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Turning Points in Modern History

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Get a unique view of world history by immersing yourself in the fascinating story of the discoveries, inventions, upheavals, and ideas that shaped the modern world.

Syllabus

  • 01: 1433-The Great Voyages of Admiral Zheng He
  • 02: 1453-The Fall of Constantinople
  • 03: 1455-Gutenberg's Print Revolution
  • 04: 1492-The Columbian Exchange
  • 05: 1600-The British East India Company
  • 06: 1648-The Treaty of Westphalia
  • 07: 1676-Van Leeuwenhoek's Microscope
  • 08: 1751-Diderot's Enlightenment Encyclopedia
  • 09: 1787-The American Experiment
  • 10: 1789-The French Revolution
  • 11: 1838-The British Slavery Abolition Act
  • 12: 1839-The Opium War in China
  • 13: 1859-Darwin and the Origin of Species
  • 14: 1869-Binding Continents
  • 15: 1893-First Women Voters in New Zealand
  • 16: 1896-The Invention of Motion Pictures
  • 17: 1903-Kitty Hawk and Powered Flight
  • 18: 1904-The Russo-Japanese War
  • 19: 1928-The Discovery of Penicillin
  • 20: 1942-The Dawn of the Atom
  • 21: 1969-Walking on the Moon
  • 22: 1972-China Enters the World Balance
  • 23: 1989-The Fall of the Berlin Wall
  • 24: 2004-The Rise of Social Media
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Taught by

Vejas Gabriel Liulevicius, Ph.D.

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