Introduction

Reference Maps

European Exploration and Conquest, c. 1450 - 1601
Africa and the Atlantic, c. 1450 - 1800
The Indian Ocean and South Asia, 1450 - 1600
Europe and the Greater Mediterranean, c. 1600
Eurasian Trade and Empires, c. 1700
New World Colonies, c. 1750
Wars and Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1750 - 1830
The Spread of Industrialization
Nation-States, c. 1880
The Spread of Imperialism, 1850 - 1914
War and Revolutions, 1910 - 1922
World War II, 1937 - 1945
Independence Movements and New Nations, 1945 - 1990
OPEC, Pacific Tigers, and Global Migrations, 1960 - 1990
The Collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe and the Disintegration of the Soviet Union, 1989 - 1991
Lines of Conflict in the Muslim World
Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
Per Capita Income, 2017

Outline Maps

Starting Points: Find Your Place in the World
Europe and the Greater Mediterranean, 1346 - 1453
The Aztec Empire, 1325 - 1521
Voyages of Discovery, 1405 - 1600
The Atlantic Slave Trade, c. 1450 - 1600
The Indian Ocean in 1600
The Ottoman Empire, 1453 - 1683
The Reformation
The Qing Dynasty, 1644 - 1799
New World Colonies in 1750
Wars and Revolutions in the Atlantic World, 1750 - 1830
The Industrializing World and Global Migrations, c. 1830 - 1914
Treaty Ports and Foreign Spheres of Influence in China, 1842 - 1907
The British Empire in India, 1858 - 1914
The Scramble for Africa, 1880 - 1914
The Imperial Division of Asia, c. 1914
The Decline of the Ottoman Empire, 1683 - 1923
World War I
Women's Suffrage Around the World
The Great Depression
The Expansion of Nazi Germany, 1933 - 1939
Japanese Expansion, 1931 - 1942
World War II in Europe, 1942 - 1945
World War II in the Pacific, 1942 - 1945
The Division of Postwar Europe
Decolonization in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia
The Cold War, 1947 - 1991
The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
The Oil Crisis of 1973
The Fall of Communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union
U.S. Military Involvement in the Middle East since 2001
A Global Economy
The Threatened Environment
Ending Points: The Human Development Index