Waves of Modernisation/Industrialisation

Different parts of the world have modernised/industrialised at different times. These are the three major "waves" of industrialisation/modernisation:

Period	Years	Region	Countries
1. 19th century	1800–1900	the West	Europe, America, Japan
2. Post-World War 2	1950–1990	East Asia	Japan*, Korea, Taiwan
3. 21st century	c1980–	Asia	China (1979–), India (1991–)

*Japan had to industrialise a second time as it was bombed back to the stone age in World War 2.