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industrial revolution
widespread use of machines and change to heavy industry from agriculture -
watts steam engine
increased fuel efficency used on boats and trains,owered by pressured steam. -
waterframe
provided more power to spinning frames. -
spinning jenny
sparked the industrial revolution and used to produce yarn -
cotton gin
able to seperate the cotton from the seed faster and more efficient the cotton production increased less need for slave labor -
britain outlaws slavery
decided slavery was unlawful after court decision also abolished slavery in india. -
invention of the telegraph
invented by Friedrich Clemens Gerk and claude chappe invented first for of electric communication -
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mexican independence
gain indepence from spain started by peasant rebbelion join forces of rebels and ex spanish royalists -
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brazillian independence
alot of political disputes between portugal and brazil was given their independence by the prince of portugal -
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greek independence
gained independence from the ottomans after years of fighting -
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commodore mathew perry
commanded a ship to establish a naval base in key west. -
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opium wars
fought because trade disputes over china and great britain and wanted to sell opium to china but china didnt want to -
afrikaners great trek
they traveled from cape colony to the inland -
end of atlantic slave trade
sent ships of people to africa to control the flow of slaves over the atlantic -
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taiping rebellion
civil war in southern china hetrodox christians against qin dynasty killed 20 million -
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crimean war
fought between russian empire against the french,britain,and ottoman empire over territories -
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sepoy rebellion
caused the collapse of the mughal empire and the end of company rule in india -
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british rule in india
after the sepoy rebellion the british raj takes over and rules india -
emancipation of the serfs in russia
made by alexader 2 of russia serfs were granted full rights of free citizens -
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meiji restoration
changed from feudal sytem to capitalisim -
suez canal
to ease transport between asia and europe -
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imperilazton of africa
THE SCRAMBLE FOR AFRICA powerful nations raced to gain territory and resources and colonize africa -
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boxer rebellion
in northern china,fought against western influence in china the alliance won -
african national congress
founded inorder to gain more rights for the black south african population