The Late Modern Period (jun 19, 1815 – jun 19, 1927)
Description:
Particular facets of the late modernity period include:
* The American Revolution * The Industrial Revolution * Increasing role of science and technology * Mass literacy and proliferation of mass media * Spread of social movements * Institution of representative democracy * Individualism * Industrialization * Urbanization * Total fertility rates and ecological collapses occurring at geometric rates. * Abolition of Slavery * Two Social Classes: Middle class, workers. * Constitution, Separation of Powers, people representation in governments by vote. * The Revolutions of 1848 * The Russian Revolution * Spanish Civil War and Transition