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Modern World History

This guide is designed to assist students in finding resources for their Modern World History classes. Timeline 1400-Present

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World Powers 

  • France
  • Great Britain
  • The Netherlands
  • Portugal
  • Spain

Formers Colonies in Southeast Asia 

  • Burma (Myanmar)—British
  • Brunei—Spain & Great Britain 
  • Cambodia—France 
  • Dutch East Indies (Indonesia)—Dutch
  • Laos—France
  • Malaysia—British Empire
  • the Philippines—Spain
  • Singapore—British Empire
  • East Timor (Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste)—Portugal 
  • French Indochina (Vietnam)—France 

British Colonies in the Middle East

  • Iraq (1932)
  • Israel/Palestine (1948)
  • Cyprus (1960)
  • Egypt (1956)
  • Jordan (1946)
  • Kuwait (1961)
  • Oman (1962)
  • Yemen (1967)
  • Qatar (1971)
  • Bahrain (1971)
  • United Arab Emirates (1971)

French Colonies in the Middle East

  • Lebanon (1946)
  • Syria (1945)