Humanities Timeline

Eras Enlightenment Era Napoleonic Era Era of Revolutions…

…1799 1799-1815 1815-1871
Key Dates 1789 1798 1815 1828 1830 1835
French Wordsworth Congress of Police forces 1st RR, The Life of
Revolution, & and Coleridge Vienna in London Manchester Jesus,
1830 & 1848 Meet and Paris to Liverpool Strauss

Cultural Periods Neoclassicism, 1600-1789 Romantic Period, 1798-1832

Literary Styles

4rmat Order Control Passion and...

Topics Literary Terms Story of Napoleon Frankenstein, cont.
Enlightenment Ideas and Personalities Individual, imagination, nature 2nd Gen. Romantic Poets
A Modest Proposal Faust Revolutions of 1820-1830
Candide Lyrical Ballads Revolutions of 1848-1850
French Revolution Rime of the Ancient Mariner Events in Latin America
Art: Baroque, Rococo, Neoclassic Songs of Innocence and Experience Rethinking Economics
Bourgeoisie as a class Frankenstein Industry and Reforms
Britain; Opium Wars
Les Miserables
Rethinking Christianity

Connect Reading the Bible Who Controls What? Horror, Sci-Fi Genre
What is Truth Value of Personal View Student Protests
Sarcasm in Communication Value of Personal Expression Spanish Influence
Middle Class Living Absolution/Forgiveness Prejudice
Technology as "The Solution"
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…and Big Changes Era of Imperialism Era of National and International Wars
1871-1902 1902-1945
1848 1859 1869 1871 1879 1904-05 1905 1914-1918 1922 1939-1945
Communist Origin of Disestablish- Italy and Electric Russo- Einstein's WWI; 1917 Tutankhamen WWII
Manifesto; Species ment of Irush Germany; Light Japanese Relativity starts Russian
Chartist Revolt Church Legalization War Revolution
of Labor
Unions in
England

Victorian Era, 1837-1902

Impressionism, 1860-1900
Realism, 1850-present time
Naturalism, late 1800's to early 1900's
Existentialism, 1850-1950

...Pragmatism Superiority Conflict

France and Britain, after 1850 Economics/Capitalism Events leading to WWI
New Science: Darwin and Marx Labor Movements WWI: All Quiet… and Poetry
Church of England Feminism Existential Responses
Italy and Germany Applied Science Tutankhamen and Imperialism
Great Expectations Psychology Post-War Germany
Crimean War A Doll's House Communism
Radical Political Thought New Imperialism Great Depression
The Death of Ivan Illyitch Heart of Darkness Spanish Civil War
Africa Art: Dada, Goya, Hitler
Boxer Rebellion WWII: overview
Impressionism in the Arts Power and the Glory
Surrealism in the Arts

Evolution and Creationism Racism Disillusionment

Forgiveness and Redemption Freudian Influence Taking a Stand
Changes Needed in Society Cultural Arrogance Rights
Emotions
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Era of Cold War In My Lifetime

1945-1991
1954 1957 1964-67 1991
French Sputnik British Fall of the
defeat at Invasion Soviet
Dien Bien Union
Phu

Relations
WWII Conferences
UN
Mutual Mistrust
NATO
Warsaw Pact
Sino-Soviet Relations
France and Vietnam
EEC
Space Race
Cry the Beloved Country
Brave New World
The Great Divorce
Fall of the Soviet Union

Communication
Perception
Misunderstanding
Xenophobia