This course focuses on historical events and concepts from 1500 CE to the present. We will begin our journey by "Investigating History" to learn about the tools historians use to analyze the past, our next unit will focus on different types of governments and economies, then we will dive into the Enlightenment Ideas, Enlightenment in Practice, and the Industrial Revolution, this will lead us into the age of Imperialism and the World Wars, we will complete our journey with a study of the Cold War Era and Current Events.