping
The Modern Middle East (1918–2026)
Topic 16: Sykes-Picot, Israel-Palestine, Arab Spring, Gulf Wars, Iran & regional conflicts
Sykes-PicotIsrael-PalestineArab SpringGulf War
Socialism, Communism & Capitalism (1776–2026)
Topic 17: Adam Smith, Marx, welfare state, neoliberalism, 2008 crisis & ideological debate
Adam SmithKarl MarxWelfare StateNeoliberalism
World History 1750–1991 — Complete Overview
Topic 18: Master revision — Enlightenment to Cold War end, all major events & PYQs mapped
EnlightenmentRevolutionsWorld WarsDecolonisation