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  2. Contemporary history - Wikipedia

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    Contemporary history, in English-language historiography, is a subset of modern history that describes the historical period from about 1945 to the present. [1] In the social sciences, contemporary history is also continuous with, and related to, the rise of postmodernity .

  3. Modernity - Wikipedia

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    The term "contemporary history" is also used to refer to the post-1945 timeframe, without assigning it to either the modern or postmodern era. (Thus "modern" may be used as a name of a particular era in the past, as opposed to meaning "the current era".) Depending on the field, modernity may refer to different time periods or qualities.

  4. Modern era - Wikipedia

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    The time from the end of World War II (1945) can also be described as being part of contemporary history. The common definition of the modern period today is often associated with events like the French Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, and the transition to nationalism towards the liberal international order. The modern period has been a ...

  5. List of time periods - Wikipedia

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    Modern history – After the post-classical era Early modern period – The chronological limits of this period are open to debate. It emerges from the Late Middle Ages (c. 1500), demarcated by historians as beginning with the fall of Constantinople in 1453, in forms such as the Italian Renaissance in the West, the Ming dynasty in the East, and ...

  6. Timelines of modern history - Wikipedia

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    The following are timelines of modern history, from the end of the Middle Ages, c. 1400 – c. 1500, [1] to the present. ... Contemporary period

  7. Is Your Aesthetic Modern or Contemporary? - AOL

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    Contemporary style in interior design refers to the aesthetic and design approaches that reflect current trends and the way people live today, embodying modern values. Its origin can be traced ...

  8. President Biden on Tuesday touted that President-elect Trump will inherit the “strongest economy in modern history" despite how Americans are still dealing with inflation.

  9. Portal:Modern history - Wikipedia

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    The early modern period is a historical period that is part of, or (depending on the historian) immediately preceded, the modern period, with divisions based primarily on the history of Europe and the broader concept of modernity. There is no exact date that marks the beginning or end of the period and its extent may vary depending on the area ...