2024 Fall: Global I Research Project: Background: Tertiary

This resource covers the people, places and events in world history from the mid-15th century to the present. It contains primary sources and reference articles.

World History: The Modern Era provides information on the emergence of the modern world, covering the history of the world from 1500 to the present. Students will learn about the evolution of modern Europe since the Renaissance; concurrent developments in Asia, Africa, and the Islamic world; the global impact of the Industrial Revolution; revolutions in France and Latin America; imperialism; nationalism; World Wars I and II; and growing global powers. It includes 70 "era explorations," 7300 primary sources, almost 300 video learning modules that provide topic overviews.

Includes Encyclopedia Britannica plus Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, magazines and periodicals, and many other research tools.