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Modern World History · Starter deck

Modern world history, term by term.

Key people, events, and movements from 1750 to the present. Copy it to My Sets and make it yours — free, no ads, no account needed to try it.

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249 cardsFlashcard deck
7 unitsTopic-organized
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Spaced repetitionSM-2 scheduling
What’s inside

A starting point, not a finished set

Every starter deck works the same way: premade and read-only, one copy away from being yours.

What this deck covers

Core vocabulary for modern world history (1750–present), shared across Ohio, Texas, and New York. Texas's one-year course covers more earlier history, so this deck focuses on the shared modern core.

Copy it to My Sets

One tap copies the whole deck into your own sets. Your copy is fully editable: add your teacher's word lists, delete cards you already know, rearrange units. The official deck never changes.

Spaced repetition built in

Study the deck with flashcards, and your Still Learning / Know ratings schedule each card with SM-2 spaced repetition. Due cards surface in your review queue automatically.

Paced to your test date

Add the unit test or final to the Test Planner and the scheduler compresses pacing unit by unit as the date approaches — cram mode kicks in when the test is two days out.

Unit by unit

The Modern World History deck, unit by unit

Every unit in the Modern World History starter deck, with card counts from the actual deck.

Sample flashcards

A few of the actual cards

Real cards from the Modern World History starter deck — term on the front, definition on the back.

Ottoman Empire
The Islamic empire centered at Constantinople (Istanbul), ruling the Balkans, the Middle East, and North Africa; one of the great Eurasian powers ca. 1750.
Unit 1
American Revolution
The 1775-1783 colonial revolt against Britain, justified by Enlightenment ideas of natural rights and no taxation without representation; it created the first modern constitutional republic.
Unit 2
Industrial Revolution
The late-1700s to 1800s shift from hand tools to machine manufacturing, beginning in Britain; it remade economies, cities, and everyday life worldwide.
Unit 3
Imperialism
A policy of extending national power through territorial conquest or economic and political domination of other lands.
Unit 4
Militarism
The glorification of armed force and pre-1914 arms races, especially the Anglo-German naval rivalry.
Unit 5
Cold War
The 1945-1991 rivalry between the American-led West and the Soviet-led East, waged through ideology, economics, alliances, and proxy wars rather than direct combat.
Unit 6
Globalization
The post-1991 quickening of worldwide economic, cultural, and technological integration as faster communications and transport shrank distance.
Unit 7
Questions

Before you ask

Is Rycal free?

Yes. Everything described on this page is free — no ads, no paywalls, no premium tier. You can study as a guest without an account; a free account saves your progress and syncs it across devices.

What is a starter deck?

A premade vocabulary deck for a regular (non-AP) high-school course. The official deck is read-only — you copy it to My Sets and the copy is fully yours: add your class's words, delete what you already know.

Do I need an account to use a starter deck?

No. Guests can browse and study. Copying a deck to My Sets works as a guest too, but the copy lives on that device only — a free account keeps it and syncs it across devices.

How does the scheduling work?

Rycal uses SM-2 spaced repetition: after each flashcard you rate it Still Learning or Know, and your ratings decide when that card comes back. Add your test date to the Test Planner and pacing compresses as the test approaches — nothing is ever scheduled past test day.

Is this aligned to my state's standards?

This deck covers the modern core (1750–present) shared across Ohio, Texas, and New York. Texas's one-year course covers more earlier history, so pre-1750 material isn't in this deck — add it to your copy in My Sets if your class needs it.

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