📖 The Story of the World, Volume 4: The Modern Age by Susan Wise Bauer. The final volume in The Story of the World series takes readers from Queen Victoria's empire to the fall of the USSR. – Elementary

📖 Human Odyssey, Volume 2 and Volume 3. The Human Odyssey textbook series is a fine choice for a Middle School World History spine.  Volume 2 examines Our Modern World (1400–1914), while Volume 3 covers From Modern Times to Our Contemporary Era, examining World War I through the turn of the 21st century. – Middle

📖 Cartoon History of the Modern World, Part II: From the Bastille to Baghdad by Larry Gonick.  This final title in the popular and irreverent Cartoon History series spans Early Modern and Modern World History. Learn about the Enlightenment, Napoleon, the fall of the Ottoman Empire, World Wars I and II, the rise of Communism, and much more. There’s a surprising amount of detail packed into this graphic novel format. Best for older students. Middle • High

💻 The 20th Century from Khan Academy. This series covers the First and Second World Wars, the Cold War, and more. – Middle • High

🔗 Content Connection: US Post-Civil War. Study US History from Reconstruction through World War II.

🔗 Content Connection: US Post-World War II. Study US History from the Cold War Era to today.