The Synthesis of "global history"

Discover what economic history is, why it's crucial today, and how studying the past can help us navigate the future of our global economy.

An overview of the Age of Imperialism, exploring the motives that drove powerful nations to expand their empires and the lasting impact on the world.

Explore the Portuguese Empire, the first global and longest-lived European colonial empire, which shaped world trade, culture, and language for centuries.

Discover the Columbian Exchange, the historic transfer of plants, animals, and diseases that reshaped the world after 1492 and affects us today.

An overview of the Pacific War, a major theater of WWII, detailing its key events from Pearl Harbor to the atomic bombs and its lasting global impact.

Explore the Dutch Empire, a powerful maritime force from the 17th-20th centuries that revolutionized global trade and left a complex, lasting legacy.

An overview of World War II (1939-1945), the deadliest global conflict in history that reshaped modern politics, technology, and society.

An overview of the Post-Classical era (500-1500 CE), a period of expanding empires, new trade networks, and the global spread of ideas and religions.

A concise overview of the Opium Wars, the 19th-century conflicts between China and Western powers that reshaped global trade and foreign relations.

A concise overview of the Opium Wars, the 19th-century conflicts between China and Western powers that reshaped global trade and foreign relations.