The 9th-grade curriculum tells the story of how the world transitioned from traditional agricultural empires to modern industrial nations through three major forces: , Liberalism , and Imperialism . 1. The Era of Revolutions and Napoleon (1789–1815)
: A new class of workers (the proletariat) emerged, leading to the birth of labor movements and new ideologies like Marxism (the Communist Manifesto was published in 1848). 3. The "Spring of Nations" and Unification (1848–1871) vsemirnaia istoriia novorgo vremeni reshebnik 9 klassa
: After the chaos of the revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte rose to power, spreading the Napoleonic Code across Europe. Though he was eventually defeated at the Battle of Waterloo (1815), the ideas of civil equality and nationalism could not be erased. The 9th-grade curriculum tells the story of how
: A wave of uprisings known as the "Spring of Nations" swept across Europe as people demanded democratic reforms and national independence. : A wave of uprisings known as the
: Inventions like the steam engine, railroads, and the telegraph turned sleepy villages into massive factory cities.
The middle of the century is defined by the , which began in Great Britain and spread globally.